Although most of us have Wi-Fi at home, and Wi-Fi in hotels and coffee shops is commonplace, you may still encounter situations where your iPad cannot connect to the Internet.
As long as you have an iPhone, you can share its data connection with your iPad through a process called tethering.
The instructions in this article are for devices running iOS 8 or later.
You have to adjust some settings on your iPhone to get your tablet online.
Open your iPhone's Settings app.
Select a cellular network .
Click on Personal Hotspot .
In the next menu, find "Personal Hotspot" and tap the switch next to it to On/Green.
This option may also be called "Allow others to join."
The Wi-Fi network shares its name with your phone, and the password is located next to the Wi-Fi password on the same screen.
To change your password, click your existing password, enter your new password, and click Done .
Connect your iPad to a hotspot the same way you connect it to any other Wi-Fi network. Find your phone's name in the network list and enter the passcode on your iPhone.
Your telco may charge you a monthly fee for device tethering, but most providers now offer the service for free on most limited plans. Since you're pulling from a fixed amount of data, providers tend to not care how you use it.
Some providers like AT&T charge extra for unlimited plans, while others like T-Mobile will slow down your internet speed if tethering exceeds high limits.
It's best to check with your carrier to see if it charges additional tethering fees. Regardless, tethering will use up some of your allocated bandwidth, so yes, it will cost money, as you may need to purchase additional bandwidth if you exceed the maximum.
