IPhone as a hotspot
How do I setup my iPhone 5 as a hotspot?
Share an Internet connection: Go to Settings > General > Cellular and tap Set Up Personal
Hotspot—if it appears—to set up the service with your carrier.
After you turn on Personal Hotspot, other devices can connect in the following ways:
• W-Fi: On the device, choose your iPhone from the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
• USB: Connect your iPhone to your computer using the cable that came with it. In your
computer’s Network preferences, choose iPhone and configure the network settings.
• Bluetooth: On iPhone, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth. To pair and connect
iPhone with your device, refer to the documentation that came with your computer.
When a device is connected, a blue band appears at the top of the iPhone screen. Personal
Hotspot remains on when you connect with USB, even when you aren’t actively using the
Internet connection.
Note: The Personal Hotspot icon appears in the status bar of iOS devices using
Personal Hotspot.
Change the Wi-Fi password for iPhone: Go to Settings > Personal Hotspot > Wi-Fi Password,
then enter a password of at least 8 characters.
Monitor your cellular data network usage: Go to Settings > General > Usage > Cellular Usage.
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Iphone 4 personal Hotspot not working after update to IOS 7.1 India BSNL cellular
Iphone 4 personal Hotspot not working after update to IOS 7.1 India BSNL cellular
BSNL is not a supported carrier. Personal Hotspot requires carrier support and provisioning of the account to enable it. iOS 7.1 disabled the ability to manually configure Personal Hotspot on unsupported carriers.
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WHEN I USED TO CONNECT INTERNET FROM MY IPHONE 4S PERSONAL HOTSPOT VIA USB, AN ICON IN THE NETWORK PREFERENCE NAMED "IPHONE" APPEARS.... BUT NOW THIS IS NOT HAPPENING AND I AM NOT ABLE TO CONNECT PERSONAL HOTSPOT VIA USB CABLE. PLEASE HELP ME OUT???
Please don't shout! Using all uppercase means shouting on the internet. If your keyboard is stuck please say so, otherwise people will think you are being obnoxious.
Now the first question is, when you are saying connecting to personal hotspot, have you always been using the iPhone to connect to the internet? Are you someplace where the only place to connect is available via tethering to the iPhone's celluar network? Or do you have other options? -
My macbook doesn't connect to the Wi-Fi at home while my iPad connects to the same Wi-Fi. When I try connecting my macbook to my iPhone's personal hotspot, the internet works but the issue is connecting my macbook to the Wi-Fi. Please help!!
I don't understand how to fix this and I don't seem to understand where the problem is coming from.Let's try the simple approach first. Restart your router. Any change?
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How can i use "phone relay" on a iPad mini over iPhone created wifi hotspot?
How can i use "phone relay" on a iPad mini over iPhone created wifi hotspot?
It works nicely over home wifi, but for example, i am sitting in my car, phone is in my pocket and I'm using the iPad, call comes in and i don't want to start digging for my phone.
Is there any way?
devices:
iPad mini cellular (no SIM card at the moment)
iPhone 5S
Thanks!well yes, but it basically makes wifi for the other devices, it basically mimics wifi.
as i get from your answer, it is not possible?
it would be common sense to make it work this way also. directly from device to device. no bounce between WiFi router
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Can I use my iphone as a hotspot for the new ipad thru Verizon?
I currently own an iphone and have service thru Verizon. Would like to purchase the new ipad. I didn't know if I needed to spend the extra money for the wi-fi-4g cellular (verizon) and have to pay for the service monthly or could I use my iphone as my hotspot? Any advise would be great! Thanks!
Verizon does offer Personal Hotspot (aka "tethering") for the iPhone. You will have pay extra for the service. Contact Verizon to get pricing.
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Can no longer connect iPad Mini 2 to iPhone 6 Personal Hotspot (iOS 8.1.2 on both)
I can no longer connect my iPad Mini 2 w/ iOS 8.1.2 to connect to my iPhone 6 (iOS 8.1.2, Verizon Wireless) running Personal Hotspot.The iPad displays the error "Remote Hotspot Failure - Unable to start personal hotspot "iPhone. However, my Windows 8.1 laptop connects to the iPhone just fine. The iPad connection problem occurs with or without the Windows laptop connected or even turned on.
