Flaky iPad 3 Personal Hotspot

I'm having a strange problem in creating a personal hotspot on my iPad 3 with Verizon LTE service. Usually when I activate it, it appears in the list of Wifi networks that my computers and devices see, which are then able to connect to it. Occasionally, however, when I have several devices already connected to the hotspot (but fewer than 5), new devices will not be able to see the hotspot in their lists of available networks. Additionally, sometimes when I start the personal hotspot from the iPad, it will not be displayed in the lists of available networks on any device. This happens about 10% of the time. I have found that leaving the settings page where I initiated the hotspot and then returning to it is enough to make the hotspot appear to my other devices. Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if so, have you found a way to prevent it from occurring?

iPad 2 do not support Personal Hotspot.
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