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Can the iPhone 5 be used as a hotspot? Thanks.

MacBook Air (13-INCH, MID 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Oct 21, 2012 8:37 AM

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Answer 1

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Yes, if your carrier supports the option and you have a tethering plan with your carrier.

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Answer 2

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Yes, but only if it is provisioned in your data plan,

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Answer 3

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Verify that your carrier supports Personal Hotspot for your device and that you have Personal Hotspot enabled on your cellular plan:

Personal Hot spot

Understanding > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4517

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