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Smartphone Mobile Hotspot (SMHS) - also referred to as Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Sharing, or tethering - lets you securely share your device's Internet connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices on T-Mobile’s high-speed nationwide network. If you want a plan with Mobile Hotspot, check out our latest plans!

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About Mobile Hotspot 

What is Mobile Hotspot

  • Mobile Hotspot is included with many plans, such as Experience More, Experience Beyond, Go5G plans, and more.
  • Mobile Hotspot lets you share the high-speed data of your phone, tablet, or Wi-Fi Hotspot with up to 10 other Wi-Fi-enabled or tethered devices.
  • Price and high-speed Mobile Hotspot data allotment varies depending on your plan. 

How Mobile Hotspot works

  • Mobile Hotspot on your device is different from location hotspots, like the Wi-Fi you connect to at a coffee shop or airport, and hotspot devices, like the devices sold by T-Mobile.
  • While you have Mobile Hotspot turned on, you can still make and receive calls and texts on your phone.
  • If you use your high-speed Mobile Hotspot allotment (such as 15GB), your Mobile Hotspot speed will be reduced until the end of your billing cycle. 
  • To add more Mobile Hotspot to your current plan, use T-Life or log into T-Mobile.com to view available options. 

 

Use Mobile Hotspot

You'll need the following to use Mobile Hotspot on your device

  • A Wi-Fi-enabled or Bluetooth-enabled device (such as your phone).
  • A plan that includes Mobile Hotspot. Most plans include it - check out About Mobile Hotspot for details.
  • Coverage as Mobile Hotspot only works in 5G and 4G LTE coverage: View our coverage map.

Turn on and start using

  1. On your Mobile Hotspot device (such as your phone), turn on Personal Hotspot or Wi-Fi Sharing (typically from the Settings app).
    • Go to T-Mobile Support > Device Assistance for device-specific steps. 
    • Select your device, then open the Connections & Network menu for steps.
  2. On the device you want to share data with, connect to the Mobile Hotspot network you just turned on.

If you don't want to use Wi-Fi, you can use a USB cable to connect to other devices (additional software and setup may be required on your device - check the Devices page for steps).

 

Check Mobile Hotspot amount & usage

  1. Log in to T-Mobile.com from a browser and select Usage > Data.
  2. View how much Mobile Hotspot data you've used. Select a line for additional details. 

 

Mobile Hotspot Data Passes

Mobile Hotspot Data Passes provide you with additional high-speed on-network mobile hotspot data (10GB) to supplement your monthly data bucket on a Go5G or Experience plan.

  • Can be added to your voice line multiple times per month.
  • Eligible to Experience and Go5G plans.
  • Only one hotspot pass is active at a time. The next pass starts when the current pass is depleted or expires after 30 days - whichever comes first.
  • Once you use all your high-speed mobile hotspot data, you will continue to have unlimited mobile hotspot data based on your voice plan. 
  • Hotspot passes will only work on network (domestic) and are not intended for international use. 
  • You receive automatic SMS notifications when 80% and 100% of the Data Pass is used. 

 

Add a pass from My T-Mobile

  1. Go to My T-Mobile and log in to your account.
  2. Click the Account tab at the top of the page or click Manage Add Ons and Benefits in the “I want to”…box.
  3. Select the line you wish to add the data pass to.
  4. Under One-Time Data Pass, select the desired data pass from the list and select Continue.
  5. Select a date for the data pass to start.
    • If you don’t select a date, it will start immediately.
    • If you future date a pass, the effective date can be changed on My T-Mobile.
  6. Click Agree & Submit.

 

Add a pass from the T-Life app

  1. Open the T-Life app on your device.
  2. Click the Manage tab on the bottom right of the app and select the line you wish to add the data pass to.
  3. Under Benefits, select Manage add-ons and data.
  4. Under One-time Data Pass, select the desired data pass from the list and select Continue.
  5. Select a date for the data pass to start.
    • If you don’t select a date, it will start immediately.
    • If you future data a pass, the effective date can be changed in the T-Life app.
  6. Click Agree & Submit.

 

Troubleshooting

Refer to the following resources: 

 

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