View & Manage Data

View & Manage Data

View data usage, set data limits, and view or change billing cycle.


INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
 

• View data usage
• View data usage by app
• Change displayed billing cycle
• Set data warning or data limit
 

View data usage

Dial *data# (*3282#) on your mobile phone, then press the Select button to check your current bill cycle's data usage. Press the Right Dynamic key to select OK once the request is confirmed.

Note: A message will be sent to your phone. For information about how to view messages, visit the Send & Receive Messages tutorial. 

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View data usage by app

1. Press the Center Dynamic key to access the Menu. Press the navigation keys to highlight the  Settings app, then press the Select button to select. 

2. Ensure that Network & Internet is highlighted, then press the Select button. Press the navigation keys to highlight Internet, then press the Select button.

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3. Ensure that  Settings icon is highlighted, then press the Select button.

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4. Press the navigation keys to highlight App data usage, then press the Select button. Press the down navigation key to scroll to view data usage broken down by application.
 
Note: To restrict apps from using data while running in the background, use the navigation keys to navigate to the desired app > Select button > press the down navigation key to highlight Background data switch > press the Select button. Your myAT&T account is also another way to manage your wireless usage.
 

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Change displayed billing cycle

From the Mobile data usage screen, press the navigation keys to highlight the Data usage cycle drop-down, then press the Select button. Press the navigation keys to highlight the desired billing cycle, then press the Select button.

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Set a data warning or data limit

1. From the Mobile network screen, press the navigation keys to highlight Data warning & limit, then press the Select button.

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2. Press the navigation keys to highlight the desired option.

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• SET BILLING CYCLE START: With Mobile data usage cycle highlighted, press the Select button. Press the up or down navigation keys to select the desired usage cycle reset date, then press the Right Dynamic key to select Set.
• ENABLE/DISABLE DATA WARNING: Highlight the Set data warning switch, then press the Select button to enable or disable.
• SET DATA WARNING: When the Data warning switch is enabled, highlight Data warning and press the Select button. Use the keypad to enter the data usage warning treshold, then press the Right Dynamic key to select Set.
• ENABLE/DISABLE DATA LIMIT: Highlight the Set data limit switch, then press the Select button to enable or disable.
• SET DATA LIMIT: When the Data limit switch is enabled, highlight Data limit and press the Select button. Use the keypad to enter the data usage limit treshold, then press the Right Dynamic key to select Set.

Note: When the mobile data limit is active and has been reached, the mobile data block will remain in effect until mobile data is manually re-enabled on the device, the limit threshold is changed to a higher value, or a new data usage cycle begins. If you set data usage limits on your device, they do not communicate with AT&T systems. You will still receive AT&T system generated notifications as you approach your data limits.
 

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