Android Hotspots???? (1 Viewer)

[We'll_live_and_die]

Can anyone explain what this is? I am using one at work on my mobile and it would seem to be someone elses phone set up as a router, but how does this connect to the internet? Is it using their data allowance?

 

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[stevo_ccfc]

It creates a Mobile hotspot by linking to the net via 3g and using the wireless to connect to clients

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

But does anyone get charged for usage or is it free internet?

 

[sky_blue_up_north]

Only the hotspot device gets charged. That phone is acting like a router, you are connecting like you would to an WiFi router at home with you PC/Laptop.

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

So the dude that set their phone up as the hotspot pays for my internet?

 

[Nick]

Yep pretty much. Not sure why he hasn't secured it though.

 

[sky_blue_up_north]

Hope they have unlimited data or someone is going to have a huge bill....

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

maybe I shouldn't use it then......maybe.

 

[torchomatic]

Sometimes I create a hotspot from my Samsung phone for my Android tablet as it doesn't have 3G. You do use the data allowance. Get one of these, they're fantastic. You can get a 3 3G sim for around a tenner.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005KLOLM2/?tag=skblta-21

But does anyone get charged for usage or is it free internet?