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Use your Apple iPhone 6 Plus iOS 9.0 as a personal hotspot

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When you use your phone as a personal hotspot, you can share your phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. To use your phone as a personal hotspot, you need to set up your phone for internet.

Press Settings.
Press Settings.
Press Settings.
Step 1 of 8

1. Find "Personal Hotspot"

Press Settings.

Press Personal Hotspot.
Press Personal Hotspot.
Press Personal Hotspot.
Step 2 of 8

1. Find "Personal Hotspot"

Press Personal Hotspot.

Press the indicator next to
Press the indicator next to
Press the indicator next to
Step 3 of 8

2. Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the indicator next to "Personal Hotspot" to turn on the function.

Press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Step 4 of 8

2. Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Step 5 of 8

3. Key in the password for personal hotspot

Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.

Press Done.
Press Done.
Press Done.
Step 6 of 8

3. Key in the password for personal hotspot

Press Done.

The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Step 7 of 8

4. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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Step 8 of 8

5. Establish connection to Wi-Fi hotspot from another device

Turn on Wi-Fi.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.

1. Find "Personal Hotspot"

Press Settings.
Press Personal Hotspot.

2. Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the indicator next to "Personal Hotspot" to turn on the function.
Press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

3. Key in the password for personal hotspot

Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Press Done.
The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.

4. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

5. Establish connection to Wi-Fi hotspot from another device

Turn on Wi-Fi.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.
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