CONNECTION / GUIDES
Use your eSIM as a hotspot
Yes. IncogSIM eSIM products support hotspot and tethering. Your phone shares its mobile connection, and connected devices use the same plan's data allowance.
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Start with a working data connection
Enable the eSIM and select it as the phone's mobile-data line. Check that it can load a page without Wi-Fi before connecting another device. Hotspot does not provide a second data allowance.
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Turn on hotspot
On iPhone, open Settings and Personal Hotspot, or Cellular then Personal Hotspot. Enable Allow Others to Join. On Android, open the Hotspot control in Quick Settings; touch and hold it to find the hotspot settings. Keep a password enabled.
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Connect your other device
Open Wi-Fi settings on your laptop or other device. Select the phone's hotspot name and enter its password. The device should now use the phone's mobile-data connection.
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Keep an eye on the allowance
Downloads, video calls, operating-system updates and cloud backups on connected devices use data too. Pause transfers you do not need and turn hotspot off when finished.
If another device cannot connect
First check mobile data on the phone, the hotspot password and the selected eSIM. Apple documents a Maximize Compatibility option on supported devices if a client cannot connect. Follow your device's official instructions; do not guess APN values or delete the eSIM to troubleshoot hotspot.
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