Using your phone as a mobile hotspot – HTC One M8 for Windows User Manual

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Using your phone as a mobile hotspot

Want to share your Internet connection with your laptop or another
device? You can turn your phone into a mobile hotspot by sharing your
cellular data connection over Wi-Fi. Other Wi-Fi enabled devices can then
use your shared data connection to connect to the Internet. This is also

known as tethering.

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To share your cellular data connection, this feature must be
enabled on your current phone plan.

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When you and other people use the shared connection on

another device, it uses data from your cellular data plan.

1. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen with one finger.

2. Tap All settings > internet sharing.

3. Tap the Sharing On/Off switch to turn Internet Sharing on.

4. Tap

, and then change these settings:

Broadcast
name

Enter a name for your mobile hotspot. This is the
name that other people will see and use to
connect to your shared connection over Wi-Fi.

Password

Enter a password to help secure your mobile
hotspot.

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