cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
The Zoom Community will be placed in read-only mode January 9th, 2026 through January 22nd, 2026 to deliver you a new and improved community experience!

The community will still be accessible, however, the creation of any new discussions or replies will be temporarily unavailable. We appreciate your patience during this time.

Using Zoom with wifi hotspot?

alexmsilb
Newcomer
Newcomer

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

2 REPLIES 2

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