Use my phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot
You can share your phone’s internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. This is a great alternative when you might not have access to your home internet. Standard usage charges apply.
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- Open Settings
- Tap Personal Hotspot
- Turn on Allow Others to Join
- Enter your preferred password for the personal hotspot and tap Done
- Return to the home screen
Connecting your devices
- Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device
- Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot
- Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot when prompted
- When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device
Good to know: The number of devices connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot will impact the internet speed you get on your connected devices.
Visit Mobile Support if you need more help setting this up.
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- Open Settings
- Select Network and Internet
- Tap Hotspot and tethering
- Select Wi-Fi hotspot and turn it on
- Change the Hotspot name and Hotspot password and save. You can rename these anything you want
- Return to the home screen
Connecting your devices
- Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device
- Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot
- Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot when prompted
- When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device
Good to know: The number of devices connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot will impact the internet speed you get on your connected devices.
Visit Mobile Support if you need more help setting this up:
- Select your device from the list
- Select Data & Wireless from the Help me with: navigation bar
- Under Wi-Fi, select Use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot for step-by-step instructions
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