Personal hotspot is missing

The option was in my iphone4, somehow it is missing and no such option under my network section.
And my version now in my iphone4 is 4.3.3
Anyone face the same problem?

Hi raineee,
I faced the same problem you describe here, no "HotSpot" item to be found in "Settings -> General -> Network" (which is where this option should be found).
I knew I had seen it before upgrading to the latest OS  (currently on 4.3.3 as well) but now it was gone.
I found the solution for my phone, maybe it works for you (as well as maybe for some others with the same problem).
Some of the "explanations" I had found were claiming that it had to do with your provider (whether it allows tethering/hotspot functionality or not) but I have the feeling that the absence of this menu item is not related to that at all (whether hotspot functionality does work or not is a different story). It seems (at least for my case) that it is a glitch in the iOS which in some circumstances simply does not show the HotSpot functionality anymore.
Here's what made it work for me (warning: take care of storing the information (SSID, encryption type, password, ...) of your currently configured wireless networks as this action will erase them):
- Goto "Settings -> General -> Reset" (at the bottom of the "General" section)
- Select "Reset Network Settings" (optionally supply the password with which you protected these kind of settings to be accidentally executed) and wait for your phone to reboot ....
- If all works out on your phone as it did on mine the "Personal Hotspot" menu should be back again in "Settings -> General -> Network" (between "Data Roaming" and "VPN")
Hope it will work for you (and maybe others) as it did for me.
Caution: You (most probably) need to reconfigure your WiFi settings after doing this reset! So take care of storing this information before you do so!

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