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Does their exist an application for the ipad2 so that it can function as a wifi hotspot for my android phone and windows laptop ?
 
Does their exist an application for the ipad2 so that it can function as a wifi hotspot for my android phone and windows laptop ?

You'll need to provide more information about your iPad 2 - is the device 'jailbroken' and do you have only Wi-Fi or also a cellular 3G/4G SIM? For 'internet tethering' on an iPad, a cellular connection is needed to setup the iPad as a 'hotspot' - and I'm not sure if this capability applies to only the newer iPads or extends back to the iPad 2; I also have an iPad 2 which is Wi-Fi only - hopefully others will 'chime in' w/ advice. In the mean time, take a look HERE (and scroll down to the post by PurpleSoul).

BTW, can your Android phone be setup as a 'hotspot'? 🙂
 
You'll need to provide more information about your iPad 2 - is the device 'jailbroken' and do you have only Wi-Fi or also a cellular 3G/4G SIM? For 'internet tethering' on an iPad, a cellular connection is needed to setup the iPad as a 'hotspot' - and I'm not sure if this capability applies to only the newer iPads or extends back to the iPad 2; I also have an iPad 2 which is Wi-Fi only - hopefully others will 'chime in' w/ advice. In the mean time, take a look HERE (and scroll down to the post by PurpleSoul).

BTW, can your Android phone be setup as a 'hotspot'? 🙂

not jailbroken 3g

i would get internet through the 3g sim card and then want to send out internet through the wifi
 
not jailbroken 3g

i would get internet through the 3g sim card and then want to send out internet through the wifi

Well, appears that you'll need to check w/ your 3G carrier regarding 'pricing' on adding WiFi tethering - let us know how you work out the situation - 🙂
 
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