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Using Zoom with wifi hotspot?

alexmsilb
Listener

Hi,

I've been using Zoom from home but now I have to go into an office with no wifi one day a week, using Zoom for 6 hours. Will using my iphone as a hotspot provide consistent quality? Would using a hotspot device be better? I'm a psychotherapist, so I need to have a consistent signal.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Alex

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Rupert
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

Hi @alexmsilb ,

 

This will depend on a number of factors.

 

Primarily, what the mobile network coverage is like in your office, and whether the data plan on your iPhone provides high-speed data to tethered/hot-spotted devices (some do, some don't).

 

If you have good coverage, and high-speed tethering on your iPhone plan, then it could work satisfactorily.

 

I would recommend tethering to your iPhone over USB, though, to get the most stable connection - and to keep the phone charged.

 

I dedicated hotspot with a USB connection might be just a little more of a robust solution though. You could pick a hotspot on the network with the best coverage for your location. Still try to pick a hotpot that supports a USB connection for tethering though.

 

If it is mission-critical, I would use a hotspot. Your iPhone could then be a backup - so at least you would have options.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Rupert

Hi @alexmsilb 

 

I Accept what @Rupert  says

 

Sachindu Chamika