When you turn off data usage over your cellular network, you can still use data by connecting to a Wi-Fi network.

Cellular data must be ON if you want to:

• Receive or send multi-media messages
• Share your phone’s internet connection with other devices

1. Go to Settings > Data usage.

2. If your phone has dual SIM cards, touch the SIM to adjust, then touch .

3. Turn Cellular data off or on .

Sometimes it's easy to exceed your data plan limit without realizing it. To avoid surprises, set a usage warning that notifies you when you’re close to your limit, and set a usage limit that turns off cellular data when the limit is reached.

1. Go to Settings > Data usage.

   TipOr, swipe the status bar down with two fingers and touch your carrier's name.
2. If your phone has dual SIM cards, touch the SIM to adjust.
3. Turn on Set cellular data limit.

4. To set the warning level, drag the right side of the warning bar up/down.

   

   When your data usage reaches the specified level, you'll receive a notification.

5. To set the usage limit, drag the right side of the limit bar up/down.

   When your data usage reaches the specified level, your phone will turn off data usage.

Even when you’re not using them, most apps sync data in the background.

To minimize data usage, you can restrict background data usage for individual apps, or you can restrict all background data usage.

When you restrict background data, you will not receive notifications from apps that typically sync in the background (like Gmail) until you open the app; then data syncs as usual.

To restrict background data usage for individual apps:

1. Go to Settings > Data usage.
2. Scroll down to see which apps are transferring data over the cellular network.
3. Touch an app, then turn on Restrict background data.

To restrict background data usage for all apps:

1. Go to Settings > Data usage.

2. Touch > Restrict background data.

If your phone has two SIMs, cellular data is active on only one SIM at a time. You can control which SIM is used.