minus-squareaudiomodderlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 years agoI don’t know about you, but I don’t honestly remember the last time I connected my phone to my computer to transfer data
minus-squareoldGregg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 years agoGood for you! I do it at least 3 times a week
minus-squaremoney_loo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoPrivately transferring large porn files?
minus-squaresocsa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoSame. Having a 10Gb/s data link from my phone comes in handy pretty fucking often.
minus-squareFuntyMcCraiger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoI connected my phone to tether internet since the power was out but the cell network was still going.
minus-squareaudiomodderlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoiPhones can tether via a wifi connection, so that’s not necessary. Does drain the battery a bit faster, though.
minus-squaremoney_loo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoiPhone can share it over Bluetooth too, if it helps.
minus-squaremoney_loo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI wasn’t sure so I didn’t want to say, thanks for the information.
minus-squareHydroel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAll smartphones I’ve had since around 2013 could do that. Is Wifi Hotspot still locked behind an ISP paywall exclusively on iPhone?
minus-squareaudiomodderlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNope. That’s kinda my point though. You don’t NEED to tether.
minus-squareBOMBS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI don’t do it often either, but it came in clutch this week when I re-installed Linux Mint and needed to download the drivers for my wifi card via tethering.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t honestly remember the last time I connected my phone to my computer to transfer data
Good for you! I do it at least 3 times a week
Mind if I ask why?
Privately transferring large porn files?
Same. Having a 10Gb/s data link from my phone comes in handy pretty fucking often.
I connected my phone to tether internet since the power was out but the cell network was still going.
iPhones can tether via a wifi connection, so that’s not necessary. Does drain the battery a bit faster, though.
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iPhone can share it over Bluetooth too, if it helps.
Android can as well.
I wasn’t sure so I didn’t want to say, thanks for the information.
All smartphones I’ve had since around 2013 could do that. Is Wifi Hotspot still locked behind an ISP paywall exclusively on iPhone?
Nope. That’s kinda my point though. You don’t NEED to tether.
I don’t do it often either, but it came in clutch this week when I re-installed Linux Mint and needed to download the drivers for my wifi card via tethering.