ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours 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.caexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down134file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkI 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 · 20 hours agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-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-squareLH0ezVT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 hours agoMy phone does that just fine. It’s a Samsung limitation. All it does is create an access point and forward traffic via its default route.
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoYour phone works without service?
minus-squareLH0ezVT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-28 hours agoOf course it does(*). (*): assuming you mean “works” in the sense of “turns on, lets me use it just fine, does everything that does not require an active cell connection”
My phone does that just fine. It’s a Samsung limitation. All it does is create an access point and forward traffic via its default route.
Your phone works without service?
Of course it does(*).
(*): assuming you mean “works” in the sense of “turns on, lets me use it just fine, does everything that does not require an active cell connection”