Tethering so SLOWWWWW

[Fishbob]

I'm tethering my iphone 6. I turn off WIFI and turn on HOTSPOT and get a new IP. I select the iphone on my imac computer but the connection is so slow. Most times the pages don't even load. Is there anything I can do to speed up the connection? Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks

[JamesNorth101]

May be worth looking at another provider with better signal

[MM78]

Originally Posted by Fishbob

I'm tethering my iphone 6. I turn off WIFI and turn on HOTSPOT and get a new IP. I select the iphone on my imac computer but the connection is so slow. Most times the pages don't even load. Is there anything I can do to speed up the connection? Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks

Whose your Service Provider? The phone is just 1 part of the solution, the other 2 are: 1.Your Service Provider, 2.Your Location.

[Fishbob]

My service provider is Verizon and I live in N.Y.

[SilentHill]

IPHONE USERS

The best thing to do is to Jailbreak your phone.

I think they count your tethering data aside from your actual phone data.

when you jailbreak your phone. You can get an app named "mywi" and get free unlimited hotspot and the carrier thinks you are using your Regular Phone data.


Cheers

[kozzer89]

Originally Posted by SilentHill

IPHONE USERS

The best thing to do is to Jailbreak your phone.

I think they count your tethering data aside from your actual phone data.

when you jailbreak your phone. You can get an app named "mywi" and get free unlimited hotspot and the carrier thinks you are using your Regular Phone data.


Cheers

I don't think Miwi actually hides which data it uses. I switched to PDAnet once I found this out. Unless MiWi has been updated recently.. I would double check which data it actually uses. PDAnet actually has an option to chose tether data apn or phone data apn. I have been using PDAnet on ATT for at least 4 years.

[MM78]

Tethering Data and Other Data are all 1 Data Usage.

[SilentHill]

Originally Posted by MM78

Tethering Data and Other Data are all 1 Data Usage.

well not with t-mobile. I was actually paying an additional amount just to increase my hotspot data.


until I jailbreaked my iphone.

keep in mind I have the unlimited everything plan.

[MM78]

Originally Posted by SilentHill

well not with t-mobile. I was actually paying an additional amount just to increase my hotspot data.


until I jailbreaked my iphone.

keep in mind I have the unlimited everything plan.

[SilentHill]

Originally Posted by MM78

[CustomerServiceProTip]

I tether just fine.

Either your wifi adapter isn't really good.
or your isp throttles your data usage.

I would recommend trying a verizon jetpack, they work the same way as tethering.

[stevebills]

buy a booster device I got one off ebay it took my phone form 1 bar to 5 bars all i did was plug it in a plug socket it does not need broadband to work

[easy.bake.oven]

I rekon your isp throttles your data as your package may not allow you to tether.


I have same problem in UK. No fix for me.