https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255317#M162914 Are you on a tariff that allows tethering? I seem to remember there were some tariffs that did not... Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:50:27 GMT gmarkj 2019-09-16T14:50:27Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255248#M162912 <P>BAFFLED,</P><P>According to both my Iphone 6s and my laptop i have been able to get them to recognise each other , however i am unable to use the data from my phone to connect to the internet via my laptop. i have the hotspot enabled on both devices and cant seem to find the reason for it, does anyone have any ideas?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:29:04 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255248#M162912 Cygnet 2019-09-16T09:29:04Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255267#M162913 <P><a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3225682">@Cygnet</a>&nbsp;</P><P>Not sure what process you have followed, but it should be:</P><P>1 - Enable hotspot on iPhone.</P><P>2 - Note password generated by iPhone.</P><P>3 - Enable wifi on laptop.</P><P>4 - Search for the name of the hotspot generated by iPhone and press on "connect"</P><P>5 - Enter the password you noted above.</P><P>Your laptop should then connect to the phone's hotspot.</P><P>You may also want to check the box that says "Metered Connection" which will prevent windows from downloading large updates whilst using the phone as a data source.</P> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:19:21 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255267#M162913 MI5 2019-09-16T10:19:21Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255317#M162914 Are you on a tariff that allows tethering? I seem to remember there were some tariffs that did not... Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:50:27 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255317#M162914 gmarkj 2019-09-16T14:50:27Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255323#M162915 <P><a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1350929">@gmarkj</a>&nbsp;</P><P>The option would not appear on phone unless it was allowed by tariff.</P> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:13:38 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255323#M162915 MI5 2019-09-16T15:13:38Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255327#M162916 Ah. Did not know that. Cheers for clearing it up! Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:26:11 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Apple/TETHERING-MY-IPHONE-TO-MY-LAPTOP-PROBLEMS/m-p/1255327#M162916 gmarkj 2019-09-16T15:26:11Z