BoinkethAug 10, 2023

When the fuck did a mobile hotspot become something you have to pay extra for?

https://lemm.ee/post/3760268

When the fuck did a mobile hotspot become something you have to pay extra for? - lemm.ee

It’s my goddamn motherfucking mobile data and MY PHONE. I should be able to use it however I want. My wifi went down because the greedy, cunt-faced shitbags at Comcast stole taxpayer subsidies to enrich themselves instead of actually providing the service we’re paying for. I tried to switch to a mobile hotspot and my phone refuses to open one. Everyone responsible for this shit should be fed to alligators locked away in a fucking gulag. We have no rights and live in a corporate plutocracy.

Show threaditsgroundhogdayagainAug 10, 2023
I have a “legacy” unlimited plan and they are now adding $3 per line per month to my bill because of mobile hot spot access. 2 of the 3 phones on my plan are pixels that don’t even have the ability to be a hot spot.
Show threadGoatastic
What pixels can’t hotspot?
Aug 10, 2023 at 12:19pmWeb
Show threaditsgroundhogdayagainAug 10, 2023
any of the a’s. my 3a, 6a, and wife’s 5a cannot hot spot. it’s one of the downsides of the cheaper phones
Show threadcriticonAug 10, 2023

My wife had a 3a and it had hotspot

I bought it unlocked, not sure if it makes a difference

Show threadAlexAug 10, 2023
I’ve never had problems with hotspotting on all my pixels. I think this only occurs when you get the handset from the network rather than unlocked and off plan. After all only the phone knows where each packet came from.
Show threadkvothe99Aug 10, 2023
What? I have a 4a (non-5g even) and it can hotspot, it’s arguably cheaper than the 5a and 6a so i don’t think that is the issue
Show threadnotasandwich1948Aug 10, 2023
never heard of this before
Show threaddragonflyteapartyAug 10, 2023

6a phone. Can hot spot.

Show threadtheragu40Aug 10, 2023
My 6a can hotspot without issue on AT&T…
Show threadRedditiscancer789Aug 10, 2023

what are you talking about? I have a 6a and literally just used my hotspot last night to watch streaming services on my roku.

Why would they have tutorials on how to turn it on and off too? www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-302085/

Google Pixel 6a - Turn Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot On / Off | Verizon

Here's how turn Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot for your Pixel 6a on or off.

Show threadshitwolvesAug 10, 2023
My old 3a and my current 5a can hotspot anytime I want. You must be buying carrier locked phones.
Show threadrocketpoweredredneckAug 10, 2023
Maybe the older pixels? My pixel 4 could and I use my hotspot on my 7a all the time.
Show threadpaintbucketholderAug 10, 2023
Every Pixel ever could create a hotspot. I’ve used the feature on every Pixel I ever had, and on every Nexus I owned before that.
Show threadwaterboganAug 10, 2023
What phones cant hotspot? If have had some really cheap bottom of the barrel phones and never had one that couldnt hotspot
Show threadrwaddiloveAug 10, 2023
@waterbogan @Goatastic it's not the phone, it's the carrier. Some plans allow it, some don't.