Expert Karasov told what habits increase the consumption of the Internet

Tulyaks can suddenly be left without mobile Internet during a foreign holiday due to the habit of watching short videos, sending photos and using video. About what actions the fastest spend gigabytes, said the General Director of the store travel eSIM.World Ravil Karasov.

According to the expert, most of the traffic from readers of “MK in Tula” goes to viewing videos. Especially quickly, the Internet package is consumed if the applications automatically play video in high quality.

Tula residents may not notice how many gigabytes they spend per day on short videos while on the road or waiting at the airport.

Another source of great expense is photos and videos. When automatic synchronization is enabled, images are uploaded to cloud storage via a mobile network.

Karasov advises to disable this feature and allow file transfer only via Wi-Fi.

Significantly increase consumption and long-term video calls. In addition, Tulaks can spend a lot of traffic if they distribute the Internet from smartphone to laptop. In this case, the data is spent not only on work tasks, but also on background software updates and file synchronization.

“Before traveling, it is important to evaluate not only the duration of the trip, but also your own digital habits,” concludes Ravil Karasov.

The expert recommends limiting video quality in advance, disabling automatic photo uploads and background updates. And in general, Tula, who plan to work from a laptop, watch videos and often use video, should choose an Internet package with a margin.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” told about another danger associated with the use of smartphones.

We are talking about the fact that fraudsters began to intimidate residents of the region with threats to block accounts, and then offer to install special applications allegedly for checking bank transfers.

In fact, such programs can give attackers remote access to phone and personal data.

Igor Xenophontov, an information security expert at the Tula branch of the Bank of Russia, warned that real bank employees never request codes from messages or force third-party applications to be installed.