How to make personal Hotspot at iPhone 4

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Mar 11, 2011 1:49 AM in response to Andrei.Vasin

in norway we have differnt carriers, on Ventelo it doesnt work personal hotspot.

i havn talked to ventelo and the carrier that supply the gsm net, telenor and they say the "lock" is in the iPhone not the carrier!

i got iPhone 4 with unlimited data and tethering on my HTC

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Welloxon

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Mar 11, 2011 5:18 AM in response to SergeVann

@Serge Vann
this morning i where in a Mobistar Store, and they told me, that this is a Problem with my iPhone, i called the Hotline, and thye told me the same. Then i tried to contact the Apple Support, but they don't give Phone Support for iPhone users in Belgium...
I know well that it is the Problem of Mobistar, so i changed my SIM card to a Proximus SIM, and after that, i tried a german Vodafone SIM but there are still no settings available to enable "Personal Hotspot".
How can i enable now this feature, if i change my carrier?

My iPhone was never jailbroken, if that has something to say...

Maybe you can help me.

Greetz Wello

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Mar 11, 2011 6:01 AM in response to Welloxon

If anyone else is on Tesco Mobile (via O2) then this may be of interest to you and explain why we are not being allowed to use this feature!

http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/11/tesco-mobile-stopping-personal-hotspot -feature-of-ios-4-3/

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agj3.1

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Mar 14, 2011 10:11 AM in response to Andrei.Vasin

Mobistar's (un)decision not to support Personal Hotspot on iOS 4.3 is outrageous!
Proximus is offering a Personal Hotspot-compatible data plan.
I'm seriously considering switching to Proximus in order to enjoy my iPhone/iPad fully.

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Mar 15, 2011 6:06 PM in response to MBBM

I just called AT&T and it is a plan you have to pay for. It's $45.00 which covers 4GB of data and the use of the iPhone as a modem. This will replace the current data plan that you have selected.

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Gedp

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Mar 16, 2011 3:41 AM in response to MARVINBASS

Blijkbaar is Mobistar wel een oplossing aan het zoeken. Ik kreeg volgende van de business support van Mobistar:

Jammer genoeg zal tethering via Iphone met Mobistar niet werken. Dit is door het contract tussen Mobistar en Apple niet toegelaten. Mobistar onderhandelt momenteel om dit toch in orde te krijgen vermits dit met Base en Proximus wel mogelijk is.

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PJ_9911

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Mar 17, 2011 4:43 PM in response to Gedp

Personal hotspot is vanaf 1 april beschikbaar.

contract met apple? lijkt me maar een kluitje waarmee ze je in het riet gestuurd hebben.

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geneo696

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Apr 1, 2011 1:42 PM in response to MARVINBASS

I updated my iPhone4 to iOS 4.3.1. I then called AT&T to set up personal hotspot on the iphone 4. They set it up in about 5 min. Package went from 200mb package to 4GB package. The actual increase on my bill will be $30, you get your original package credit. You can use the 4GB of data any way you want, all on the phone, tethered to any other wifi or bluetooth device, or a combination of both, it doesn't matter. Set Up: The set up from there was simple. Turned on Personal Hot Spot on the iPhone 4, set a wifi password, done. Turned on the iPad 2, it immediately picked up the wifi from iPhone 4, typed in the wifi password, done. It was as simple as that. It worked for everything, iPhone 4 to iPhone 4, to iPad 2, to two Dell laptops, and two 4th. Gen. iPods. Hope this helps, Good Luck

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Apr 27, 2011 8:06 AM in response to Andrei.Vasin

I've just updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.2 and just figured out how to enable the Personal Hotspot if it doesn't show in Settings.

Firstly, go to Settings>General>Network>Cellular Data Network then fill in everything under >Internet Tethering.

Once you're done, go back to the previous page and you will see Personal Hotspot.

Hope this would help =)

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EBSkater

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Apr 27, 2011 2:27 PM in response to boogster236

boogster236 wrote:

I've just updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.2 and just figured out how to enable the Personal Hotspot if it doesn't show in Settings.

Firstly, go to Settings>General>Network>Cellular Data Network then fill in everything under >Internet Tethering.

Once you're done, go back to the previous page and you will see Personal Hotspot.

Hope this would help =)

If you do this without having a tethering add-on on your account, you're subject to having it mandatorily added, and also being backcharged. Follow this advice with caution.

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AbbyNYC

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May 8, 2011 8:44 AM in response to Andrei.Vasin

The only way it works is to have the carrier (ATT for example) set it up for you. You have to have an iPhone 4 and a limited data package (2G a month for example). So, if you are a longstanding client with an unlimited data plan, you can use it. I just got off the phone with ATT who told me this as I was trying to use it for my iPad wifi. I guess only movies now for me since I can't get wifi....

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Jul 14, 2011 3:31 AM in response to Andrei.Vasin

Enabling Personal Hotspot for 1st Time

Click on Setting > General > Network
The items available are Enable 3G, Cellular Data, VPN and Wi-Fi. If Cellular Data is OFF, you won't be able to see Personal Hotspot option.
Turn Cellular Data ON and the Personal Hotspot item will be displayed and status show as Off
Open Personal Hotspot item.
Change your Password and turn Personal Hotspot ON and you're good to go. I tried with iPhone3 but only Bluetooth and USB options are available and if you on iPhone4, additional Wi-Fi option is available (correct me if I am wrong 🙂)
iPhone will displays numbers of active connection to your Personal Hotspot, hence you can ensure only you accessing thru it.

Fyi, Cellular Data is turned ON, Personal Hotspot option will be available on Main Setting.

Hope this help 🙂

p.s. I am using iPhone4 running on 4.3.3

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NomaniSM

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Oct 21, 2011 12:05 PM in response to Andrei.Vasin

I had the same problem with IOS 5, all you have to do is Reset Your Network Settings. Settings --> General --> Reset --> Reset Network Settings.

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Dec 30, 2011 12:59 PM in response to Andrei.Vasin

I also have an Iphone 4 - updated, I have looked under General, settings, but there is no option for personal hotspot - I am afraid to reset Network settings (as suggested byNomaniSM) , as this will probably delete all my current O2 settings?? (new to this).

All I want is to be to use my current O2 to tether to my new Ipad 2 - can this be done without resetting as I feel this would delete all my current O2 information - I had to enter all the info manually when I first got my IPhone as it wouldn't do it automatically (I am on Giff Gaff - by 02) - in the UK

any help would be appreciated to a newbie - Thanks

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Dec 30, 2011 1:04 PM in response to Andrei.Vasin

PS - I don't have cellular data - mine is mobie data (which is switched on), then Mobile Data Network, which is also switched on, and finally Data Roaming

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