Using Your Phone as a Hotspot for a Tablet or Computer

If the restaurant or location's WiFi isn't working, here's an option if you have a good data signal on your phone.

How to Turn Your Phone Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot Image

All phones are different so the instructions attached may or may not match your phone but the process is mostly simple:

  1. Set up a Hotspot on your smartphone - this will allow other WiFi enabled devices to use the data connection on your smartphone to access the Internet (and OwlOps).
  2. Connect your device (tablet/laptop) to your smartphone's hotspot - this allows your tablet/laptop to use the Internet connection from your smartphone's data plan. 

Check out this link with instructions for Android or Apple devices:

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-turn-your-phone-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot