100R WiFi & Hotspots , Connecting to The Internet

Most mobile devices, such as a tablets, iPad or Android, and most smart phones can connect to the internet using a WiFi connection. WiFi simply means wireless, and whilst a desktop computer likely has a wired connection, a laptop might have both a wired and wireless connection. Many places such as libraries and cafés provide free WiFi.

Smartphones, eg iPhones, connect to the internet using the mobile phone network, so you can access the internet from almost anywhere. But they also have the ability to connect to a WiFi hotspot when there is no mobile signal, or for example, when abroad. If you have WiFi at home, they can switch automatically from using the expensive mobile data to cheap home WiFi.

Alternatively, you can make your smart phone provide the WiFi! This setting is called Hotspot

A Hotspot (same as a “WiFi Access Point”, or “router”) is simply a device that provides an internet connection (more accurately a network connection) for WiFi users

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Connecting to a WiFi Hotspot

You can connect your WiFi device (laptop, computer or tablet) to a hotspot by:

1. turning on your WiFi
2. finding the access point to use (you should know its name in advance)
3. selecting it and connecting
4. providing the password/ passphrase (this you will need in advance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGxtcNdWV0s

Hotspots, Sharing Your Internet