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Take Control of Your Apple Wi-Fi Network
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Take Control of Your Apple Wi-Fi Network

by Glenn Fleishman
November 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
196 pages
4h 52m
English
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Connect with a Personal Hotspot

Every iPhone and every “Wi-Fi + Cellular” iPad has, in addition to a Wi-Fi radio, a built-in data modem that lets the device access high-speed mobile data networks. The logical question in the iPhone’s early years was: why can’t we use that same modem with our laptops (or other devices) when we’re traveling instead of having to buy a separate cellular modem or router and pay a separate monthly service fee?

Fortunately, Apple followed the suit of other smartphone makers and added Personal Hotspot, an iOS feature that lets you use your phone or tablet as a hotspot conduit to the mobile Internet. While “Personal Hotspot” implies a Wi-Fi hotspot connection, which is one component of it, you may also use Bluetooth ...

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