Both the iPhone and iPad have Bluetooth and WiFi on, and the iPhone has Hotspot active. The iPad shows the iPhone Personal Hotspot on the WiFi Settings page, but throws the error each time i attempt to connect. Additionally, the iPhone shows 1 Connection on Personal Hotspot even though I have no devices connected. I have reset my network settings twice on both the iPhone and iPad.
BTW - I used to be able to connect the iPad to the Hotspot prior to updating to iOS 8.1.2 on both devices.Forgetting the hotspot on the iPad sent me in the right direction. I now have it working correctly, and seem to have diagnosed the cause.
The cause seems to be that I had connected the iPad to the Hotspot via Bluetooth. Once I figured out how to delete that link, I was finally able to connect to the Hotspot. Here is what I had to do:
On the iPhone:
- Turn on WiFi and Bluetooth
- Turn on Personal Hotspot and change the Hotspot password (this may not have been necessary, but things are now working)
On the iPad:
Reset all network settings:
Settings -> General -> Reset (at bottom of page) -> Reset Network Settings (deletes all known networks and their passwords and restarts the iPad)
Turn on WiFi and Bluetooth (I had found that Bluetooth must be on is necessary in some other research)
DO NOT CONNECT TO THE PERSONAL HOTSPOT USING BLUETOOTH - DON'T GO THERE!
Connect to the Hotspot using WiFi
Settings ->WiFi
- Wait until you see "iPhone" under PERSONAL HOTSPOTS (or maybe CHOOSE A NETWORK)
- Select "iPhone"
- Enter the (new) password that you set on for the PERSONAL HOTSPOT on the iPhone
You should now be connected via WiFi
Bottom line: Unless you have some VERY compelling reason to connect to the Hotspot via Bluetooth, NEVER do it. WiFi speed is multiples that of Bluetooth. With WiFi using Broadband Speedtest over Verizon LTE - 2 bars/dots - I am consistently getting between 15 and 20 Mb download and 3-15 Mb upload. With Bluteooth using the same test, I was getting about 1 Mb maximum upload and download.
I hope this solves the problem for all reading this thread. And thank you ManSinha for the helpful clue. -
Trying to connect my iPad Air 1 to my iPhone 5S set as a hotspot via WiFi method. iPad sees the iPhone as wifi hotspot, but an error appears 'Remote Hotspot Failure .. Unable to start personal hotspot'. How do I fix this issue??
iOS: Troubleshooting Personal Hotspot - Apple Support
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How do i set up my iPhone as a hotspot
how do i set up my iPhone as a hotspot?
First check with your carrier to see if they support it
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Using iphone 5 as hotspot with family share plan?
I have been on a AC FAMILY SHAREPLAN 700 (which is no longer available) and just upgraded to an iphone from a flipphone last week. At that time, I selected the 4G plan that allows me to use my iphone as a hotspot and a 1000 text plan. The plan to enable hotspot cost more than just a standard data plan. I just looked and this applies only to my line, not the other family lines. So if I switch to the "4 GB Shared Data - Unlimited Talk & Text Share everything across all your devices." do I lose the hotspot capability for my iphone? There is no plan option that calls out hotspot when I try to switch it online. Thanks.
The Share Everything Plans include the mobile hotspot feature for all the lines on that account. The data is shared between all the lines too.
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TS2756 I purchased a new iPhone and the hotspot is not in my settings. How do I activate
I purchased a new iPhone and the hotspot is not in my settings. How do I activate
Hotspot is a feature provided by your carrier.
You have to make sure your carrier has provisioned your account to use hotspot and also that it is a supported carrier by Apple.
Check the list of supported carriers:
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IPhone 4S Personal HotSpot not appearing in MacBook Pro or iPad2
I've been struggling for a long time detecting my iPhone 4S Personal Hotspot on my MacBook Pro and my iPad2. Apple support has not been able to resolve the issue. Sometimes the iPhone would show up; most of the time, not.
Recently, after learning that Siri cannot read Messages to me when I have a passcode in effect, it occurred to me that maybe the Personal Hotspot doesn't show when the phone is locked and/or passcode protected. I've been doing some testing and I think I've demonstrated to myself that this is true.
