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3G mobile hotspot

m3rcr3di — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:05:41 GMT

I have a 3G phone and want to connect my laptop to share my public mobile data

Re: 3G mobile hotspot

darlicious — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:26:29 GMT

Whats the make and model of your phone and your laptop?

Edit: If it's android it should go like this *To turn your Android phone into a hotspot, go to Settings, then Mobile Hotspot & Tethering. Tap on Mobile Hotspot to turn it on, set the name of your network and set a password. You connect a computer or tablet to your phone's Wi-Fi hotspot just as you would connect to any other Wi-Fi network.

Re: 3G mobile hotspot

esjliv — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:34:25 GMT

Hi @m3rcr3di ,

For PC, try:

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/phone-wifi-hotspot/3690714.html#:~:text=To%20turn%20your%20Android%20phone,%2C%20then%20Mobile%20Hotspot%20%26%20Tethering.&text=Tap%20on%20Mobile%20Hotspot%20to,network%20and%20set%20a%20password.&text=You%20connect%20a%20computer%20or,any%20other%20Wi%2DFi%20network.

For Macbook, try:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT203302#:~:text=Tap%20the%20device%20that%20provides,then%20follow%20the%20onscreen%20instructions.

Re: 3G mobile hotspot

Jb456 — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:43:00 GMT

Just to add. If it's an iPhone you may have to switch APN from sp.mb.com to isp.mb.com or vice versa to get the hotspot going. Not for all iPhones but some users encounter this.

EDIT i see an older Post from you saying you have a Motorla Droid RAZR. Here's the instructions.

Turn Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot On / Off - DROID RAZR / RAZR MAXX by MOTOROLA

From a Home screen, tap Apps. (located at the bottom).
From the All Apps tab, tap Settings.
Tap Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
Tap Mobile Hotspot to enable or disable. Enabled when a checkmark. is present.

Let us know if you're still having issues.

Re: 3G mobile hotspot

jor123 — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 14:21:05 GMT

if it's an android phone, it should be easy to enable the WiFi hotspot in settings and just connect to it from your laptop as normal like any other network.

Re: 3G mobile hotspot

computergeek541 — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 16:05:10 GMT

@m3rcr3di wrote:
I have a 3G phone and want to connect my laptop to share my public mobile data

A note about carrier-branded devices: Some phones devices (often from some U.S. carriers) block the feature out at the device software level.