iPad 2 3G & Personal HotSpot?
Message was edited by: NapkinSketch
All, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
All, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
NapkinSketch wrote:
I too have an iPhone 4, but its owned by my business which will not spend another $20 to get iPhone 4 Personal HotSpot, not would I have them switch plans from my grandfathered unlimited.
HuskerG wrote:
Do what I'm doing, stream netflix or Hulu or something 24/7 on your unlimited plan to make a point.
tonefox wrote:
I'm sure that will make them sit up and take notice...
This is not a reply, but an updated inquiry on the topic. It is now March 3, 2014. I just switched to a newer ATT personal hotspot plan. The ATT customer support people insist that the iPad 2 can serve as a personal hotspot, yet I see no personal hotspot option under "settings." My OS is iOS 7.0.6 on my iPad 2 3G. So based on this thread, it seems that when the ATT personal hotspot was rolled out in 2011, the iPad 2 3G could not serve as a personal hotspot. Is this still the case with an iPad 2 3G using iOS 7.0.6 and the new ATT Mobile Share plan? I can set up my iPhone 5S as a hotspot with no problem, but not the iPad 2 3G. Does anyone outhere have any more recent experience with this topic? Cheers!
You probably aren't paying for it. Typically cell providers charge an extra fee or a separate plan for internet. I also don't think the iPad 2 has the ability to be a hotspot.
Ibookunsavvy wrote:
I can set up my iPhone 5S as a hotspot with no problem, but not the iPad 2 3G. Does anyone outhere have any more recent experience with this topic? Cheers!
The iPad 2 does not support the personal hotspot feature.
So, here's the answer to my query: iPad 2 3G cannot be used as a personal hotspot on ATT. You must have an iPad 3 or later model iPad.
I called ATT again and got an agent who understood the problem and quickly explained that iPad and iPad 2 cannot be used as ATT hotspots. Period. Sadly, the two+ agents I spoke with earlier in the day all insisted that an iPad 2 could be used as a hotspot and that my problem was an iOS 7 issue; this is why I decided to ask the question here. cheers.
iPad 2 3G & Personal HotSpot?