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Mobile Hotspot

whodafunk · 2021-04-16 17:08:25

Hi, If I select personal hotspot on device 1 and device 2 connects to it - it uses cellular data even if wireless network is connected on device 1. Is this correct? Thanks

16-04-2021 05:08PM

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whodafunk

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Hi,

If I select personal hotspot on device 1 and device 2 connects to it - it uses cellular data even if wireless network is connected on device 1. Is this correct? Thanks

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#2 17-04-2021 12:12PM

Gregor Samsa

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Yes, once you connect device 2 to device 1's hotspot, device 1 will drop its WiFi connection to other networks and use cellular. Even if device 2 is a laptop, and you connect by USB, device 1 will drop its WiFi connection. I haven't tried a Bluetooth connection, but I assume it's the same story.

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