Mobile Hotspot, Turn Mobile Hotspot On or Off, Allowed Devices List

Share your phone’s mobile data connection with a Mobile Hotspot or USB tethering.

Use Mobile Hotspot to share your phone’s Internet connection with other devices using your phone as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

Mobile Hotspot

Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service account in order to use the Mobile Hotspot.

Turn Mobile Hotspot On or Off

Activate your device’s Mobile Hotspot application to allow other devices to use your device’s Internet connection.

1.From a Home screen, tap Apps >

Settings > CONNECTIONS tab >

Warning: By default, your device’s Mobile Hotspot has no security applied, and any device can connect. For more information, see Configure Mobile Hotspot Settings.

Connect a Device to Your Mobile Hotspot

1.From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > CONNECTIONS tab.

Allowed Devices List

Control whether devices connect to your Mobile Hotspot with the Allowed devices list. After you add devices to the list, they can scan for your phone and connect using your phone’s Mobile Hotspot name and password.

Note: Using your phone as a Mobile Hotspot consumes battery power and uses data service. While Mobile Hotspot is active, your device’s applications will use the Mobile Hotspot data service. Roaming while using your phone as a Mobile Hotspot will incur extra data charges.

1.From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > CONNECTIONS tab.

2.Tap More networks > Tethering and Mobile hotspot > Mobile Hotspot.

3.Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on.

4.Tap Menu > Allowed devices, and then tap

Add to enter the other device’s Device name and MAC address.