Connectivity 139
Important:UseoftheHotspotfeaturerequiresanadditionalsubscription.Signintoyouraccount
onvirginmobileusa.comtolearnmore.
Note:TurningonHotspotonwilldisableyourphone'sconnectiontootherWi-Finetworks.
Set Up Hotspot
1.
Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >More .
2. TapTethering & Hotspot.
TheHotspotwindowopens.
3. TaptheON/OFFswitchnexttoHotspottoturnMobileHotspoton ,ifitisnotenabled.
Hotspotisenabled.
l Ifyourphone'smobiledataaccessisnotenabled,youwillbepromptedtoturniton.Follow
theonscreeninstructions.
l TodisableHotspot,taptheswitchagain .
Note:Thebestwaytokeepusingthephoneasahotspotistohaveitconnectedtoapowersupply.
Important:Writedownthepasskey(password)forthiscommunication(shownonscreen).
Connect to Mobile Hotspot
1. EnableWi-Fi(wireless)functionalityonyourtargetdevice(laptop,mediadevice,etc.).
2. ScanforWi-Finetworksfromthedeviceandselectyourphonehotspotfromthenetworklist.
l ThedefaultnameforyourphonehotspotisAndroidAP.Youcanchangethenameby
tappingSet up Hotspot>Network namefromtheHotspotscreen.
3. Selectthisphoneandfollowyouronscreeninstructionstoenterthepasskey(providedonthe
MobileHotspotpage).
Thedeviceisconnectedviayourphone’sMobileHotspot.
4. LaunchyourWebbrowsertoconfirmyouhaveanInternetconnection.
TETHERING
UseTetheringtoshareyourdevice’sInternetconnectionwithacomputerthatconnectstoyour
deviceviaUSBcable,orbyBluetooth.
Important:UseoftheTetheringfeaturerequiresanadditionalsubscription.Signintoyouraccount
onvirginmobileusa.comtolearnmore.