Hot Spot Connects But No Internet

Connecting my laptop to my iPhone 8 Hot Spot via WiFi and USB cable goes just fine but connection is “Limited,” “No Internet” and “DNS Server is not responding/incorrect.” Renaming phone and changing password did not fix. iOS 14.8 and restarted phone did not fix. Bluetooth will Pair and sometimes Connect but do nothing thereafter.

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 1:06 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2021 1:12 AM

Use these steps first

Restart the iPhone or iPad that provides Personal Hotspot and the other device that needs to connect to Personal Hotspot. Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS. On the iPhone or iPad that provides Personal Hotspot, go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Network Settings.


If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi


The Hotspot is a carrier-specific feature. Contact your carrier, if it is not appearing on your device.


Also, check the following

  1. Network coverage and stability
  2. Data Balance
  3. On your windows (See if WiFi Auto Joins is enabled)
  4. Also, check if you have any stronger WiFi signal around your computer.



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Sep 23, 2021 1:12 AM in response to MVMTDIR

Use these steps first

Restart the iPhone or iPad that provides Personal Hotspot and the other device that needs to connect to Personal Hotspot. Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS. On the iPhone or iPad that provides Personal Hotspot, go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Network Settings.


If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi


The Hotspot is a carrier-specific feature. Contact your carrier, if it is not appearing on your device.


Also, check the following

  1. Network coverage and stability
  2. Data Balance
  3. On your windows (See if WiFi Auto Joins is enabled)
  4. Also, check if you have any stronger WiFi signal around your computer.



Sep 23, 2021 5:13 PM in response to SravanKrA

I’m having the same problem as the original poster none of the solutions worked.


Everything shows the connection is fine but then it just basically barely actually has any connection to the internet. Won’t load even basic sites/apps. This is a brand-new MacBook Air - less than a week old - and the old MacBook Pro I was given a while back that was almost 10 years old connected way better!


I need this for work and it’s extremely frustrating that the connection is so poor! I’m reading this in a lot of places online now; is there a glitch with these models??? (A2337)

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