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Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kingstylo01(m): 8:32pm On Jul 23, 2015
[center]The rate at which we surf the web these days is becoming higher than ever. Also, the speed at which data plans are disappearing is something to talk about. You will not want your MB to be wasted or consumed without giving you your desired results. In light to this, everyone wants to cherish their MB. What measures are you putting in place to reduce your mobile data usage?
Of course you might have your individual data saving strategy but you need to apply the ones outlined here. Feel free to adapt these tips for the specific data consuming apps you use frequently or your particular usage habits. No matter the methods you use, if the following five are not put into practice, then you haven’t started yet. Here are the five easy tips you need in order to save your MB:


1. COMPRESS CHROME PAGES
Let’s say you are using Google Chrome browser to surf the web all the time, compressing the pages alone can save you about 30-35% percent of your data consumption for your mobile browser. Chrome pages compressing, which is now known as Data Saver in the settings, enables all web pages to be compressed before they are loaded into your browser.
Although Using Data Saver does come with its own disadvantages, one of which is slowing things down a little bit, you need it to save data usage. You don’t need to worry about the speed as you’ll sooner or later get used to it. To see your data savings record, all you have to do is to just launch Chrome browser, tap the three dots in the top right hand corner, and scroll down to Settings then to Data Saver. Watch the graph always to notice how your data savings grow.


2. DITCH THE FACEBOOK APP
For android users, Facebook has become one of the most used apps, leading to loss of data and even draining of battery. To save your data, replace it with an alternative app such as Tinfoil for Facebook which is simply a web app that displays the Facebook website. Even the Facebook Lite which we are made to believe reduces data consumption by 50% is not recommended because it still wipes hundreds of data monthly.


3. RESTRICT BACKGROUND DATA
Surely, if you tell your apps or your device itself to restrict background data, you’ll have done a great favor for yourself. Features such as email syncing, weather widgets, feeds updating etc. are examples of background data that you should disable because they use your data even if you are not actually using them.
In light to this, you can also adjust some settings on your smartphone to restrict background data in Settings > Data usage > Restrict Background Data. If you want to adjust the settings for a particular app, go to Settings > Apps. Note that this depends on the particular version of android you are using. To change your sync settings for Google services, go to Settings > Accounts > Google > select the account. When this is done, all you should do is to simply uncheck the services you don't want syncing automatically.


4. DISABLE AUTO-UPDATING APPS
Google play apps updating is yet another factor that drains your MB. If you set the play store to automatically update apps, your internet subscription data will be wiped out without you even noticing it.
How then do you disable auto-update apps? To do this, simply go to the Play Store and have the left-hand navigation drawer swiped out. Open the settings and there is Auto-Update Apps at the top, then tap it. Ensure that it is either set to ''Do Not Auto-Update Apps'' or “only over Wi-Fi.” For individual apps settings, go to My Apps, choose the app you want to disable and then tap the overflow menu to check or un-check Auto-Update.


5. SAVE RATHER THAN STREAM
If you are always streaming music and videos from Streaming sites such as YouTube, Vine and other video and music sites, then you are in for drastic data consumption because online streaming consumes data more than you thought. The best option for you here is to always download these files (music or videos) to your device.
You can also save the music for offline listening, if you are not the type that likes stuffing music or videos on your microSD card. Take note that if you can reduce to the least minimum your online streaming attitude, then you will save a lot of data usage and your subscription will last for you.


These are the five sure steps to curb mobile data usage. What other methods do you use? Feel free to list them here.[/center]





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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by cherylsmith(f): 8:35pm On Jul 23, 2015
Nice smiley

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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by Nobody: 8:49pm On Jul 23, 2015
Nice one OP... And this shit made fp 2nd to comment sha

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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by willian10: 8:51pm On Jul 23, 2015
Dz1 no concern Spotify users like me, thanks tho
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kingstylo01(m): 9:45pm On Jul 23, 2015
cherylsmith:
Nice smiley
thanks dear
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kingstylo01(m): 9:46pm On Jul 23, 2015
shiizzy:
Nice one OP
thanks bro
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kingstylo01(m): 9:47pm On Jul 23, 2015
willian10:
Dz1 no concern Spotify users like me, thanks tho
what method do you use?
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by willian10: 2:04am On Jul 24, 2015
kingstylo01:
what method do you use?
for what?
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kene05(m): 4:54am On Jul 24, 2015
Well said but u missed something! DELETE INSTAGRAM APP!

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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by dontay(m): 6:37am On Jul 24, 2015
kene05:
Well said but u missed something! DELETE INSTAGRAM APP!
y should I delete my instagram. am nt aware of any good app dat can replace it at d moment.
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kene05(m): 6:59am On Jul 24, 2015
dontay:

y should I delete my instagram. am nt aware of any good app dat can replace it at d moment.
it's a Data drainer dats y I sed so

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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kingstylo01(m): 7:01am On Jul 24, 2015
willian10:

for what?
i mean apart from streaming music with spotify, what other measures do you put in place to reduce data consumption
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by dontay(m): 7:02am On Jul 24, 2015
kene05:

it's a Data drainer dats y I sed so
Well that's true though.
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by kingstylo01(m): 7:11am On Jul 24, 2015
kene05:
Well said but u missed something! DELETE INSTAGRAM APP!
well said bro. Instagram which is all about photos consumes data more than imagined.
Although some users won't like the idea of uninstalling it.

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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by Jamexjulius(m): 10:26am On Jul 24, 2015
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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by ijbeauty(f): 10:26am On Jul 24, 2015
Since I downloaded instagram my MB drains like water.. Though I love the app but not as much as I love minimizing my data. Cant even remember the last tym I opened that app.. I also reduced my app data consumption by activating *exit speed mode* on my ucbrowser..

Nice one op

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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by dapsoneh: 10:27am On Jul 24, 2015
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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by wunmi590(m): 10:27am On Jul 24, 2015
Thanks
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by Nobody: 10:27am On Jul 24, 2015
Good one here @op

Check my signature too. Thanks.
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by tejpot(m): 10:29am On Jul 24, 2015
Oh my God
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by LhoLar01: 10:29am On Jul 24, 2015
Okay
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by Jboy5050(m): 10:29am On Jul 24, 2015
nice move...
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by youngice(m): 10:30am On Jul 24, 2015
download opera mini
Download ucbrowser
Thanks me later

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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by omanifrank(m): 10:32am On Jul 24, 2015
ok
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by willian10: 10:36am On Jul 24, 2015
Facebook+Instagram+YouTube+ Googleplay store get rid of dem
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by miqos02(m): 10:37am On Jul 24, 2015
its alright
Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by password88(m): 10:39am On Jul 24, 2015
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Re: Tips To Reduce Your Mobile Data Usage by willian10: 10:39am On Jul 24, 2015
kingstylo01:
i mean apart from streaming music with spotify, what other measures do you put in place to reduce data consumption
Use Clean master if ur rooted to stop apps from auto starting and download Onavo extend

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