Hi,
Just a few notes regarding iPhone as hotspot for Apex:
* You can use iPhone as a wireless hotspot, no Bluetooth PAN (sorry) nor via
USB.
* To use hotspot feature, you need a data plan from your cell carrier which
includes tethering (or hotspot) option. This also comes with a condition
that no more than three to five devices can use iPhone as router at any
given time. There is a report that jailbroken devices may use alternative
methods for accomplishing this task.
* There is a note from Apple saying that you need to keep your iPhone on
Settings/Hotspot screen (after you enable such feature) in order for any
Wi-Fi device (including the Apex) to see your phone as an access point. If
the device is locked or if you move away from the hotspot screen, your phone
will broadcast availability status for limited time (90 seconds) and no
more. To let your phone be discoverable, you need to go back to hotspot
screen.
* Apex is the only BN family to allow connection with iPhone as a wireless
router; reason: iPhone uses WPA2 Personal with AES encryption, something
that no other BN family supports.
* You might want to rename your iPhone to remove apostrophes ('), as the
default name for any iDevice is "compuuser's iPhone/iPod/iPad" (depending on
your user account name while setting up your device via iTunes).
* To connect your Apex to the iPhone, start by scanning for your iPhone from
the Apex, create a connection configuration and go to a website, send and
receive email or start KeyChat.
* Note that Internet connectivity and speed may depend on your location and
data traffic on a carrier's network (more traffic means slower speeds).
Also, check your data usage (you don't want to find out that you used more
data than you signed up for).
Thanks.
Cheers,
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