No clue what I'm doing

abwoods21 · Nov 22, 2012, 10:33 PM

I have an iPhone 4S and an iPad 3. I want to drop my unlimited data plan so I can set my phone up to use as a hotspot for my iPad. When I'm home I use my wifi thru my cable company. This will mainly be used when I'm traveling. Do I connect the hotspot by Bluetooth or Wifi? And please explain....

blueroom · Nov 22, 2012, 10:36 PM

Take your pick, the Hotspot on the 4S supports USB, Bluetooth and WiFi.

Applejuiced · Nov 22, 2012, 10:40 PM

You can use either one. Wifi on bluetooth for tethering.
Up to you.

abwoods21 · Nov 22, 2012, 10:53 PM

But is one better than the other or faster? And am I crazy for giving up unlimited data? After reviewing my data usage for the past 6 months, its very low because we have wifi at home and I always connect to it.

abwoods21 · Nov 23, 2012, 01:57 PM

Any thoughts?

Trius · Nov 23, 2012, 06:32 PM

I'm keeping my unlimted data until At&t forces me out of it (which is bound to happen eventually). Who knows what other data intensive new features will be available in the future. With everything going digital and "to the cloud", I suspect we will require more and more data in the coming months/years. There are a lot of people on tiered plans that would kill for unlimited data.

Nov 22, 2012, 10:33 PM	#1
abwoods21 macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	No clue what I'm doing I have an iPhone 4S and an iPad 3. I want to drop my unlimited data plan so I can set my phone up to use as a hotspot for my iPad. When I'm home I use my wifi thru my cable company. This will mainly be used when I'm traveling. Do I connect the hotspot by Bluetooth or Wifi? And please explain....
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Nov 22, 2012, 10:36 PM	#2
blueroom macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada	Take your pick, the Hotspot on the 4S supports USB, Bluetooth and WiFi. __________________ My iOS devices are not jailbroken. Bill My Blog
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Nov 23, 2012, 06:32 PM	#6
Trius macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	I'm keeping my unlimted data until At&t forces me out of it (which is bound to happen eventually). Who knows what other data intensive new features will be available in the future. With everything going digital and "to the cloud", I suspect we will require more and more data in the coming months/years. There are a lot of people on tiered plans that would kill for unlimited data. __________________ Alu-MacBook 13" 2.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB 7200 RPM HD Apple TV 2 iPhone 4s 64gb White
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Nov 22, 2012, 10:40 PM	#3
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	You can use either one. Wifi on bluetooth for tethering. Up to you.
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Nov 22, 2012, 10:53 PM	#4
abwoods21 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	But is one better than the other or faster? And am I crazy for giving up unlimited data? After reviewing my data usage for the past 6 months, its very low because we have wifi at home and I always connect to it.
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Nov 23, 2012, 01:57 PM	#5
abwoods21 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Any thoughts?
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