topic Re: Hotspot to IPad not working in Mobile Data

Hotspot to IPad not working

Ajbajb98 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:39:44 GMT

I have an iPhone and an iPad and my iPad can’t connect to my phones hotpost and I’m convinced this is to do with EE.

I can connect my laptop to my IPhone, it’s just the iPad I can’t.

I have used a travel sim in my iPhone before and then I could connect to the iPad so I know it’s EE related.

I’ve done all the standard stuff, togged on/off airplane mode, restarted devices and reset network settings but just won’t connect. It can see the hotspot but just fails to connect. I even tried to connect with Bluetooth and same issue.

Re: Hotspot to IPad not working

Northerner — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:25:07 GMT

Hi @Ajbajb98

Are you on EE PAYG or pay monthly contract.
Are you in the UK.
Have you entered the correct password when connecting to your hotspot.

Thanks

Re: Hotspot to IPad not working

Peter_W — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:57:41 GMT

Welcome to the Community, @Ajbajb98

This is definitely a strange one, and I can't think of any immediate reason the iPad specifically wouldn't work via hotspot on our network.

I have an iPad myself and never faced any issues using the personal hotspot from my EE connection.

If you haven't already, I'd recommend checking out Apple's troubleshooting page on this.

Peter