Share your Internet connection

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Sometimes sharing your celluar data is the only way to get connection. In Firefox OS, you can connect your other devices and your friends to your mobile network

Warning

While sharing data via WiFi can be a brilliant solution to get everything connected on the move, it can be financially dangerous unless monitored. Connecting other devices will use the "data allowance" allocated by your carrier. Breaching this allowance often won't stop you using data, but instead cost you for every megabyte you use.

Create a network

In order to complete this tutorial, we will need to create a network. In order to do this, we need to:

  1. To open the settings app, tapsettings icon
  2. Tap the button Internet Sharing
  3. Tap the button Hotspot Settings
  4. Select a name for your hotspot, also known as the SSID. Type this into the textbox labelled SSID Network Name
  5. Select a security type for your network by tapping the security field to enter a drop down menu. Your network can be:
    • Open
    • WPA Secured
    • WPA2 Secured
While WPA2 is the most secure, this isn't supported by some older devices, so if you use older devices, select WPA. Open means that anybody can access your network without a password
Warning: Leaving your netork open means that anybody has unlimited access to your data, which could cause issues as noted in the Warning section. Also, this gives people a higher opportunity to be able to steal data from your device
Press OK to complete the setup of your network.

Enable the Network

  1. To open the settings app, tapsettings icon
  2. Tap the button Internet Sharing
  3. Confirm the displayed settings are correct
  4. Make any ammendments using the previous section
  5. Tap the toggle labelled WiFi Hotspot

Connect your Devices

To connect your devices, enter your details into the device's WiFi setup utility. Instructions for the one built into Firefox OS can be found at Connect to Wi-Fi or data