https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/hotspot-and-tethering-problems/m-p/3206839#M365165 <P>My phone connects to the internet fine... sometimes the connections drop, but if you turn the phone on and off it usually works after, short of the service provider being down.&nbsp; It also connects to wireless fine when there are available spots.<BR /><BR />it does not however act as a tether or hotspot.&nbsp; I can get devices to recognise it as one, and to connect to it happily, but if falls at the last hurdle with connectivity; they just have a cross through the signal bars.<BR /><BR />I appreciate any help, altho i'd advice if you're going to spout jargon at me and I knew what it ment, i wouldn't have come here and would have fixed it my self.</P> Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:29:36 GMT RussTierney 2014-02-22T11:29:36Z https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/hotspot-and-tethering-problems/m-p/3206839#M365165 <P>My phone connects to the internet fine... sometimes the connections drop, but if you turn the phone on and off it usually works after, short of the service provider being down.&nbsp; It also connects to wireless fine when there are available spots.<BR /><BR />it does not however act as a tether or hotspot.&nbsp; I can get devices to recognise it as one, and to connect to it happily, but if falls at the last hurdle with connectivity; they just have a cross through the signal bars.<BR /><BR />I appreciate any help, altho i'd advice if you're going to spout jargon at me and I knew what it ment, i wouldn't have come here and would have fixed it my self.</P> Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:29:36 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/hotspot-and-tethering-problems/m-p/3206839#M365165 RussTierney 2014-02-22T11:29:36Z https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/hotspot-and-tethering-problems/m-p/3206840#M365166 <P>Sounds like you may have some sort of carrier restiction on this service. Ask your network provider if tethering is enabled on your price plan.</P> Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:51:33 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/hotspot-and-tethering-problems/m-p/3206840#M365166 D-Man-G 2014-02-28T15:51:33Z