Hi Hugh, Just a final update on this question. I just completed a quick test on the Personal Hotspot feature of the upcoming iOS 4.3. It turns out that the personal hotspot works via Bluetooth. In the test I connected an iPad and a MacBook Pro to the Internet using a hotspot set up from an iPhone.
Here is what I did: 1) Wifi on the iPad and MacBook were turned off to ensure that the connection would be solely via the hotspot. 2) I turned on the Personal Hotspot feature in the Settings app of the iPhone. 3) In the Settings app of the iPad, I turned on Bluetooth and selected the network name of the iPhone. I was prompted to pair to the iPhone and had to confirm on both the iPhone and iPad. 4) I did a similar thing in the Bluetooth settings of the MacBook Pro. And that's it! The iPhone displayed a blue flashing title bar indicating that I was operating the hotspot. Internet performance on the iPad and MacBook Pro was quite slow and web page loading was very ordinary, but this would depend on the signal strength of the iPhone as it does when one is browsing the web on the iPhone itself. I checked my email and ran the iPad weather app to get the forecast just for the fun of it. Overall, I think the feature is most useful. I always have my iPhone with me and have quite a generous data plan. I have always been able to tether my MacBook Pro, but now I will also be able to tether my iPad without the need of a separate 3G data plan. A quick check of my Vodafone account showed no extra charge as yet. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-01-19, at 12:38, Hugh Griffiths wrote: > Hi, I have used my iphone to connect my laptop to the internet where I don’t > have wireless access, is it possible to do this also with an ipad? > > > Best Regards > Hugh Griffiths > > mobile +61 407 477 311 > office +61 (0) 8 6424 4801 > Any commercial terms stated or implied are subject to final approval and > negotiations. Not an offer or acceptance. > All correspondence directly pertaining to the act of doing business will > continue to be transmitted for your information as allowed under the SPAM Act > 2003. This includes but is not limited to quotes, order confirmation, and > shipment advices. > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
