Recognize it, like your friends, you are totally hooked on your cell phone. You love knowing what’s happening on Twitter or if your partner has uploaded a photo to Snapchat.
You can’t live without data and you’ve gone with your rural house colleagues. Your best friend has lost the Internet and asked you to please share your data with him. You take pity on his soul and he decides to do it, but you don’t know how. Don’t worry, we are going to explain how to share the Internet on an iPhone. It’s very simple, you just have to follow these steps. Of course, then when you get back, tell your colleague to expand it, as it is clear that he needs it.
Identify what your mobile rate is
Before sharing the Internet, you must take into account whether, when your data runs out, your operator lowers your speed or charges you for megabytes used. It all depends on the rate you have contracted. Be careful if it is the second option so that you don’t get a shock on the bill later. With you won’t have any scares because if you run out of megabytes, we’ll just slow you down, without charging you any extra cost!
How to configure Internet sharing
To begin with, it is logically important that you have mobile data activated, otherwise you will not be able to share the Internet. Now go to “your iPhone settings”. Then there is an option that is “Internet sharing”. You just have to activate this option and set a password for your network. With this, your part is done!
Your friend, the freeloader, has to activate his Wi-Fi and search for your cell phone as if it were a network. When it finds the name of your iPhone, it has to try to connect and you will have to enter the password that appears in the same window in which you have shared the Internet. Enter the password and that’s it! Your friend can now use your Internet connection on his mobile phone. Easy, right?
In , sometimes you have to configure the APN sharing section. It is very simple! You just have to go into “settings”, “mobile data” and enter the APN manually in the “internet sharing” section. In the case of , you must write to the access point: .private.omv.es
The “username” and “password” fields must be left empty.
After these steps, the “internet sharing” option should instantly appear in the phone settings.
As you can see, it is very simple and fast, but we are going to tell you a couple of final tips to keep in mind.
When you finish, don’t forget to turn off “Internet Sharing”
Important! When your “digital generosity” is over, don’t forget to turn off “internet sharing.” You don’t want anyone else to continue wasting your data, right? Additionally, battery consumption when sharing the Internet is high.
Change your password from time to time
As with all Internet services, it is important to change passwords from time to time. If you are going to share your connection, even more so. How to change the password? In the “share data” window, the current password will appear. You can change it in the same window. It couldn’t be easier!
It goes without saying that it is important to use a strong password so as not to be surprised by finding others using your data. What is a strong password? As always, the recommendation to follow is to create a password with several characters, at least 8, combining upper and lower case letters, numbers and even symbols.
As you can see, sharing the Internet is super easy, but don’t do it every day either, your data will run out and the one who will make the face of despair on WhatsApp will be you.
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