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Personal hotspot is intermittent

instantplaces
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

The issue I'm having is that the personal hotspot only works intermittently. Connecting an iphone 11pro , ios 17.5.1 to an M1 16 inch MBP, sonoma 14.6. I've tried tethering/usb - this works sometimes out of the blue. I've tried untethered wifi- this also works sometimes but it can't be counted on. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

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instantplaces
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

OK-Personal hotspot has been working today. Also my cable modem finally arrived (oxio) so I don't need to rely on the hotspot to get online. Thanks everyone for all the suggestions!

slusagm
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

on the iPhone where you are starting the hotspot

To turn off Low Data mode

Settings -> Mobile Data -> Mobile Data options

To turn off Lower power mode:

Settings -> Battery

instantplaces
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Thank you for your reply. Are those settings on the phone or on the laptop?

slusagm
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

PM does not block or care you hotspot or not

make sure you turn of data saver and power saver

Meow
Mayor / Maire

This is feature of your phone and nothing to do with PM.

Handy1
Mayor / Maire

@instantplaces  Maybe try updating the iOS to the latest 17.6 also see if that helps maybe 

BKNS27
Mayor / Maire

@instantplaces 

Try resetting the Network Settings and try again.

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