jimmymed3 Posted August 4, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Hi Everyone! Does anyone know if you can buy just one internet package for your phone, and then use your phone as a hotspot to get internet to your laptop for email? Im sure they may have found a way to prevent people from doing this, but thought id ask. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted August 4, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Hotspot means you are bridging from the phone's cellular connection to another device via wi-fi. There is no way that I know of to "share" wi-fi to wi-fi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittyboomboom1 Posted August 4, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 4, 2022 The internet speeds, at least on the Divina, are laughably slow. 0.024 down is what some are getting. On my cruise I had to log off and log on to the ships wifi 3 to 4 times a day just to make it work. On Symphony i had what i felt was near fiber speeds. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretktf Posted August 4, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted August 5, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 5, 2022 4 hours ago, ferretktf said: Yes Could you elaborate on what phone and mobile operating system allow sharing bridging from wi-fi to wi-fi? As I said above, hotspot provides the ability to bridge internet connectivity from cellular to someone as wi-fi. But I am mostly knowledgeable about iOS devices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthsun Posted August 5, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 5, 2022 11 hours ago, jimmymed3 said: Hi Everyone! Does anyone know if you can buy just one internet package for your phone, and then use your phone as a hotspot to get internet to your laptop for email? Im sure they may have found a way to prevent people from doing this, but thought id ask. Thanks! I don't think you can, because of I remember correctly, you need to be in airplane mode with the ships WiFi, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb154 Posted August 5, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 5, 2022 You can with a Windows laptop (connect to the cruise ship wi-fi, then 'share this connection' on the laptop). You can also use a wi-fi range extender, something like a TP-Link N150. I personally use a TL-WR702N when I'm travelling from work & need to connect several devices to device limited hotel room wi-fi. The WR702N is tiny and is powered by USB, so it can run off a powerbank if required. You should test out whatever you decide to use at home before your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicpersona Posted August 5, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 5, 2022 8 hours ago, lb154 said: You can with a Windows laptop (connect to the cruise ship wi-fi, then 'share this connection' on the laptop). You can also use a wi-fi range extender, Yes, my answer above was in the context of using the phone hotspot. If you extend the question to using other hardware, then there are many workarounds. However, if your package is only one device and that device is your travel router, then you'd need to take it with you around the ship if you wanted wi-fi other than in your room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretktf Posted August 5, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 5, 2022 18 hours ago, publicpersona said: But I am mostly knowledgeable about iOS devices. Can’t do it on iOS, only Android ….but any modern Android 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRNewcomb Posted August 7, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I can share a WiFi connection on my Android phone via BlueTooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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