ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square37fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down130file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1imageI 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 · 1 month agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-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-squareLH0ezVT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoMy phone does that just fine. It’s a Samsung limitation. All it does is create an access point and forward traffic via its default route.
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYour phone works without service?
minus-squareLH0ezVT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoOf course it does(*). (*): assuming you mean “works” in the sense of “turns on, lets me use it just fine, does everything that does not require an active cell connection”
My phone does that just fine. It’s a Samsung limitation. All it does is create an access point and forward traffic via its default route.
Your phone works without service?
Of course it does(*).
(*): assuming you mean “works” in the sense of “turns on, lets me use it just fine, does everything that does not require an active cell connection”