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-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHow would a hot spot work without a sim? Isnt it using the sim 5g to rebroadcast locally?
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSome phones essentially function as wifi repeaters if wifi is connected and mobile hotspot is enabled. Not all phones can do this.
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.