APN Personal Hotspot iPad WiFi + 4G

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APN Personal Hotspot iPad WiFi + 4G

I use the iPad on the Orange PL network. When the carrier settings update to version 12.1 appears, Personal Hotspot. The problem is that I purchased from a Orange PL personal point of APN "vpn" (uncompressed graphics) but the default profile is set APN "internet" I can not change this APN because this option is missing . I can only change APN for Cellular Data. When I change the settings for Cellular Data APN from "internet" to "VPN" Internet connection is prone to crashes and the only thing that helps is several-fold change in APN "vpn" to "internet" and back to "vpn". At the seem time when I use the iPad for browsing web via Safari with APN Cellular Data "vpn" and turn on Personal Hotspot with APN "internet" connection is very slow and unstable (decline of speed from 15Mbit to 0.3 Mbit) Is there any way to change the APN to Personal Hotspot feature?

Posted on Jun 17, 2012 12:16 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 17, 2012 7:42 AM in response to mariusznicpon

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3814404?start=45&tstart=0

b-dogg

Re: iPad personal hotspot (uk)

Mar 29, 2012 12:36 PM (in response to Dan R16)

Ok, have it sorted:

You need a SIM from a 3G modem. Cut it down using a microSIM as a template (if 3G modem SIM is not a microSIM already). You need to google the APN settings for your carrier, then:

1.) Settings>Network>APN Settings

Enter your APN settings for the 3G carrier under BOTH a) Celluar Data and b) Internet Tethering

2.) Settings > General > Network

You should now see a "Personal Hotspot" option which you can toggle on

I had this happen before with a non-iPhone approved SIM in Ireland. The hotspot option doesn't appear unless you input APN settings.

In my experience a 3G modem SIM on a 12 month contract is the best way to use 3G data on an iPad. You get way cheaper 3G and more data than you could get through (€10/m w/ 10gb for me) and also you get hotspot functionality without the worry of having to top up ever 30 days. If you buy and "official" iPad SIM you'll get neither of these benefits and also you won't even get the option to input a custom APN for Data or tethering as the official SIMs are locked into this 30 day top up rubbish.

Hope this helps guys.

Good luck with the scissors!

Baz

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