Data Usage Settings - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Data Usage Settings

Monitor data usage, and control your device's connection to mobile data service.
Note: Data is measured by your phone. Your service provider may account for data usage differently.
1. Press
2. Tap Data usage to configure options:
Mobile data: Enable or disable Mobile data. You can also control Mobile Data at
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Notifications.
Limit mobile data usage: When enabled, your mobile data connection will be disabled when
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the specified limit is reached. After enabling the setting, drag the red limit line on the graph
below to set the data usage limit.
Alert me about data usage: When enabled, your device will alert you when mobile data
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usage reaches the warning limit you set. After enabling the setting, drag the orange warning
line on the graph below to set the data usage warning limit.
Data usage cycle: Tap the menu, and then choose a time period for data usage. Data usage
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for the period displays on the graph, along with usage by application below.
3. Tap to set other options:
Data roaming: When enabled, your device can connect to mobile data service when outside
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your home network area. Using data while roaming may incur additional costs; contact your
service provider for more information.
Restrict background data: Your device is capable of connecting to the network in the
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background, for synchronization or other services. When enabled, background connections
will not occur.
Auto sync data: When enabled, your device will synchronize with accounts automatically, at
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any time.
Show Wi-Fi usage: When turned On, a separate tab displays data usage while connected to
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Wi-Fi.
Mobile hotspots: Select Wi-Fi networks that are mobile hotspots. You can restrict apps from
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using these networks, and you can configure apps to warn you before using these networks
for large downloads.
Settings
and then tap > Settings > Connections.
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