Just one point I wanted to clarify. iPhone will only stop broadcasting as an access point when the following conditions are all true: you've moved away from the Personal Hotspot screen, all devices using the hotspot have disconnected from it, and ninety seconds have elapsed. In other words, even if you've closed the Personal Hotspot screen, you can keep using the hotspot indefinitely until you disconnect from it.
Grant On 8/28/12, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > 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, > Joseph > > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
