I've eluded to this before, but I've decided to directly pose the question, just in case someone here has any ideas. The short question is, I'm trying to figure out why I can use the hotspot feature on my Nokia 6 to backup my iPhones to iCloud, or update the iOS version, for that matter, but I can't use the hotspot feature on one iPhone to backup or upgrade another iPhone.
More specifically, I have an iPhone 7 and an iPhone 8 Plus, and I have separate and active SIM cards for each. I tried for several days to upgrade over the air each of the phones to iOS 13.1.2 using either the regular personal hotspot feature or the instant hotspot one. And, while I could connect to the other phone via Wi-Fi hotspot without a problem and start the update process, either phone would always hang at the update requested screen, still doing so after I reset network settings and restarted the phones. But, when I removed the SIM card from one of the phones and put it in my Nokia 6 and started the update process, the update downloaded and installed without a problem on the phone from which I had removed the SIM. So I then updated my other iPhone the same way, but didn't need to remove its SIM card, since I had already put the other phone's SIM in the Nokia. I also had the same problem when trying to backup my phones to iCloud, as I just got a message about a poor network connection when I connected via hotspot with either iPhone. However, once again, I tried the backup with my Nokia 6, and both iPhones backed up to iCloud just fine with that Wi-Fi hotspot. Now, as I did with the update to iOS 13.1.1, I could have connected the phones to my computer and used the iPhone hotspot with my PC to update via iTunes, but that process took forever with each phone, and it also took a great deal of my high-speed data, since the full version needed to be downloaded for each phone. Oh, again, just as a reminder, at least for the moment, I have chosen to stick with AT&T and opt for a second line and use hotspot data, rather than switch to Spectrum to get their internet service. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/20191007125838.v-collins%40sbcglobal.net.
