Set up a mobile hotspot

Check your wireless plan to see if it includes mobile hotspot use. Learn how to upgrade your plan if it doesn’t, or how to set up your device if it does.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

Make sure you’re on a compatible data plan

Use your compatible smartphone or tablet with these plans:

AT&T unlimited plans: AT&T Unlimited Elite^SM, AT&T Unlimited Extra^SM, AT&T Unlimited &More Premium^SM, AT&T Unlimited Enhanced Plus^SM, and AT&T Unlimited Plus
AT&T 4GB^SM
All AT&T Mobile Share^® plans
AT&T PREPAID^SM monthly plans: $75, $65, $50, $45, $35, and multi-month plans.

Check your current plan

Do one of the following:
- From att.com/myatt, select View my plan.
- From att.com/prepaid, select Plans.
Choose See plan details or Plan details.
Look for Mobile hotspot.
- Is it there? Great! You're good to go.
- Don’t see it? Your current plan doesn’t support hotspots. Close Plan details and look for plans that do. Have AT&T PREPAID? Go to Add-Ons to check.

Upgrade to a compatible plan

Go to Update your plan.
Select Change plan and choose a compatible data plan:
- AT&T Unlimited Elite
- AT&T Unlimited Extra
- AT&T 4GB
Follow the prompts to upgrade.

Use a capable device

Most of our smartphones and tablets work as mobile hotspots. A mobile hotspot provides a secure internet connection for other devices through Wi-Fi^®, Bluetooth^®, or a USB cable.

Other hotspot options

You can also take your internet connection on the go—no smartphone required. Check out our lineup of AT&T mobile hotspot devices.
Want to turn your vehicle into a Wi-Fi hotspot? Discover AT&T in-car Wi-Fi