All popular web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari, offer various tools that allow you to minimize the amount of data they consume. Consider these options:
Set up your browser to disable multimedia content embedded in websites from playing automatically.
Many consumer websites overlay small pop-up windows over the main page to launch ads. Turn on your web browser’s pop-up blocker to prevent these from running and consuming data. Your web browser might also offer tools to block websites or types of content that you specify, or allow access to only certain websites that you trust.
By default, web browsers automatically refresh the content they have stored in their cache. If the browser finds a new version of a website is available, it will delete the version it has stored locally and download the new one. KVH recommends you set up your browser to download new versions of web pages only when you visit them, and also increase the size of the cache to the maximum level permitted for your browser.
The mobile version of Google Chrome (the default browser on Android devices) speeds up web browsing by preloading the destination web pages of links shown on the currently viewed page. This feature consumes an enormous amount of data and should be disabled.
KVH recommends that you browse the web using a single open browser tab. Any tabs left open in the background may continue to consume data.