Internet Quota Runs Out Quickly Despite Rare Use? Check This on Your Phone

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - You may have experienced your internet data package running out quickly even though you rarely use it for streaming, playing online games, or browsing social media. This can happen for several reasons.

This situation is certainly inconvenient because users have to spend more money to buy another data package in order to access the internet again.

So, what causes internet quota to run out even though it is rarely used?

There are several causes that make the quota on your phone suddenly run out without the user realising it. For example, the automatic file download feature in a number of applications. So, when you open a file in an application, the file will be downloaded automatically, consuming your quota.

In addition, the cause of quota running out can also come from the automatic application update feature. When this feature is active, applications can download the latest version without being asked, so the quota on your phone is used without you realising it.

To save quota, you can disable these automatic features. For example, you can disable automatic file downloads on your phone. You can also disable the automatic application update feature.

In addition, there are several other tips that can save internet data on your phone. Here is the full explanation.

Avoid file backups

To save internet quota on your phone, you can avoid backing up files to cloud platforms such as iCloud or Google Drive using a mobile network.

This is because the file backup process can consume a fairly large amount of internet quota. The more files that are backed up, the more internet quota is consumed.

Limit video streaming

You can limit the use of mobile networks when streaming videos on YouTube or Netflix. This is because video streaming platforms can also consume quite a lot of quota.

Quoted from Makeuseof, streaming 720p resolution video on YouTube consumes almost 2GB of internet quota per hour, and for 1080p resolution it consumes 3.04GB per hour.

Meanwhile, on Netflix, streaming video for one hour in HD quality consumes around 3GB of internet quota. Meanwhile, ultra-high definition quality will consume 7GB of data per hour.

Turn off background data usage

Another way to save internet data on your phone is to turn off background data or data running in the background.

Background data is usually used so that applications can continue to receive activity updates. An example of an activity update is the appearance of a new notification when a message arrives on an instant messaging application. The new notification will still be given even if you are not opening the application.

On Android phones, turning off background data can be done through the application settings menu. Then, select the application whose background activity update capability you want to disable. Next, select the Restrict data usage option and disable the Background data option for that application.