How do I tether from my phone in an outage?

Outage? No problem! If you need to get online, you can easily tether your phone. Just a heads-up: data charges might apply if it’s not part of your mobile plan.

iPhone

  1. Open Settings
  2. Tap Personal Hotspot and flick the switch to ON
  3. On your device:
    • Turn on Wi-Fi
    • Look for your iPhone’s network, and connect with the password provided.

Boom! You’re online with your iPhone’s data.

Android

  1. Open Settings
  2. Find Hotspot or Tethering, and turn it ON
  3. Set up your Hotspot (network name + password).
  4. On your device:
    • Turn on Wi-Fi and choose your Android hotspot.
    • Enter the password, and you’re connected!

Done and dusted, you’re back online using your Android’s data.

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