52
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection
You can share your phone’s data capabilities by activating the
mobile hotspot feature to create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a
Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices
by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature
needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in
data charges.
NOTE:
When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot
use your phone
’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You still
remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network.
1. Touch the
Home
key
>
> Settings > Wi-Fi hotspot
.
2. Slide the switch to the
On
position.
After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi
network name (SSID).
3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect
with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, slide the switch to the
Off
position.