IOS 8 Personal Hotspot Setting on Verizon Iphone 6

The use of personal hotspot is really under the control of the cellular carrier, all the iPhone does is provide the capability but you have to have the carrier's support to use it.

Sorry, but that is a carrier feature, you will need to resolve that issue with Verizon.

Nothing Apple can do.

That is an issue that you would have to take up with Verizon. They determine their data plans. Not sure why yours worked before. The carrier controls the Hotspot feature.

It may be that Verizon simply didn't provision your iPhone properly. As the others have said, you need to talk to Verizon as it's entirely under their control through the operator profile on your device.

I hope you are correct.

I talked again to someone at Verizon today and they said that the iPhone 6 doesn't give you any options other than paying more money to Verizon for hotspot functionality. If you want to get a hotspot without paying for it, the Verizon sales rep said I should get an Android phone. The truth is, Verizon did the same thing with my Galaxy S3, but 3rd party apps from the Play store can resolve that. But since Apple does not allow apps in the app store to enable your wifi hotspot, you are forced to pay Verizon for the additional data so that the the hotspot would be enabled on an iPhone if it isn't working. I know my coworker with an iPhone 5 on Verizon & a 2GB plan can use the hotspot no problem, so I'm not sure how accurate the answer of the Verizon sales associate was. He is running iOS 7, so I can't help but wonder if that matters.

As most of you already know, Verizon allows you to use 3rd party apps for hotspot, so jailbreaking is another option until Apple allows such apps on the app store. Unfortunately, jailbreaking causes problems with Apple. While jailbreaking made my 3G much more usable back in the day, it is a hassle and iOS has improved a lot since then such that I no longer see the need. When I talked with a few people in the Apple store, they washed their hands of the hotspot problem (I was also at their store today) by saying that Verizon is responsible for the Verizon versions of the phone. Basically, no one wants to take responsibility, but the key to all of this is that the App Store does not allow apps that get the hotspot to work, though Verizon has no objections to such apps. It is possible that Apple could change such a policy, but I haven't heard any plans to do so.

It would be interesting to hear if the OP gets this resolved. Based on the information I can get from Verizon and Apple, it seems that Verizon is not going to help you get the hotspot unless you give them $20/month, and Apple isn't going to help you by allowing apps on the app store to allow you to get the most out of your phone. Hopefully, what Alfred said is correct and this can get resolved. These are the kinds of things you really need to resolve before purchasing. If you really need a hotspot, you might be best off trading the phone in for an Android device since Google Play has multiple apps that Verizon has said subscribers of metered plans are free to use to enable hotspot usage

I believe AT&T and Apple don't have the same setup based on the guy in the Apple store said that he had a basic 2gb plan and his hotspot worked. If there is still a chance for you to change carriers, that could help. Too bad all of this information isn't more readily accessible to consumers.

Well, thank you for being the test subject! I've been trying to find out exactly what you experienced without going through it myself. I was considering getting a 6+, but I guess it is off the table now if Apple won't allow hotspot apps in the app store. Looks like I'll have to look into the Note 4 or Shamu.

I am also considering moving to T-Mobile.

Why don't you buy a used 4G Android phone and use that when you need a hotspot? You can get a hotspot app for free (or for a few bucks) and it is completely allowed according to Verizon. You can even get a dirt cheap phone with good 4G performance if you are willing to deal with physical blemishes. This way, you can use your data as you wish without paying extortion fees while also enjoying you iPhone. It is pretty lame to have to swap the sim each time you want to tether, but it is an option and avoids rewarding Verizon for their cutthroat tactics.

My personal hotspot feature was removed after I upgraded to iphone 6 from iphone 4s. To reinstall this feature, Verizon wants you to move to the "More Everything" plan which amounts to additional $20/month. I found this practice by Verizon rather unethical. I filed a complaint to the FCC. I believe that Verizon fails to comply with the FCC’s “C Block rules,” by removing the hotspot feature from iphone 6 that allows customers to freely tether other the devices for network access. Verizon also fails to inform customers upfront about the removal of the hotspot feature in iphone 6 and the additional cost required for the re-installment.

Please use the following link to file a complaint to FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/complaints.

Such a bunch of BS! Nobody has a right to tell you how you can spend your data that you already paid for.

Are you familiar with MyWi? It always worked for me on ATT back when they tried to charge extra for this basic feature.

+1 on MyWi. It worked great for years on my 4, and the new version still does on my iPhone 6 under 8.1.1.

MyWi is a one-time $20, as opposed to any kind of subscription anything.

I bought my 6 unlocked from Apple at full retail, and thus still have my grandfathered unlimited data on VZW

by avoiding a subsidized phone. In this scenario, MyWi is particularly useful.