Re: hotspot unfriendly settings

On 2/7/25 14:32, Frank Slootweg wrote:

bad sector <forgetski@_invalid.net> wrote:

I use my phone to provide a hotspot which tends to work but often stops
working after I've done a bit of fumigating here and there. I haven't
yet acquired the discipline to recheck the hotspot funcionality after
every settings change so I wonder if anyone can suggest of short list of
those most likely to monkeywrench my efforts. As far as I'm concerned if
anything has made the hotspot (or any other optional feature) unusable
then that switch should be ghosted, something I have never seen it do.

    The one which bit me was an unexpected data limit, specifically for
the hotspot.
    As you have a Sumsung - *always* mention your brand, model and Android
version -, I probably can give you somewhat specific instructions:
    Settings -> Connections -> Mobile Hotspot and Thethering -> Mobile
Hotspot -> Configure -> Advanced -> Set mobile data limit
    HTH.

It's a zFlip5, One-UI-6.1.1 & Android-14 (what's the diffeence beteween 1UI and Android?) Provider data limit is high, phone data limit and phone data-warning are OFF. What I meant was that after initial setup and launch, with no data limit reached and internet connection working very nicely, one or more OTHER settings eventally cause the hot-spot to stop connectiong to the internet. That at least is what I suspect because at such times a factory reset fixes the problem. If I can flag any such settings then I might be able to manage them.