Mobile hotspots convert an LTE connection into a Wi-Fi signal that other devices, like laptops or tablets, can use. Here's how to use your own.

Hotspots are a physical location or device; Wi-Fi is a wireless technology that devices can use to send information to each ...

Learning how to use your phone as a hotspot is easy, but it's different depending on the connection you want and your devices.

In essence, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot is a smartphone without a screen or advanced operating system — it only has the ability to take a mobile connection, and create a Wi-Fi network.