Devices fail to connect to iOS7 hotspot after sleep

I'm new to hotspotting and this may just be one of those annoying issues.
I set up an iPhone 5s (iOS7.0.2) as a wifi hotspot. I connect my laptop and ipad, everyone is happy. The laptop or iPad goes to sleep and when it awakes it can't find the iPhone hotspot. The hotspot is not even listed in the available network pulldown menu.  Reset the iPhone and the devices discover the hotspot, everyone is happy agian until someone goes to sleep.
What am I doing wrong..  besides using a klugey apple product 

Hello Yositimy,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like the wifi connection from your personal hoptspot is not being spotted when the connected devices go to sleep, then wake up later.
I want to recommend these troubleshooting steps from the article named:
iOS: Troubleshooting Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2756
Try disabling and reenabling Personal Hotspot from Settings > Personal Hotspot or Settings > General > Cellular > Personal Hotspot.
Install the latest version of iOS. Tap Settings > General > Software Update.
Reset network settings by tapping Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
If none of the previous steps resolves your issue, restore the iPhone.
Cheers,
Sterling

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