Just a quick follow-up to my post about the iPad purchase – yes, Hotspot does give me internet connectivity via my iPhone but I had trouble at first. I couldn’t get my iPad1 to “see” my iPhone. Here is what you need to know:
-both iPad and iPhone need to have latest system software installed – keep them up-to-date – for iPhone, Hotspot comes with OS4.3.1 and for iPad it’s 4.3 (see wikipedia for list of features: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_version_history)
-Hotspot does not need to be “activated” (with Rogers) if you have already activated tethering with them (which I had done)
-Hotspot essentially offers “tethering” by 3 means – wifi, bluetooth, USB
-make sure both iPad and iPhone are connected to each other – pairing, for bluetooth; or seeing the network for wifi (obviously, you can’t link iPhone and iPad with USB)
And seriously, it’s that easy.
Here’s some more info.
How to tell which version of OS you are running on your iPhone and iPad:
-Settings
–General
–About
–Version
How to turn on Hotspot:
-Settings
–General
–Network
–Personal Hotspot on/off
How to turn on Bluetooth:
-Settings
–General
–Bluetooth
