HT204023: Share your Internet connection with Personal Hotspot

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Watersboys
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Q: If my iphone is connected to the internet via wifi will it use my cellular data if I use it as a personal hotspot or will it use the wifi's internet???

If my iphone is connected to the internet via wifi will it use my cellular data if I use it as a personal hotspot or will it use the wifi's internet???

The wireless on my laptop brokebut I can still connect to my phone when I plug it in. My iphone is connected to the wifi but is this being transfered onto the laptop or is it using up my data???

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 10:26 AM

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  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Mar 21, 2013 10:33 AM in response to Watersboys
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    Mar 21, 2013 10:33 AM in response to Watersboys

    Personal hotspot shares your cellular connection with other devices via cable, bluetooth or WiFi. If you turn on the hotspot, the phone will be disconnected from the WiFi network you are on and share access to the cellular connection. That's what it's for. It's using your data plan if that's what you're trying to do.