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mobile hotspot

  1. Ambrosia7177

    Perpetual problems with iPhone Hotspot

    Hello. I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max (iOS 17.5.1) that I use as a hotspot and a camera and nothing more. (For my "phone", I use my MacBook Pro and VoIP.) My mobile carrier is AT&T. As long as I have had this phone, I have crappy Internet on my mobile hotspot. And this is a major issue...
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    Pro-tip: Disable hotspot mode if you aren't using it

    Happy post new-iOS version drop day. Please do not repeat my folly: Disable hotspot mode on your iPhone if you aren't using it. Here is my tale of woe: I connect my iPhone Xr to my PC to do a full backup prior to the software update. Then I hit download new iOS version iTunes. A half hour...
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    Computing on the road - Questions

    My last MacBook Pro died suddenly in 2013. I had to switch to an iMac for budgetary reasons, so I haven't been in the thick of it as far as mobile computing capabilities and expectations since then. I understand that the use of USB-C / ThunderBolt 3, new-generation external monitors and eGPUs...
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    mobile hotspot on iOS 11 Sprint network using unlimited mobile data

    What kind of hack can I utilize on the Sprint network to take advantage of my unlimited data? I don't want to pay extra for Sprint's mobile data plan service. I have the iPhone 8 on iOS 11. It's not jailbroken, but I'm willing to do so if that helps? is there an app, or some way to trick the phone?
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    Carrier Verizon Unlimited - No throttle after 10 GB tether

    I purposefully used way over 10 GB of tether data to see if Verizon had in fact a "hard cap" on the mobile hotspot. So far, I've used about 15GB of tethering and my speeds haven't slowed down a bit. Maybe they put that wording in just to deter people from using the hotspot as their home ISP?
  6. NelinhoMarinus

    Mobile Hotspot issue on Iphone

    I would like my tablet to automatically connect to my iPhone's personal hotspot. I figure this should happen automatically but it doesn't seem to. My tablet only seems to connect if my iPhone is unlocked and in the setting/personal hotspot window. I guess it's a battery saving thing to not have...