I am using iPhone 6S for unlimited data package and I was wondering how many devices can be connected to my Wi-Fi Hotspot network.

Party Potato123 wrote:

IF you are using an At&t data plan then their is no hotspot sadly, because they fear people "will abuse it".

Nonsense. I have AT&T with one of their lowest limit data plan and hotspot tethering works just fine. I use it frequently. All of their shared data plans support hotspot tethering by default. https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/tethering.html

To sjko0709 I don't know if there is a hard limit but I've had 3 devices tethered to my iPhone 6 at one time and the throughput was not bad for any device.

You obviously have a fixed data plan - thus the ability for tethering. If you would have an unlimited data plan (like many of us have - international unlimited none the less) ... grandfathered from a long time ago you cannot do tethering. a relatively small price to pay.

perlfather wrote:

You obviously have a fixed data plan - thus the ability for tethering. If you would have an unlimited data plan (like many of us have - international unlimited none the less) ... grandfathered from a long time ago you cannot do tethering. a relatively small price to pay.

The op was asking about how many devices they could connect to their hotspot so presumably they do have hotspot tethering on their unlimited data account. And even with unlimited, yes, some unlimited data plans do indeed include hotspot tethering. For example, if you are an AT&T UVerse subscriber and bundle a mobile share unlimited data plan, you will indeed have hotspot tethering.

I was replying to a posters blanket statement that AT&T does not offer tethering, when they have for 3 or so years now on many plans (including some non-legacy unlimited plans). Without specifying the details of what plan you have, simply saying AT&T doesn't offer hotspot tethering is a false statement, even when mentioning unlimited data but without mentioning anything about the service plan.

The now long discontinued legacy unlimited plans, and data-only plans are the only remaining AT&T plans without tethering. I dumped my legacy unlimited data years ago when mobile share with rollover could meet my data needs and at a reduced rate over my grandfathered unlimited plan.

Thanks for the clarification. I think the only reason some of us still hang on to the unlimited data plan is that it is world wide and thus perhaps the lowest cost option if one travels overseas a great deal.

IF you are using an At&t data plan then their is no hotspot sadly, because they fear people "will abuse it".

Check with your cellular provider. They might have limitations on what they allow and the cost might vary (not all are free).

AT&T was late to the game, but they do have Personal Hotspot provisions.

If you don't see it as option, you might need to update iOS and/or your carrier firmware.

If you have an Unlimited data plan then you cannot use tethering.