How To Access Internet On Iphone 5

Apple iPhone 5

How to share internet on an Apple iPhone 5

There are situations in which we do not have a Wi-Fi connection, either because we are away from home or outside work or because there is a network problem, or we are in a second residence, and we need to connect from a computer / laptop, a tablet or a television to watch our favorite series or movies using the internet connection of our Apple iPhone 5.

Fortunately if you have a SIM card with data rate on your Apple iPhone 5 you can share Wi-Fi and surf the internet from another device by following the steps below:

Estimated time: 10 minutes.

1- First step:

First of all check that you have 3G / 4G / 5G mobile connectivity activated on your Apple iPhone 5. To do this, with the Apple iPhone 5 unlocked, you can slide your finger from the bottom of the screen up, the shortcuts to device settings will be displayed. The antenna symbol should be green as in the following image, if not, press to activate it.

2- Second step:

On your Apple iPhone 5 go to settings, this is the gear icon you will find on the home screen.

3- Third step:

Click on "Personal Hotspot".

4- Fourth step:

Activate the option "Allow Others to Join", your Apple iPhone 5 will automatically generate a password for this shared Wi-Fi connection, if you want to change it, click on the password and modify it.

5- Fifth step:

You already have the option to share the internet connection activated from your Apple iPhone 5, now you must configure this Wi-Fi connection on the other device, be it a mobile phone, tablet, PC, television, etc.

To connect via Wi-Fi:

1- Select "iPhone 5 of XX" (the name of your device)in the Wi-Fi settings of your computer or the other device from which you want to connect to the internet.

2- Enter the password that appears in your Apple iPhone 5 when required.

To connect via Bluetooth:

1- Link the Apple iPhone 5 to the computer.

2- In the Apple iPhone 5, press Link or enter the code displayed on the computer.

3- Connect the Apple iPhone 5 to the computer.

To connect via USB:

1- Plug in the Apple iPhone 5 to the computer.

2- From the list of network services in the settings, choose Apple iPhone 5.

The Apple iPhone 5 have the following network connectivity to be able to share the internet: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G connectivity: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428

3G connectivity: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428

4G connectivity: LTE band 4(1700/2100)| 17(700) - GSM A1428

Network speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n| dual-band| hotspot

Bluetooth: 4.0| A2DP| LE

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