Where to find hotspots

It means you'll be able to locate a hotspot even if you don't have a phone or internet signal. Wefi is another free Wi-Fi finder for Android and iPhone. It offers access to millions of hotspots around the world.

As you'd expect, all the points are clearly laid out on a map and easy to locate. Other features include a filter that lets you narrow your search results, plus a vibrant community that shares passwords and other tips for each location. Wi-Fi Master Key follows a similar mold to the two previous apps: open the app, hit the search button, and you'll see a list of all the nearby Wi-Fi spots that other users have shared.

Locations are available all over the globe. The app will not reveal any of your Wi-Fi passwords; everything is encrypted automatically. If you're working on a desktop computer and want to find places with Wi-Fi near you, it might make sense to use a web app rather than your operating system's native Wi-Fi tool. Wi-Fi Space is one such web app to help you find Wi-Fi hotspots. The color-coded map helps you easily and quickly recognize free Wi-Fi green , private networks with known passwords yellow , and private networks with unknown passwords red.

When you load the site, the zoomable map displays at the top of the page. You can also search by city, either directly on the map or by using the location catalog. About new free Wi-Fi locations are added every week. To find free Wi-Fi, either enter a city in the search box or select a location from the list on the right-hand side of the page. These days, many restaurants offer free Wi-Fi. Some of the companies make it easy to know which of their branches offer Wi-Fi.

Starbucks, for example, lets you filter by the availability of Wi-Fi on its store locator. But even if you're not near a big chain, there are probably lots of smaller coffee shops near you with free Wi-Fi.

In any town or city, you can discover lots of public places with free Wi-Fi available. Thousands of Wi-Fi HotSpot locations are listed and new sites are added daily.

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The number of devices that can join your Personal Hotspot at one time depends on your carrier and iPhone model. If other devices have joined your Personal Hotspot using Wi-Fi, you can use only cellular data to connect to the Internet from the host device. Then verify the Wi-Fi password and name of the phone. Then tap the Wi-Fi network to join. If asked, enter the password for your Personal Hotspot.

Then on your Mac or PC, follow the manufacturer directions to set up a Bluetooth network connection. Learn more about using Personal Hotspot with Bluetooth.

To connect another iOS device, use Wi-Fi. Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes on your Mac or PC. If you see an alert that says tap " Trust This Computer?

Learn more about connecting a device to your iPhone or iPad's Personal Hotspot.