HT204023: Share your Internet connection with Personal Hotspot
Learn about Share your Internet connection with Personal Hotspot
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Feb 23, 2013 10:42 PM in response to MUKESH PALSANIYAby modular747,There is increased battery drain using the phone as a hotspot. This is not a "problem", it's what is expected, like running the headlights on your car while the engine (charging system) isn't running.
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Feb 23, 2013 10:45 PM in response to MUKESH PALSANIYAby sberman,Battery draining problem??
When using your iPhone as a personal hotspot, you're asking your iPhone to do a whole lot. It has to interact with your cellular signal and produce a signal of its own. This is not free -- either money-wise or power-wise.
Here's an article about conserving your iPhone's battery: