The Samsung Galaxy S4 can act as a personal hotspot, a portable internet connection that can connect laptops, tablets and portable gaming devices to the Internet wherever there is a cell phone signal.
Thanks to its 4G and 4G LTE coverage, the Galaxy S4 personal hotspot offers faster connection speeds than many home connections. Whether you call it a personal hotspot, portable hotspot, Mobile hotspot or just tethering, we’re talking about using the Galaxy S4 to connect other devices to the internet.
The most common method is to use WiFi, but users can also connect the Galaxy S4 to a computer to charge while using the Galaxy S4 as a personal hotspot.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 can act as a personal hotspot for connecting up to 10 devices.
To get started, you need to make sure the Galaxy S4 is on an account with the personal hotspot feature enabled. Personal hotspot feature included for accounts on the Mobile Sharing plan. For users on an individual plan, users must be on the DataPro 5GB plan, and users can toggle it on and off monthly without changing their contract.
If in doubt, follow these steps to turn the Samsung Galaxy S4 into a personal hotspot. If the account needs to be changed, it tells users immediately.
How to Turn Samsung Galaxy S4 into Personal Hotspot
Some carriers will include a Personal hotspot app which makes this setup easier than visiting settings. The AT&T model has a Mobile Hotspot application. Tapping the Mobile Hotspot app will kick things off for most users.
No matter how you get to the Galaxy S4 mobile hotspot settings, the rest is pretty similar. For users without a dedicated app, start below.
and top right. This opens the device settings menu with four tabs. Settings opens to the last tab the user used, so if it’s not already there.
Use Galaxy S4 as mobile hotspot.
Next, . On this screen, users can: This will turn the Galaxy S4 into a personal hotspot with default settings and default password.
If subscribed to a plan that supports personal hotspot, it will change to On and show users connection details. By default the connection is secure and uses the Galaxy S4 name. Users can customize the name and create a password more easily by editing the settings.
Change the settings on the Galaxy S4 hotspot.
to change the hotspot name and password. It’s not a good idea to leave the network fully open as it will allow anyone to connect and use the limited data in your account. After changing the options. If the hotspot is enabled, you may lose your connection while the settings are changed.
After the Samsung Galaxy S4 mobile hotspot is turned on, go to the wireless settings on the computer, tablet or game system and look for the Galaxy S4 network name you just created. Enter the password and press connect. If possible, it’s a good idea to remember the network for faster connections going forward.
From here you should be ready to use the Galaxy S4 as a personal hotspot. It’s also a good idea to set alerts for data usage. Come back . From here you can drag the slider to set an alert after a certain amount of data is used in a billing cycle. This will help avoid surprises from faster data usage while on a personal hotspot.
