Using iPhone 4s personal hotspot as wifi on a new iPad?

I have unlimited data on a Three plan in the UK, and frequently use the personal hotspot to give wifi access to my laptop, but this isn't working on the iPad 3 - any suggestions?

JimHdk wrote:
3G is not very fast and it's speed varies upon provider and location. The "infinite" symbol (linked chain) is used to indicate a hotspot connection.
Thanks.

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