Tech Tips for Non-Tech People!
Original Air Date: May 23, 2018
In-Flight Wi-Fi 'Hack'
Making use of a Wi-Fi connection on airplanes is pretty commonplace these days as virtually every airline offers a connection, making long flights more productive.
But keep in mind that everyone else on the flight is sharing your same connection, so it’s never going to be a very fast pipe, but it’s generally better than going without it.
Since we tend to travel with a lot of devices, it’s nice to connect them all the same time, but who wants to pay an extra charge for each gadget?
When you’re in that situation, remember that a laptop can easily be turned into a wifi hotspot so you can share that expensive connection to the rest of your devices.
Mac and Windows computers both have the ability to use Internet-connection sharing so you can also connect to Wi-Fi on your smartphone and tablet for the price of one device.
It’s not just useful on airplanes because many places will charge you by the device for their Internet connection, like a hotel.
Windows users may find that the built-in tool is a bit too complicated, so their’s an easier alternative in an app called ‘Connectify Hotspot’.
You can learn more here:
Mac - http://imore.com/how-turn-your-macs-internet-connection-wifi-hotspot-internet-sharing
Windows - http://howtogeek.com/112050/how-to-turn-your-windows-8-laptop-into-a-wireless-access-point
Connectify Hotspot - http://www.connectify.me/hotspot