It’s that time of year again…summertime! In many cases this means traveling to various places and seeing various people. As excitement builds, most people often forget they may use their mobile hotspot to stay connected to the internet when needed. You must check with your cellular carrier to verify you have hotspot set up on your account and then you’re ready to enjoy the usage of your MacBook or iPad while on vacation.
That being the case, most mobile hotspots have only an allotted amount of data you can use. You really want to make sure you get the most efficient use out of your device when it is connected to your hotspot. Through trial and error I found there are quite a few apps that help you restrict data usage on your OS X devices while traveling. I personally reccomend TripMode however, at this time it’s not in the App Store. Nonetheless, you can download this app directly from their website. This app is a pretty amazing app to help restrict data usage while using a mobile hotspot, yet still giving you the freedom to enjoy all the spots you love visiting, and helping you control your data usage and avoid a large bill from your wireless provider.
TripMode allows you to quickly and easily block specific apps the second you connect to a hotspot. When you connect to a hotspot, TripMode automatically starts restricting access to the internet from any apps you have open. You can customize which ones get access and which don’t. You can also monitor how much data they use, which is handy if you have a data cap on your hotspot. The best part about this app is that there’s a free seven-day trial available on the developer’s site that I’ve included above. If you love this app as I do then the small investment of buying the app for ($7.99) will save you a lot of money in the future. Who doesn’t love saving money?