Using mobile data on multiple computers or laptops and tablets at once can be possible with Wi-Fi hotspot feature on Android phones. Many mobile network service providers have some restrictions to prevent you from sharing your mobile data.
Tethering is an excellent feature of Android phones where you don’t have the internet connection to your laptop or desktop computers. Android phones must have an active mobile data connection whether it is 3G or 4G. Using these 3G and 4G technologies, you can tackle it to connect your other device by tethering feature.
Wi-Fi tethering doesn’t need a USB cable. It is completely different from USB tethering. Android phones act like a router and that produce the signal wirelessly, it will allow you to create a connection to connecting the dedicated WI-Fi network. All this can be done by one app and that has to be download and install.
You create an Wi-Fi hotspot using your mobile phone, you can read the post Make Your Laptop A WiFi HotSpot with mHotspot!
FoxFi app can be used in the Smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. FoxFi app available at all Play stores. FoxFi app doesn’t work on some Smartphones when those are in Wi-Fi mode. IPhone users can’t access this app. Instead of creating WiFi mode, you can get the Internet connection thorough Bluetooth modem.
FoxFi doesn’t require much time to download and install this app. For this entire setup the mobile data connection should be in active with 3G or 4G.
FoxFi Launch Screen:
The following screen after selecting the option Activate Wi-Fi Hotspot:
You can view the network activity at below the screen:
If multiple persons using this WiFi Hotspot, then you should have to change the network name, it should be a unique one. Next create a password to prevent access from unauthorized persons. After completing these two actions you can open the laptop and select the network name and enter the password you created.
