Tricks To Get Wi-Fi Access Without A Wi-Fi Subscription

How to enable tethering hotspot (HP)

YOGYAKARTA - Home internet subscription is expensive. The price can reach hundreds of thousands per month. And whether you use it or not, the price to pay remains the same.

Before the pandemic, maybe we can feel calmer if we don't install the internet at home. This is because various activities are still carried out offline. But, it's a different matter for the current condition.

Now, internet access is not only needed for cellphones. Other devices need it too. Especially for those of you who are working or studying at home, internet access from a laptop or PC is certainly important, right?

Luckily, now you don't need to subscribe to an internet package if you want to get Wi-Fi access. Want to know how?

Tethering Mobile Connection to Laptop or PC

Yes, the first step to getting internet access on a laptop without relying on Wi-Fi is through a mobile hotspot. Indeed, there are advantages and disadvantages of this method.

The advantage is that it can make you do assignments or work anywhere and anytime. Just connect your phone's internet connection to your laptop, then you can connect to the network. While the weakness, spend more of your subscription internet package.

Meanwhile, how to activate tethering on a cellphone is easy. For Android 9 to 11 users, all you have to do is swipe the screen until a menu window appears. Tap the icon that says 'Mobile Hotspot'. Automatically, tethering was on.

Meanwhile, for Android 8 or earlier users, you can access it via the 'Settings' app, select the 'Connectivity' menu, then tap the 'Mobile Hotspot and Tethering' menu. Finally, tap the 'Mobile Hotspot' menu then slide the toggle to activate it.

Well, for iPhone users, there's no need to worry. This Apple product also provides a mobile hotspot feature. How to activate it is also quite easy. Open the 'Settings' app, select the 'Cellular' menu, then tap the 'Personal Hotspot' menu. Slide the toolbar to activate it.

When the mobile hotspot connection is active, your task now is to connect the laptop to the network. It's easy. For Windows users, you can simply click the Wi-Fi icon located in the menu box in the lower right corner.

In it, you will find the name of the mobile network that has been set up. Click on the network, then you will be automatically connected.