11 Things You Should Do To Survive The Impending Doom Of Data Tariff Hike

It is without a doubt that the nation has been in a state of turmoil seeing that the news of a hike in prices of data plans was pronounced. MTN instructed consumers via a text message few days in the past but other service vendors are yet to do so. Even as there's in general nothing we are able to do about it, we just are not able to kiss the internet goodbye on this age the place the web is most individuals's supply of livelihood, pleasure, business and many others.
I came up with the next ways to support every person curb data utilization, lessen cost and still enjoy making use of the web. Hope you will find them useful and necessary.

1. DISABLE BACKGROUND PROCESSES
Most smartphones at the moment runs applications in the background. This zaps of your data and even drains battery. Find your phone's "Settings" and turn off background data. It'll support in these times.

2. TURN OFF AUTO-UPDATES
Long past are those days whilst you subscribe for a new data bundle and you're greeted with the aid of the icon of Google Play store within the notifications bar. "55 applications are not up to date". WHAT Come tomorrow, this may occasionally do you more harm than excellent so turn off the damn function.

3. DOWNLOAD OPERA MINI OR UC BROWSER:
Not looking to promote whatever but if you haven't already, please do. It's for your own good. Opera Mini or UC browser not only load pages swiftly for much less time, it additionally has different data-saving features you could make good use of.

4. TURN OF IMAGES:
Turning of images on your web browsers go a long way to saving some MB for you this period. Most of the snap shots are both emoticons, trademarks, bla bla bla anyway. Why waste your expensive data on them? I mean, WHO photos EPP? (Lolz, in some cases it helps shaaa for more understanding of some stuffs)

5. USE IN MOBILE MODE
I understand how cool it feels using our mobile gadgets in "desktop mode" but you must recognize that is not going to do you any excellent in these period of data price hike. Start browsing in mobile mode to save yourself some data (MB)

6. QUIT OR LIMIT YOUR INSTAGRAM AND OTHER DATA-UNFRIENDLY SOCIAL NETWORKS:
Perhaps it was once cool to view images on instagram but that should stop now or be limited. Seriously, if we were requested to nominate a social network that empties your pocket with the aid of ruthlessly draining data, i'm sure each person would choose Instagram. Do your bank account a favour bro. I will also advise you to use Facebook Lite as it saves more data than the regular Facebook app. However should you need to use Instagram, then the next tip would support you.

7. TURN OFF INSTAGRAM NOTIFICATIONS
If you're so hooked on Instagram and you are not able to give up, or for those who run a web based trade, then readily turn off ALL notifications from Instagram. This includes "New friends", "Like", "comment" notifications. You can select to activate those you think are more important although. E.G. "DM" notifications.

8. TURN OFF POST NOTIFICATIONS:
Still on Instagram, for those of you who turned on notifications for special followers, you could want to turn them off ASAP. This also go a long way to saving your data.

9. STOP MONITORING CELEBRITIES
Celebrities under no circumstances stop flaunting their near-ideal life and the media will preserve shoving them down our throats. If you're a kind of who sees it as essential to click on every thread with a celebrity name to it, simply discontinue!! or get prepared to exhaust your data viewing celebrity photos of Wizkid, Mercy Johnson, Toolz, Phyno, Yemi Alade, Nicky Minaj etc

10 LIMIT YOUR VIDEO STREAMING
If you are so much addicted to watching any video you come across online, now is the time to caution yourself and stay off unless you are ready to spend more money on data subscription.

10. TURN OFF YOUR DATA FREQUENTLY
It is now important to turn off your data as soon as you are through with browsing or accessing the Internet. It's time to be more cautious on the way you use data. No thanks to hard government decisions these days and the current economic recession. The worst part is this is happening in this December period. God pass them shaa.

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