Verizon XT1030 manual Share your data connection, Data use

Share your data connection

Your computer can access the internet through your smartphone’s mobile network—you just need a USB cable.

Tip: To share a Wi-Fi connection, see “Wi-Fi hotspot” on page 52.

1Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.

Note: If your computer is running something older than Microsoft® Windows® 7 or Apple™ Macintosh™ OSX, it might require special configuration.

2On your smartphone, tap Apps > Settings, then

make sure the Wi-Fiswitch is set to OFF .

3Under More, tap Tethering & Mobile Hotspot, then check

USB tethering to start the connection.

To stop the connection, uncheck USB tethering, then disconnect your smartphone from your computer.

Data use

You can track the amount of data uploaded and downloaded by your smartphone.

Note: Usage information is provided to help you manage your smartphone. This may not match the amounts charged by your service provider, as they’re not measured in the same way.

Find it: Tap Apps > Settings > Data usage

Data usage		Turn off roaming or auto sync,
		set data restrictions, & more.
Mobile data
	ON
		Set a data limit.
Set mobile data limit
Data usage cycle Nov 27 - Dec 25

5.0GB

limit

				Drag bars to change your
	3.0GB			warning (orange) or limit (red).
	warning
				Drag the white bars to
Dec 11-18: about 68.65MB used, as measured by
your phone. Your carrier’s data usage accounting				change date ranges.
may differ.
		Google Play Store	25.19MB	Tap an app to show or
				restrict background data.
		Email	14 46MB

The graph shows data use on your mobile network. Below the graph, apps are listed from highest to lowest data use.

Tip: Apps that use a lot of data might also use a lot of battery power.

Some apps transfer data in the background when you're not viewing them—to stop an app from doing this, tap it and then check Restrict background data.

To turn off background data use for all apps, just tap Menu

>Restrict background data.

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