Difference between hotspot and tethering

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What's the difference between hotspot and tethering?

I think they're similar words, but there are people who distinguish them as if they're exactly different, so it's confusing.


  712 3   7 years ago

pu1. To be exact, hotspots are a type of tethering. Tethering is a larger category


2017-12-26

pu2. There are three types of tethering: USB tethering, Wi-Fi tethering, and Bluetooth tethering. Wi-Fi tethering = hotspot. You can look at it like this


2017-12-26

pu3. I see. Thank you for letting me know!


2017-12-26


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