Selecting A Sim Card For Data Traffic; Selecting Cellular Networks - Sony Xperia XA1 Plus User Manual

To set a cellular data limit
1 Make sure that cellular data traffic is turned on.
2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.
3 Tap Billing cycle and tap the slider beside Set data limit, then tap OK.
4 To set the data usage limit, tap Data limit, enter the desired data limit and
tap SET.
Once your cellular data usage reaches the set limit, cellular data traffic on your device gets
turned off automatically.
To control the data usage of individual applications
Find and tap Settings > Apps.
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2 Tap the application that you want to control, then tap Data usage.
The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data
usage settings.
To check your data usage
1 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.
2 To view information about the amount of data transferred via cellular data
connection, tap Cellular data usage.
3 To view information about the amount of data transferred via Wi-Fi
connection, tap the Wi-Fi data usage under Data usage.
S S electing a SIM card for data traffic
Either of the two SIM cards inserted in your device can handle data traffic, but only
one SIM card can be selected to handle data at any given time. You can select the
SIM card to use for data traffic during the initial setup of your device, or you can
select or change it later via the Settings menu.
To change the SIM card used for data traffic
1 Find and tap Settings > Dual SIM > Mobile data traffic.
2 Select the SIM card you want to use for data traffic.
For higher data speeds, select the SIM card that supports the fastest cellular network, for
example, 4G.

Selecting cellular networks

Your device supports the use of up to three different networks at the same time.
You can select from the following network mode combinations:
• One WCDMA network
• One GSM network
• One WCDMA and one GSM network
• One LTE, one WCDMA, and one GSM network
For each SIM card, you can set your device to switch automatically between
cellphone networks depending on which cellphone networks are available where
you are. You can also manually set your device to use a particular cellphone
network mode for each SIM card, for example, WCDMA or GSM.
Different status icons are displayed in the status bar depending on the type or
mode of network that you are connected to. Refer to
see what the different status icons look like.
To select a network mode
1 Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks.
2 Tap Preferred network type, then select a network mode.
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