ipad hotspot (verizon)

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ercsliberty

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• Mar 19, 2012

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i got the new ipad and i set the hotspot feature on it. than i connected my iphone 4s and was able to use the ipads hotspot just fine. problem is that when i leave the house and come back later, the iphone does not automatically connect to the ipads hotspot, i have to turn the ipad on, goto the hotspot tab (which is always on) , and then the iphone finds it and connects. does anyone know of a way to keep the ipads hotspot feature always "on"? thanks

 

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astral125

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Jul 24, 2011

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• Mar 19, 2012

• #2

This is what made me stop using my iPhone hotspot with my Macbook Air. Frustrating.

 

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aka777

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• Mar 19, 2012

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Highly unlikely as your battery power would drain rapidly.

 

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ercsliberty

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• Mar 19, 2012

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lets hope there is a way to "fix" this

well, found a temporary solution, as long as the screen is left on, and on the setting page with the hotspot tab highlighted, the connection remains solid, so when i use the ipad, before i put it down, i have to press the settings button. gotta be an easier way....

 

Last edited: Mar 19, 2012

dmk1974

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• Mar 20, 2012

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I'm thinking about getting my Dad an Verizon iPad 3 so he can utilize the hotspot feature. So it sounds like it works pretty well speed-wise though?

 

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mbhforum

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• Mar 22, 2012

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Speeds are good. I am getting like 10mb down on my AT&T 4s tethered through hotspot. However I share the same pain with the auto-connect not working. I have to go into the hotspot setting and turn it off and on every time I want my 4s to connect. Very annoying...