ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up14file-text
arrow-up14imageI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
This phone is broken (broken screen) and was given to me, so I figured I’d use it as a WiFi extender, but I guess I can’t.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoHow would a hot spot work without a sim? Isnt it using the sim 5g to rebroadcast locally?
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoSome phones essentially function as wifi repeaters if wifi is connected and mobile hotspot is enabled. Not all phones can do this.
minus-squarezymagoras777@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoIt’s a bit overkill to use phone as a repeater, isn’t it?
How would a hot spot work without a sim? Isnt it using the sim 5g to rebroadcast locally?
Some phones essentially function as wifi repeaters if wifi is connected and mobile hotspot is enabled.
Not all phones can do this.
It’s a bit overkill to use phone as a repeater, isn’t it?