iOS 7.1 Causing Issues With Personal Hotspots

[bawbac]

Sure is easy to point fingers and blame, eh? Apple is a big target, but the fact remains that carriers play a role in this, too. Several people have stated here that the problem was resolved through a carrier update, and many others are not having the problem, so how can you conclude this is due to lack of Apple testing? Clearly it passed their tests and there's some edge cases that need to be included, such as T-Mobile et al issuing the updates properly.

It worked prior to the 7.1 update.
Who is to blame?
Did the carriers change something?
Nope. Apple changed something and the carriers had to adjust.

 

[C DM]

It worked prior to the 7.1 update.
Who is to blame?
Did the carriers change something?
Nope. Apple changed something and the carriers had to adjust.

Perhaps for some of those that had it working before iOS 7.1 it wasn't supposed to be working and that part of the issue was addressed in 7.1?

 

[andreiru]

It also hasn't fixed the flipping iPad Air reboots

 

[JosephAW]

Oh great! This can compliment itunes for 10.6 not allowing usb hotspots. What else can they break?

 

[vartanarsen]

Glad that I did not become a lab rat.

But it sure is strange that the 7.1 was in beta for so long and yet no one find this issue?

not an issue or glitch. It was intentionally done at behest of carriers

 

[B4U]

not an issue or glitch. It was intentionally done at behest of carriers

So that they are gonna piss off customers who buy their product instead of the retailers that sell them...hm...

 

[C DM]

So that they are gonna piss off customers who buy their product instead of the retailers that sell them...hm...

So they should leave things incorrectly implemented and not fix issues (like offering hotspots to those who aren't supposed to be getting them) just because it's nicer somehow? So if suddenly the App Store listed everything for free due to some glitch and they later fix it is that then a bad thing for the customers because suddenly they can no longer get something for free (something that shouldn't have been free and was only free due to some misunderstanding)?

 

[B4U]

So they should leave things incorrectly implemented and not fix issues (like offering hotspots to those who aren't supposed to be getting them) just because it's nicer somehow? So if suddenly the App Store listed everything for free due to some glitch and they later fix it is that then a bad thing for the customers because suddenly they can no longer get something for free (something that shouldn't have been free and was only free due to some misunderstanding)?

In this case, unless the consumer has "unlimited" data plan, otherwise I see no issues there.
They are using data that they paid for and will be billed for even if they did not use it up.

 

[C DM]

In this case, unless the consumer has "unlimited" data plan, otherwise I see no issues there.
They are using data that they paid for and will be billed for even if they did not use it up.

Well, in the end, that still depends on how the carrier that the user is with has it set up for the plan that the user has. If the carrier allows for it, then iOS should work with that properly, if the carrier doesn't allow for it, then it shouldn't work in iOS correspondingly.

 

[maximini]

iOS 7.1.1 is out. Does it fix the issue with hotspots?

 

[C DM]

iOS 7.1.1 is out. Does it fix the issue with hotspots?

Some people who had some hotspot issues in 7.1 have reported that those problems aren't there for them in 7.1.1.

 

[maximini]

Thank you. Great to see some progress. I hope all such issues get resolved. For my part, I was unable to make APN settings for MMS stick using a SIM swap on an AT&T MVNO and an unlocked AT&T 4S. I hope this too is resolved. Would love to get a confirmation before upgrading myself.