Q: How to set up a hotspot on a macbook
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Nov 18, 2014 9:23 AMby jason269,Hi, Rainyplaces.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
I understand that you are wanting to use your iPhone as a personal hotspot for your Mac. I am not sure how you are attempting to connect and would need clarification on your iOS and iPhone model to provide a better answer. However, here are some resources that you will find helpful.
iOS: System requirements for Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3574
iOS: Understanding Personal Hotspot
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4517
Cheers,
Jason H.
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Nov 19, 2014 10:51 AMby Rainyplaces,Hi Jason,
Thanks for your reply. Since posting this, I have set up a hotspot using Bluetooth (although today, for some reason this doesn't seem to be working.) I'm using an iPhone 3G and a MacBook (13-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8). I'm wondering how to set up a hotspot using USB. When I turn the hotspot on in Settings, and plug the phone into the computer, I'm not finding the option of 'USB' or iPhone in my network preferences. (Unless I'm not looking in the right place?) Is there anything else I need to do in order to set this up?
Thanks
