To control the data usage of individual applications

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Data usage.

3Find and tap the desired application.

4Make the necessary adjustments to change the data usage limit, restrict background data, or restrict all data traffic for the application.

5To access more specific settings for the application, tap View app settings and make the desired changes.

Specific settings for an application may not always be accessible.

The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data usage settings.

Mobile network settings

Your phone automatically switches between mobile networks depending on what mobile networks are available in different areas. You can also manually set your phone to access a particular mobile network type, for example, WCDMA or GSM.

To select a network type

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.

3Tap Network Mode.

4Select a network type.

To select another network manually

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Network operators.

3Tap Search mode.

4When a popup window appears, tap Manual.

5Select a network.

If you select a network manually, your phone will not search for other networks, even if you move out of range of the manually selected network.

To activate automatic network selection

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Network operators.

3Tap Search mode.

4Tap Automatic.

Turning off data traffic

You can disable all data connections over 2G/3G networks with your phone to avoid any unwanted data downloads and synchronisations. Contact your network operator if you need detailed information about your subscription plan and data traffic costs.

When data traffic is turned off, you can still use Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth™ connections. You can also send and receive multimedia messages.

To turn off all data traffic

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.

3Unmark the Data enabled checkbox.

Data roaming

Depending on your network operator, it might be possible to allow mobile data connections via 2G/3G outside of your home network (roaming). Please note that

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