Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Gionee F9 Plus

Sharing the web connection of Gionee F9 Plus in wifi is an extremely practical feature on the Gionee F9 Plus. In fact, putting the Gionee F9 Plus in modem mode can help you to share the connection of the smartphone with your entourage or with your other devices. So, if you do not have a suitable Wifi access where you are, we will see on this page the technique to convert the Gionee F9 Plus into a wifi hotspot. We will first observe the technique to turn on and configure connection sharing. We will observe in a second section what is the connection sharing and what it signifies for the Gionee F9 Plus.Tethering-HotSpot-Gionee-F9-Plus

The method to share the Gionee F9 Plus connection

To turn your Gionee F9 Plus into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s incredibly simple. In fact, it’s simply required to perform two steps. The first is to enable connection sharing and the second is to set up the network. All you need to do is follow the two steps below.

Enable Internet Connection Sharing on Gionee F9 Plus

To share your Gionee F9 Plus internet connection, you will 1st have to enable connection sharing. To get this done, go to the Gionee F9 Plus Settings menu . When you’re there, you must go to Wireless and Networks , and then find the Internet Connection Sharing tab. You will then have 3 options available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when the Gionee F9 Plus is connected to a computer
  • Share by using phone bluetooth

If you have made your decision, you just have to test to activate the sharing of the Gionee F9 Plus connection. When ever it is active, you should observe a little icon show up in the notifications bar.

Configure Wifi connection sharing on Gionee F9 Plus

Now that you have set your Gionee F9 Plus in modem mode, you’ll have to set up the network so other devices can connect. Just those who have chosen Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the setup. To set up, click Via Wifi under Internet Connection Sharing. When you are there, go to Configure the Wi-Fi hotspot. When you are on this page, you may change the password to connect to the Gionee F9 Plus network. So, enter the security password which you have chosen and confirm. Finally, you may also change the network name if you wish.

Connect to the Gionee F9 Plus network

Now that the network is configured, you may connect to it with other devices. To get this done, you just have to bring your device and look for the Gionee F9 Plus network among the available WIFI networks. If you have found it, you can sign in using the password that you designed. And there you have a decent internet connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Gionee F9 Plus

To make it basic, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Gionee F9 Plus with other devices. So it’s ideal when you don’t have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Gionee F9 Plus. This enables you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Realize that Gionee F9 Plus’s connection share uses mobile data. This implies that the web usage you are using is deducted from your téléphone plan. So, it will be possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. So, after a certain limit, the Gionee F9 Plus hotspot wifi turn off.