Does tethering iPhone to desktop use Wi-Fi or data?
I have a desktop computer with no Wi-Fi receiver. I do however have Wi-Fi from the college I goto, but no wired cable. I can plug in my iPhone and turn on the hotspot function on the phone and get Internet on the computer. The iPhone is connected to the Wi-Fi network.
My question is, does my computer then use my iPhone data, or the Wi-Fi my phone is receiving?
I've never tethered with an Iphone but with Android it used my data, so be careful.
Your desktop would then be using the data from your cell carrier. Whenever you tether a phone to a device it defaults to the carrier's signal.
Please vote up my answer if this helps you.
Chronicle is correct.
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