Make the most of your data, says Digicel

With Papua New Guinea’s rapid uptake of new technologies, greater use of smartphones and social media it is essential that Digicel plays a role in helping ensure that customers can use data in the most cost effective way.

“In the past few months we’ve created Digicel Smartphone Clinics. These are an extension of our retail stores, with smartphone experts available to provide helpful tips to customers - from understanding their own data usage, setting up email, buying data bundles to helping solve any issues you may have,” said Commercial Director, Khattar Fehmi.

“We understand navigating a smartphone and monitoring data use can be challenging at times, which is why we are working to ensure customers are equipped with the best tips and tricks for saving their data.”

Digicel’s top tips and tricks for saving data:
• Beware of “free” apps -
 they can often use up more data than the premium (paid) version as they generally have more advertisements that end up using your data/credit.
• Turn off ‘push notifications’ - each notification you receive uses megabytes; such as emails, social media and GPS apps. To turn off push notifications: Go to Settings > In the “device” section, tap “Apps” > Uncheck the box for each app that says “Show Notifications”.
• Manually close certain apps - press the back button when exiting out of apps instead of the home button to close down your apps. But certain apps such as GPS or video and audio streaming (YouTube) tend to use up a lot of data if not closed properly. To close apps properly: Go to Settings > Application > Manage Applications > Running, then open the app you wish to close and force close.
• Monitor your data usage - to see how much data you have used: Go to Settings > Wireless and Networks > Data Usage. In this same section you can select “Set Mobile Data Limit” to be sure you don’t exceed your bundle limit. There are also applications such as ‘Task Killer’ on Android that can be downloaded to simplify closing applications