ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caimagemessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down137file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1imageI hate Samsung and their dumb software design choices, and this is one of them. Why do I need a SIM card to enable a hotspot whereas every other phone works without one?lemmy.caColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square66linkfedilinkfile-text
This phone is broken (broken screen) and was given to me, so I figured I’d use it as a WiFi extender, but I guess I can’t.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 days agoNot all phones can act as a repetitor. I’ve had several where wifi gets disconnected when hotspot is activated.
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoAs far as I know they can all act as a bootleg external wifi adapter though (via USB sharing)
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoAgreed, it’s the wifi sensor that can’t both act as a signal emitter and receiver. (If you know what I mean, I know that it can do both of those things to communicate, but only for a single use case)
Not all phones can act as a repetitor. I’ve had several where wifi gets disconnected when hotspot is activated.
As far as I know they can all act as a bootleg external wifi adapter though (via USB sharing)
Agreed, it’s the wifi sensor that can’t both act as a signal emitter and receiver. (If you know what I mean, I know that it can do both of those things to communicate, but only for a single use case)