How to Use iPhone 6 as Personal Hotspot Modem

iPhone 6 personal hotspot is a feature through which sharing the iPhone internet connection to other device such as iPad mini, iPad air, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 etc through WiFi, Bluetooth or a USB cable. To use iPhone 6 as modem, the device should be connected to the internet over the cellular data network. We will lean to use iPhone 6 as Personal Hotspot modem.

How to Use iPhone 6 as Modem

Note: This feature may not be available with all carriers. Additional fees may apply. Contact your carrier for more information.

To share the data  connection of iPhone 6 with other devices, first you need to enable the personal hotspot. For that follow the steps given below.
Go to Settings> Cellular, and then tap Personal Hotspot to enable it.
After you turn on Personal Hotspot, other devices can connect in the following ways:

  • Wi-Fi:On the device, choose your iPhone from the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
  • USB:Connect iPhone to your computer using the cable that came with it. In your computer’s Network Preferences, choose iPhone and configure the network settings.
  • Bluetooth: On iPhone, go to Settings> Bluetooth, then turn on Bluetooth. To pair and connect iPhone with your Bluetooth device, refer to the documentation that came with your device.

Note 2:
When a device is connected, a blue band appears at the top of the iPhone screen. The Personal Hotspot icon appears in the status bar of iOS devices using Personal Hotspot.

How to Change the Wi-Fi password for iPhone.


  • Go to Settings>Personal Hotspot> Wi-Fi Password,
  • then enter a password of at least 8 characters
Using the iPhone 6 tethering through Personal hotspot is very simple. There one more option through cydia app store app called TetherMe.

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