Many of us use our smartphones as the primary method for streaming and viewing content online. They are always on, can be used anywhere, and are near us frequently. They are the ultimate entertainment device we can access on a whim. However, there may be times when you want to share your phone’s network connection with other devices. You can easily use your AT&T phone data as a hotspot onone of the best Chromebooksfor a better big-screen experience. In this guide, we show you how to activate and use the personal hotspot feature.
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Make sure your AT&T plan supports personal hotspots
Although hotspots are common in this always-connected world of smartphones, double-check that your data plan supports the feature. According to the officialAT&T support page, all AT&T Unlimited plans include hotspot data by default. They also show that AT&T 4GB, Mobile Share, and Prepaid monthly plans are supported from $35 to $75. Check the details of your data plan on your bill to see which one you have and how much free hotspot data you get. you may visitAT&T’s wireless plan pageif your plan isn’t supported.
How to activate a personal hotspot on your smartphone
The steps to using a personal hotspot on your phone vary slightly depending on the device, but the process is typically similar. Once you turn on the feature, your phone provides a new wireless network to share with others. You can then connect your other devices to your phone’s hotspot and use them on the same network. In the sections below, we show you how to activate a personal hotspot using some of the most popular Android smartphones.
Activate a hotspot using a Google Pixel phone
To turn on a personal hotspot on a Google Pixel phone, do the following:
Activate a hotspot using a Samsung Galaxy phone
To turn on a personal hotspot on a Samsung Galaxy phone, do the following:
How to use your personal hotspot on other devices
Now that you’ve activated the personal hotspot feature on your AT&T phone, it’s time to share your data plan with other devices. The hotspot appears under your Wi-Fi networks and is called something related to your device name by default.
To connect other devices to your new personal hotspot, check out the following:
Sharing your data plan with a hotspot is easy
Using your phone to stream videos and surf the web is excellent, but sometimes you might want a big-screen experience. Be it a laptop, tablet, or Chromebook, sharing your phone’s data plan via a hotspot is simple regardless of your device. As long as you have a compatible phone plan, all it takes is the flip of a switch and a few taps to activate the wireless personal hotspot feature. From there, you can keep the default network settings and password or change them how you see fit sometime later, depending on your needs.
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