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file sharing / access over mifi 3g hotspot device

[Deleted User] · 2013-10-01 10:55:16

Hi, I picked up a 3G hotspot device - Huawei E5220. You can connect up to 10 devices to it to share the 3G access. It uses an SSID and password, like a standard wifi router does. However, I'm wondering if it's possible to share / access files through it. For example, I would like to be able to play video files, located on…

01-10-2013 11:55AM

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Hi, I picked up a 3G hotspot device - Huawei E5220.
You can connect up to 10 devices to it to share the 3G access. It uses an SSID and password, like a standard wifi router does.
However, I'm wondering if it's possible to share / access files through it. For example, I would like to be able to play video files, located on my pc, on my nexus tablet. Any ideas?

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#2 01-10-2013 09:23PM

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If PC's can ping each other, it should do yes

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#3 01-10-2013 09:23PM

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This can be closed. Figured out how to do it. Es file explorer on android will allow access to shared folders on pc's through wifi on the 3g wifi unit.

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