Quick answer. Enable hotspot, set a real password, connect the laptop, watch the data cap. 5 GHz if both ends support it.
A hotspot with no password on a train is how strangers ride your plan.
MarketPalace Guide Center writes this as a solution walkthrough — the order we would use if we were in the room with you. We name the next click, then what to do if that click fails. We do not sell the TV, the kettle, or the plane ticket.
If a menu name on your set or phone does not match, use the closest wording and email hello@marketpalace.shop. We correct live pages when the path has moved.
What you need
- Phone with a data plan that allows tethering
In this guide
1. iPhone: Settings → Personal Hotspot
Android: Settings → Network → Hotspot.
2. Set a long password and the band if offered
Maximise compatibility if the laptop is old — use 2.4 GHz.
3. Connect the laptop to that Wi-Fi name
Leave the phone on power if you can. Radios get hot.
4. Turn the hotspot off when you are done
It drains battery and data in the background.
If it still fails
- Some plans charge extra for tethering. Check before a long day.
When you are done, browse more in Phone & Apps or search the Guide Center for the next job on your list. A neighbour problem — a remote, a bill, a suitcase — has its own walkthrough.
Common questions
Laptop cannot see it?
Toggle airplane mode on the phone, then hotspot again. Move them closer.
