NEWSLETTER
If you are removing your laptop of the surrounding surroundings of your home or office desk and you still want to stay online, you have a couple of options (assuming that you do not have integrated cell connectivity): look for a Wi-Fi network to which you can connect or run a Wi-Fi access point from your phone.
Executing an access point from your phone comes with advantages and disadvantages. It is safer that a public Wi-Fi network, since it is in charge, and can also obtain better loading and unloading speeds, although this, of course, will depend on the 4G and 5G coverage in its part of the world. On the negative side, it can be limited in terms of your data allocation, and the battery life on your phone will receive a blow.
If you want to take the mobile access point, here we show you how to do it.
Configure an access point in a pixel
With Android devices, as always, the exact steps vary according to the manufacturer. These are the steps to use a pixel device with Android 15:
- Open Settings In Android.
- Choose Network and Internet > Access and tied point.
- You can alternate Wi-Fi access point From here to enable it, but if you have never used the access point, touch it to establish your options.
- You will see options to establish the name and Wi-Fi password, which other devices must connect. You can also configure the access point so that it is automatically deactivated if it is no longer used and used Instant access point To automatically sign other devices on your account.
- Enable the Use the Wi-Fi access point Lever switch.
Note: If you use Android data savings, which prevents some applications from sending or receiving data in the background, you must turn it off to use the access point.
Configure an access point in a Samsung galaxy
The steps are slightly different for a Samsung Galaxy device loaded with an UI 7:
- Open Settings.
- Select Connection > Mobile and tied access point.
- Again, you can alternate Mobile access point From here, but you may want to touch it to verify the name and password of the network. There is also a Automatic access point Function so that you can automatically share with other devices initiated with the same Samsung account and information about how much mobile data have already been shared.
- When you are ready, alternate Mobile access point in.
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Configure an access point on an iPhone
If you are using an iPhone with iOS 18:
- Open Settings In iOS.
- Tap Personal access point.
- Light the Allow others to join Lever switch.
- Allow Maximize compatibility If you want to use 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (instead of 5GHz) for the access point. It is slower, but ensures compatibility with the oldest devices.
The name of the Wi-Fi access point will be the name of its iPhone (established in General> on> name in configuration). The password will be displayed in the Personal access point screen, and you can touch the entrance to change it.
Apple also offers a characteristic called Instant access point. If the access point is enabled on your iPhone, you can connect with a touch of iPads, Mac and other Apple devices using the same Apple account: you will not need to enter the password.
Now it is the rule for operators to offer amounts of unlimited or very generous data in their plans, but most of the time, the access point data will be handled separately. If you are going to use your phone as Wi-Fi access point, you must verify what is included in your plan.
For example, Verizon's $ 40 per mes unlimited plus The plan gives 30 GB of high -speed access point data per month, while obtaining the same amount with the $ 41 per month the extra unlimited AT&T Plan. In both cases, once it exceeds that limit, it will be limited to much slower speeds for the rest of the month.
There is another option, which is to buy a dedicated access point device, such as These sold by T-Mobile. You must pay an additional SIM with your own data plan to use with the device, so it can be a expensive option, but you will generally get a better performance than you would do it from a phone access point (especially if you are connecting multiple devices), and you don't have to worry about exhausting your phone's battery).
Something like him <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Mobile-Hotspot-MR6150/dp/B0BGV79FHT?tag=theverge02-20″ rel=”sponsored”>Netgear Nighthawk M6which varies in a cost of approximately $ 500 to $ 600, will deliver Wi-Fi 6 speeds to up to 32 devices when supplied with a SIM card. It is definitely not cheap, but will offer a better range and speeds than your phone, and it is good enough to be used as a backup start router if your broadband goes out.
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