wireless hotspot question on iPad 3rd gen

By daz, 4 July, 2013

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iOS and iPadOS

greetings,
am off on vacation in a couple days or so. am going to need to use my iPad as a wireless hotspot.

couple questions.

firstly how many connections can a wireless hotspot maintain at any 1 time? secondly, if someone is using my wireless hotspot can i still use my iPad on the internet at the same time? what limitations are there for wireless hotspots?

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By Isaac Hebert (not verified) on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 12:26

You can still use you're iPad at the same time just make sure the hot spot is running.

By Michael Hansen on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 12:26

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team
Hi Daz, I have an iPhone 5 and an iPad Mini, both with personal hotspots. Here's what I know: 1. Be sure you first have the personal hotspot service enabled with your carrier. 2. You can have up to 5 devices connected to your hotspot at a time. I know from experience that at least four of those devices can be WiFi devices...I'm not sure if the fifth device needs to be connected through your Apple sync/charge cable or not. 3. You are able to use the internet on your iPad while someone is connected to the hotspot. Hope this helps, Michael