Using smart phone as a hot spot
Using smart phone as a hot spot I am getting ready to dump Sprint and go to Verizon with a Galaxy 7 for a hot spot, eliminating the need for my curing Spring hot spot and cell phone. I was reedy to...
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Jayco-noslide wrote:
OK but how do I use it as a hot spot, exactly. I have a Samsung with Android. The phone is only about 3 months old but was not the most expensive one through Cricket wireless. Do I connect my laptop to th phone or what?
There should be a Samsung app called "Mobile Hotspot" already installed on the phone. Go to where all of your apps are listed. Open the app and turn it on. There will be some sort of ID for the phone hotspot just like there is for your router at home.
Then turn on your laptop and look for the wi-fi connections. Find the one that matches your phone and click on connect.
Then go to wi-fi app and you should see your computer listed with something like "authorize this device to use hotspot." Tap yes or OK or whatever. Then it's a done deal.
