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Connect iPhone to iPad ???

Legacy_user
Legacy_user Posts: 0 Newbie
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I have a good allowance of data on my iPhone. My iPad is wifi. If I were to be out with both devices and there was no wifi available, could I run a short cable from iPhone to iPad to use my data on iPad. Something tells me it can be done and it's called tethering. Maybe someone will tell me please?.

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  • Petula
    Petula Posts: 214 Forumite
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    On the iPhone (mine is only a 5S, newer ones may be different!) Go to settings and down to 'Personal Hotspot' , select that and turn it on. If I remember correctly you might have to set a password - then on your iPad you should see the name of your phone in Settings, under WiFi.

    Connect to your phone, no cables needed! :cool: Just don't forget that you are using your phone's data.
  • austonic
    austonic Posts: 101 Forumite
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    Note that not all phone plans allow tethered* use (you have to pay extra).

    *Tethering, even without a wire, is the standard telecom service name for personal hostspot services (WiFi) or using a wired connection to offering internet access to, for example, your computer.

    Apple incidentally do not support wired tethering between the iPhone and iPad - can be done on jailbroken devices.
    A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but ignorance is lethal.
  • System
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    Petula wrote: »
    On the iPhone (mine is only a 5S, newer ones may be different!) Go to settings and down to 'Personal Hotspot' , select that and turn it on. If I remember correctly you might have to set a password - then on your iPad you should see the name of your phone in Settings, under WiFi.

    Connect to your phone, no cables needed! :cool: Just don't forget that you are using your phone's data.

    I will look at the t&c to see if is allowed and if so, will try it, thanks.
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  • agrinnall
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    islandman wrote: »
    I will look at the t&c to see if is allowed and if so, will try it, thanks.

    It's probably easier just to try it than attempt to find the relevant part of your mobile provider's T&Cs.
  • Roland_Sausage
    Roland_Sausage Posts: 725 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    It's probably easier just to try it than attempt to find the relevant part of your mobile provider's T&Cs.

    Pretty much this

    On the iPhone go into settings. If personal hotspot is there, then it's allowed. Simply activate it and connect the iPad to it using wifi.
  • System
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    Yes, Personal Hotspot is on iphone and I will try it later, thanks.
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