Each time I want to connect my MacBook or my iPad to the hotspot, I find I have to slide the lock to open the phone before either piece of equipment will detect it and connect. I also notice that it takes a long time before the hotspot appears.
With previous smartphones, the hotspot appeared quickly and was always easy to detect as long as it was enabled.
Has anyone else had the same experiences?I've since resolved this problem - at least so I can cope with it without too much hassle.
You said your phone is unlocked. Do you have a passcode enabled?
In my experience and testing (Apple support has been useless on this problem), I've narrowed it down to making sure the phone is unlocked and passcode disabled. Either feature alone will block the WiFi hotspot. [By the way, I've also learned that Siri is blocked from reading text messages, etc. when the passcode is in effect - even if you are using a Bluetooth device that is already paired with the phone. Obviously, you must be the owner of the phone if you've pair your device to it.]
I went to my local Apple store on a Genius support visit. I demonstrated how enabling either feature blocks my iPad's ability to detect the hotspot, and disabling both allows my iPad to see the hotspot. The guy just said he had never seen that before, and that they are always learning new things. He didn't do anything to elevate the case to higher level support, like Apple engineering. I just left the store and that was it.
I've explained this to Apple support more than once and they never seem to be aware of it. I'm supposed to call to speak with a management level guy, but I haven't remembered to make the call.
So, I walk around with an unsecured phone all the time so I can conveniently access my WiFi hotspot. And I have to make sure the phone it unlocked until the connection is established so my computer or iPad will find it. Otherwise, all I can see is everyone else's equipment.
Maybe people don't use the hotspot much. Apple doesn't seem to care. -
Very slow wirelesss when using iPhone 4S' personal hotspot for a MacBook Pro (MBP)...
Hello.
Last night, I was helping a client with his old iPhone 4S' personal hotspot as shown in http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4517 web page. It uses Verizon Wireless 3G for his 4 GB data cellular connection. We got the wireless (WPA2) connection to work fine, but it was very slow like crappy dial-up modem speeds. Is this normal? iPhone's iOS v8.1.2's top screen says 1X (is this a speed number?) and left of MBP. Updated Mac OS X 10.8.5's top screen shows an infinite(?) symbol instead of that wifi arc symbol.
Thank you in advance.yes, 1x is a speed indicator, and it is very slow. Even with 3g speeds, hotspot will be pretty slow, but still ok for simple surfing and emails and such, streaming not so much. For hotspot, you really kinda want to have at least 4g, preferably LTE.
About that 1x speed, you may want to see if you get that everywhere or just in that location. Ideally, in a good coverage area, you should not be getting such slow speeds. Might have something to do with the building you are in though. If you get the same outdoors, and your coverage area is good, you may want to call in and have someone troubleshoot your signal. -
hello , why my iPhone'iOs has hotspot befor update to 8.0 , but now it don't be active , by any carrier in our country ...!!! how can i activate it ?
Hi s.kouris,
I'm afraid that unless you are able to contact the previous owner and have him wipe the device, or provide you with his Apple ID password so you can delete the iCloud account, you are out of luck.
With iOS 7, an Activiation Lock was added to deter thieves. This lock prevents anyone but the owner of the device from deleting the iCloud account and restoring the device:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5818
Unless you are able to reach the original owner and get the device wiped or the iCloud account deleted, you are stuck with a brick.
Sorry,
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Other wireless devices couldn't not detect my iPhone as a hotspot
Please help me how to get this working. Everything is working fine in my iPhone except the hotspot and I have tried all kinds of resets that I know of.
It almost looks like there is something on the phone that is corrupting it
I would back it up to iTunes
Restore to factory settings
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I am able to connect my ipad 2 to an iphone 4s personal hotspot via bluetooth or wifi. The problem is that I only have internet access with a bluetooth connection. Both are running ios 6.1.2 and I have tried to reset both to factory settings. Any suggestions would be reatly appreciated.
Please don't shout! Using all uppercase means shouting on the internet. If your keyboard is stuck please say so, otherwise people will think you are being obnoxious.
Now the first question is, when you are saying connecting to personal hotspot, have you always been using the iPhone to connect to the internet? Are you someplace where the only place to connect is available via tethering to the iPhone's celluar network? Or do you have other options?
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