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soybeans

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#293851 17-Feb-2022 11:45
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Hi there, I was wondering why the speeds when hotspotting from a phone to a laptop (eg iphone to mac) the download and upload speeds are significantly slower than when just using data normally. Is this because isps throttle hotspots because they'd usually use more data than a phone?


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  #2870314 17-Feb-2022 13:04
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We [Spark] don't do different speeds for the tethered traffic vs handset traffic  (i.e. it will be full speed or limited speed depending on plan, etc). Most likely the way the computer connects to the phone - sometimes it's bluetooth (Very slow) or only 2.4GHz WiFi (slow). Cable or ensuring it has 5GHz hotspot support may yield a better result.





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