ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square15fedilinkarrow-up15file-text
arrow-up15imageI 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 · 2 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-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-up0·2 months agoHow would a hot spot work without a sim? Isnt it using the sim 5g to rebroadcast locally?
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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-up1·2 months 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?