2. What is a Personal Hotspot?  Sharing a cell phone’s data connection with other devices  Can be done using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB

3. Why Would I Do This?  If you’re in a place without Wi-Fi or the Wi-Fi isn’t very good Library Church buildings (on Sundays) Corner or basement of a building Hotels Airports Outdoors

6. Concerns  Personal Hotspots use the data of the cell phone, which is usually limited to a certain amount per month (i.e. 2GB / month)  Additional battery power is used on the phone while running a Personal Hotspot  Must have cell data coverage

7. Is My Phone Capable? The major carriers in the USA support this feature: AT&T Sprint Wireless T-Mobile USA Verizon Wireless Virgin Mobile USA Other Supporting Carriers in USA: Alaska GCI Appalachian Wireless Bluegrass Cellular Boost Mobile C Spire Carolina West Wireless Cellcom Wisconsin Chariton Chat Mobility Consumer Cellular Credo Mobile Defense Mobile Familymobile Illinois Valley Cellular Metro PCS Mobile Nation Nex-Tech Wireless Northwest Missouri Cellular Pioneer Wireless SRT Sagebrush Cellular Silver Star Wireless Straight Talk Strata Syringa Wireless Thumb Cellular Truphone US Cellular Union Wireless United Wireless West Central Wireless iWireless nTelos "May include an additional fee or requirement. Contact the carrier for more information."

8. Is My Phone Capable?  Check your cell phone plan

9. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB?  Wi-Fi Easiest to setup Uses the most battery Can be used by multiple devices at once  Bluetooth Setup is more difficult (pairing) Slowest transfer speed  USB Fastest transfer speed Restricted by USB cable

10. Wi-Fi Hotspot Setup (iPhone)  Go to Settings  Cellular  Personal Hotspot  Turn “Personal Hotspot” On  Change Password  Note the name of your phone

11. Wi-Fi Hotspot Setup (Other Device)  Open the list of available Wi-Fi access points  Select the one that matches the name of your phone  Connect & enter password

12. Bluetooth Hotspot Setup  iPhone with Windows 7 PC Pairing: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/connect-iphone-or-ipod- windows-7-bluetooth/ http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/connect-iphone-or-ipod- windows-7-bluetooth/ Turn On “Personal Hotspot” on iPhone Enable Connection on PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv3tfbv9P6whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv3tfbv9P6w  iPhone with iPad: Pairing: https://innercircle.shangri-la.com/news/2012/how-to-tether-your-ipad- to-your-iphone-%28via-bluetooth%29.html https://innercircle.shangri-la.com/news/2012/how-to-tether-your-ipad- to-your-iphone-%28via-bluetooth%29.html Turn On “Personal Hotspot” on iPhone Settings  Bluetooth and click on the phone under “My Devices”  iPhone with Mac Turn On “Personal Hotspot” on iPhone http://www.macworld.com/article/1156076/tco_tethering_iphone.html, scroll down to “Tether with Bluetooth” http://www.macworld.com/article/1156076/tco_tethering_iphone.html

13. USB Hotspot Setup  Note: only works with Mac/PC  http://www.howtogeek.com/213203/how-to-use- your-iphone%E2%80%99s-hotspot-or-a-usb- cable-for-tethering/ http://www.howtogeek.com/213203/how-to-use- your-iphone%E2%80%99s-hotspot-or-a-usb- cable-for-tethering/ Scroll down to “USB Tethering on a Mac” or “USB Tethering on Windows”