Using IPhone as a personal hotspot

[Irwell]

So why did you say he wouldn't be using up his data if he was on wifi? The very definition of a personal hotspot is that it uses cellular data and creates a wifi network to relay it. And if wifi was available, he wouldn't need a personal hotspot, would he.

My work phone allows me to create a hotspot with it while it is connected to wifi. It is useful because our laptops force us to connect via a VPN for security reasons (viruses if the laptop can connect directly to other networks), but that means we can't connect to hotel wifi with it in a lot of places. We use the phone to connect to the hotel wifi and then use the hotspot to connect our laptops.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

With one of these you can put your router where you want to put it.

Yes very 2017.

 

[PJM1891]

Set up a mesh network at home.

 

[Chippy_boy]

My work phone allows me to create a hotspot with it while it is connected to wifi. It is useful because our laptops force us to connect via a VPN for security reasons (viruses if the laptop can connect directly to other networks), but that means we can't connect to hotel wifi with it in a lot of places. We use the phone to connect to the hotel wifi and then use the hotspot to connect our laptops.

Really? I didn't know you could do that and that's a very specialised use case. Every phone I've ever had disconnects you from the wifi network as soon as you enable a personal hotspot.

Still, it's not what the OP is trying to do, I would imagine.

EDIT: Do you connect your laptop to your phone via USB or Bluetooth perhaps?

I am reliably informed that creating a wifi hotspot, whilst connected to another wifi, is impossible, which to be honest is what I had thought. This is what Asus have to say (there are many such quotes):

"Wifi and hotspot can't be used at the same time because one wireless card is only capable of working in one mode at a time. It can be either in Master mode (Access Point or Hotspot mode) or in slave mode (Connecting to some other WiFisource). To do both things at a time, you need two wireless cards."

 

[Bill Walker]

Gentleman I didn’t want to start a row I did tell you it may be a silly question..

Yeah but mate, any thread concerning anything to do with mobile phones promotes antagonism, Im surprised you dont know this, I mean dont you read the Coc version8.6.....or are you deliberately being inflammatory ?

http:Coc@bluemoan.co.uk

 

[Irwell]

Really? I didn't know you could do that and that's a very specialised use case. Every phone I've ever had disconnects you from the wifi network as soon as you enable a personal hotspot.

Still, it's not what the OP is trying to do, I would imagine.

EDIT: Do you connect your laptop to your phone via USB or Bluetooth perhaps?

I am reliably informed that creating a wifi hotspot, whilst connected to another wifi, is impossible, which to be honest is what I had thought. This is what Asus have to say (there are many such quotes):

"Wifi and hotspot can't be used at the same time because one wireless card is only capable of working in one mode at a time. It can be either in Master mode (Access Point or Hotspot mode) or in slave mode (Connecting to some other WiFisource). To do both things at a time, you need two wireless cards."

No, we connect to the phone wirelessly. As your quote says, it requires a device with more than one wifi chipset.

 

[Chippy_boy]

No, we connect to the phone wirelessly. As your quote says, it requires a device with more than one wifi chipset.

What phone has that?

 

[Irwell]

What phone has that?

Unfortunately we're on Blackberrys. They are completely unbadged so I couldn't tell you which model, they have no keyboard though.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Unfortunately we're on Blackberrys. They are completely unbadged so I couldn't tell you which model, they have no keyboard though.

Well I have to say, that's a very very unusual feature on a phone. I reckon 99% of phones cannot do what you describe.