https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/Personal-Hotspot/m-p/1726582#M49595 <P>Can I use my iPad as a personal hotspot? I’ve gone into settings, but it diverts me to o2 to set it up.</P> Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:03:49 GMT Boycee2004 2024-06-22T14:03:49Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/Personal-Hotspot/m-p/1726582#M49595 <P>Can I use my iPad as a personal hotspot? I’ve gone into settings, but it diverts me to o2 to set it up.</P> Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:03:49 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/Personal-Hotspot/m-p/1726582#M49595 Boycee2004 2024-06-22T14:03:49Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/Personal-Hotspot/m-p/1726594#M49598 <P><a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4527870">@Boycee2004</a>&nbsp;</P><P>If you're pay monthly, check your data apn is set to idata.o2.co.uk</P> Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:35:48 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/Personal-Hotspot/m-p/1726594#M49598 MI5 2024-06-22T14:35:48Z https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/Personal-Hotspot/m-p/1727034#M49655 <P>Please bear in mind&nbsp;<a href="https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4527870">@Boycee2004</a>&nbsp;that using a mobile 'phone or an iPad as a hotspot is great for occasional use, but it should not be used as a long-term arrangement as it will cause the device's battery to deteriorate and to eventually fail to hold a charge.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In the early days of Covid, I did a lot of "hotspotting" using a Samsung Galaxy 'phone. I ended up having to have Samsung install a new battery at significant expense.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_rolling_eyes:">🙄</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Sun, 23 Jun 2024 11:54:45 GMT https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Tech-Support/Personal-Hotspot/m-p/1727034#M49655 Oxonian 2024-06-23T11:54:45Z