Carl Schultz
Lurker
Would you use your s22 ultra as a mobile hotspot? Think the phone could stand up to 3 or 4 other devices always connecting through it? Had a bb key 2 burn up because of over use as a hotspot.
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Hotspot
- Thread starter Carl Schultz
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it will definitely affect the battery of your phone. but these batteries today are much better than they were back in the days of the blackberries.
svim
Extreme Android User
Hotspot is more of a convenience measure that's intended to be used as a workaround to provide WiFi connectivity when an actual router isn't available. It's not supposed to be a permanent substitute for a router with broadband connectivity. A smartphone hotspot not only has the battery power limitation, but very sparse, barely adequate networking/routing capability, and limited coverage range, the tiny antenna in a smartphone can't compete with the larger antenna(s) in a typical router. Use a hotspot as a temporary fix, get a router if you need a basic local network.
^yea, what they said
Even if your data plan has higher allowances for hotspot data, it would put a serious strain on your phone after even just a couple hours. ANd heat is HORRIBLE for your battery in general.
Even if your data plan has higher allowances for hotspot data, it would put a serious strain on your phone after even just a couple hours. ANd heat is HORRIBLE for your battery in general.