Use my phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot

You can share your phone’s internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. This is a great alternative when you might not have access to your home internet. Standard usage charges apply.

Activating Wi-Fi hotspot

Open Settings
Select Personal Hotspot
Turn on Allow Others to Join
Enter your preferred password for the personal hotspot and select Done
Return to the home screen

Open Settings
Select Network and Internet
Go to Hotspot and tethering
Select Wi-Fi hotspot and turn it on
Change the Hotspot name and Hotspot password and save. You can rename these anything you want
Return to the home screen

Connecting your devices

Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot when prompted
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device

Good to know: The number of devices connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot will impact the internet speed you get on your connected devices.

Visit device guides if you need more help setting this up:

Select your device from the list
Select Data & Wireless from the Help me with: navigation bar
Under Wi-Fi, select Use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot for step-by-step instructions