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08-09-2019, 10:23 AM
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I just received the R2 phone and when I go to setup the hotspot all I see is hotspot via USB or Bluetooth. Can you make the R2 a wifi hotspot ---ie.. without cable (bluetooth isn't really suitable)? Is this an R2 limitation? IE.. can you do a traditional hotspot on other Android phones (Pixel) via wifi?
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08-09-2019, 10:24 AM
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#296
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Denver, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugmongous
I just received the R2 phone and when I go to setup the hotspot all I see is hotspot via USB or Bluetooth. Can you make the R2 a wifi hotspot ---ie.. without cable?
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I don’t think that’s an option with the R2 :(
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08-09-2019, 10:26 AM
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#297
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Denver, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BirchyBoy
I am trying to get around some location based restrictions for sports. It took about 10 minutes total to sign up for a VPN through Private Internet Access and load the client config into the router recommended in this thread. I was able to test the new location via Speedtest on my laptop and hope that it works tonight for a game 
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MLB.TV works with the VPN. If I forget to deactivate the VPN, Hulu won’t work :( That is not a major issue, though.
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08-09-2019, 10:33 AM
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#298
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugmongous
I just received the R2 phone and when I go to setup the hotspot all I see is hotspot...
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Click on the "Mobile Hotspot" text and turn it on.
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08-09-2019, 04:33 PM
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#299
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ball Ground GA
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Mark,... on my phone the R2, the only options that show are "USB Tethering" and "Bluetooth Tethering"... I'm looking for wifi tethering. If you have another option on an R2, please take a screen snapshot and share.
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08-09-2019, 06:39 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugmongous
If you have another option on an R2, please take a screen snapshot and share.
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Select the "Mobile HotSpot" text and the next page appears.
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08-09-2019, 07:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Denver, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark-
Select the "Mobile HotSpot" text and the next page appears.
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Mine doesn’t have that. What version of the OS are you running? Any mods other than what was posted in this thread?
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08-09-2019, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BirchyBoy
Mine doesn’t have that. What version of the OS are you running? Any mods other than what was posted in this thread?
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8.1.0 and no.
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08-10-2019, 04:52 PM
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#303
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Alamo, Tx
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R2 Hot spot
I have the R2 and I just use the home screen. go to your "pull down" icons, go to page 2(on mine) and click on Mobile Hotspot. For some reason I can't get the hot spot in Settings at all but just use the front screen.
Doug
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08-10-2019, 05:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by voy108
...use the home screen. go to your "pull down" icons, go to page 2(on mine) and click on Mobile Hotspot...
Doug
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Yes
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08-10-2019, 07:06 PM
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#305
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Washington State
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Do you have the Hotspot Feature in the Visible App?
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08-11-2019, 06:27 AM
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#306
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
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Location: Ball Ground GA
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!!!! IT WORKS!! Thanks everyone, sounds stupid now, but when I looked at the screen and saw "Mobile Hotspot", that looked like the heading to a category in the menu and I never thought to click on that. Well now that I've shown my ignorance -- thanks!!
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08-20-2019, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Plymouth, MN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CoachStreamr
Not for Hotsptot. The phone's internet will not be capped for early adopters and people signing up in the next few weeks but the Hotspot will be capped again at 5mb in about 3-4 weeks for everyone including us, the early adopters..
Q: So, I can enjoy the new hotspot speeds until the cap is there, but don't overenjoy it and be a (insert 4 letter word)?
A (MVNOResearch): yep
Hotspot 5 Mbps Throttle to Return in ~3 Weeks
Here is that Thread
Now don't shoot the messenger.  I also did post here about this speed boost feature a few weeks ago for a heads up. 
As I Posted a couple days ago, We'll see what happens with the phone USB tethered to a router/computer in 3-4 weeks, we may eventually have a work-around anyways 
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Visible lifted the 5Mb/s speed cap on June 26 and claimed that the hotspot speed would remain capped. I am still getting uncapped speed connected to my hotspot. It's been almost 2 months. Hopefully this will continue unchanged.
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2005 Born Free 24' Rear Bath - Towing 2016 Mini Cooper convertible
Minneapolis, MN
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08-20-2019, 08:11 PM
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#308
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Washington State
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Yes, I'm still experiencing uncapped on both a April R2 activation (swap) and recent mid July activation (two different accounts), both for the R2's Hotspot and USB tether and I have not rebooted either (and no updates).
However, I've seen recent Reddit posts where the cap is in place for Hotspot on recent R2 activations for those posting but that may be issues for just those.
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