A method performed by an associating unit , for setting up bearers in a communications network being congested, which associating unit serves a mobile terminal , which mobile terminal comprises an application related to communication over the communications network , and wherein the associating unit , a network node and the mobile terminal operate in the communications network , the method comprising, receiving from the network node , information about a current congestion level of the communications network , wherein the received information is associated to a percent traffic load of a load capacity, receiving from the mobile terminal , a selected preference level for the application, when the communications network is congested, setting up in the communications network , a set of bearers with different levels of priority, based on the current congestion level of the communications network , by associating a bearer with its priority level, out of the set of bearers, with the application based on the selected preference level of the application, which bearer in the set of bearers is set up for the application in mobile terminal for communication over the communications network , wherein the application comprises multiple features, wherein receiving from the mobile terminal , a selected preference level for the application comprises, receiving from the mobile terminal , a selected preference level for each respective application feature of the multiple features in the application, wherein associating a bearer with its priority level, out of the set of bearers, with the application based on the selected preference level of the application comprises: associating each bearer in the set of bearers with its respective priority level, to one or more of the respective application features based on its respective selected preference level, and wherein the bearer in the set of bearers is set up for the application in mobile terminal to communicate over the communications network comprises: the bearers in the set of bearers are set up for the multiple features of the application in the mobile terminal for communication over the communications network . receiving from the network node , information about a current congestion level of the communications network , wherein the received information is associated to a percent traffic load of a load capacity, receiving from the mobile terminal , a selected preference level for the application, when the communications network is congested, setting up in the communications network , a set of bearers with different levels of priority, based on the current congestion level of the communications network , by associating a bearer with its priority level, out of the set of bearers, with the application based on the selected preference level of the application, which bearer in the set of bearers is set up for the application in mobile terminal for communication over the communications network , wherein the application comprises multiple features, wherein receiving from the mobile terminal , a selected preference level for the application comprises, receiving from the mobile terminal , a selected preference level for each respective application feature of the multiple features in the application, wherein associating a bearer with its priority level, out of the set of bearers, with the application based on the selected preference level of the application comprises: associating each bearer in the set of bearers with its respective priority level, to one or more of the respective application features based on its respective selected preference level, and wherein the bearer in the set of bearers is set up for the application in mobile terminal to communicate over the communications network comprises: the bearers in the set of bearers are set up for the multiple features of the application in the mobile terminal for communication over the communications network . <EOS>