Hotspot Won’t Work when Connecting? Here’s How to Fix

What to Do when Hotspot Doesn’t Work

Getting online is easy nowadays – you can do that almost everywhere: from school, work, airport, or even from a coffee shop, you can be online. Most public locations even let you go access the internet with no cost. Yes, free internet at your fingertips!

But sometimes you connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot and you see that there’s no Internet connection. So why does sometimes the hotspot not work? And, most importantly, what can you do to access the internet in this situation? Read below to see the easiest way to do this.

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Why Some Hotspots Won’t Work as They Should

When you’re using a Wi-Fi hotspot connection, you’re connecting to a wireless network. Due to how such connections work, there could be some common issues that can appear: 

  • Intermittent connectivity – a wireless connection can often be easily affected by interference. The position of the wireless router can greatly affect coverage and the strength of your signal in relationship with your device.
  • Slow connectivity due to high number of connected devices – connecting to a public Wi-Fi or any wireless connection that has plenty of users? Your internet speed can certainly be affected. Especially if some of the users consume bandwidth with activities like downloading or streaming.
  • Can’t connect to a hotspot – there are times that you will not be able to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot. One of the most common problems is a hardware related problem in which the router is not accepting your device. 

[SOLVED] Hotspot Won’t Work – Use Multiple Connections

A simple restart of the router (or the device that runs the hotspot) can fix the problem of hotspots that won’t work. You can do this in your own home or with your personal hotspot device. However, sometimes this is not enough. The internet connection might be itself affected, and you can’t fix that on your own.

Another potential solution is to use more powerful wireless hardware. Most of the high-end routers can have capabilities to allow you to be connected to a network more reliably and can tend to have a higher signal output. When your signal is higher, your connection to the network can be faster and more reliable. But, unfortunately, you can only do this at home – you can’t actually force coffee shop owners or airports to buy better hardware. 

So, what can you do to get online when your hotspot won’t work? One solution would be to use your cellular data. But then you won’t know when Wi-Fi is back so you can connect to the hotspot and save your mobile traffic.

There’s a software app smart enough to let you combine a Wi-Fi hotspot connection and your cellular data. And it knows when a connection is down so shifts traffic to the other connection until working again. Plus – it also encrypts your traffic so you get total online privacy. 

Meet Speedify – the fast bonding VPN software! Speedify uses channel bonding and VPN technology at the same time to get you more reliable, faster and more secure connectivity

Fix Wi-Fi Hotspot Connection Issues with Speedify

Speedify is the only solution that protects you from disconnects when the hotspots you connect to don’t work. It’s a unique app that solves both security and slow speed concerns. By using channel bonding technology, Speedify can combine all available Internet connections simultaneously. On your smartphone, that’s your Wi-Fi and celluar data. On your computer, that’s any number and type of connections.

You will be protected from compromised Wi-Fi networks. Speedify also keeps your data safe from prying eyes of hackers, ISPs, and even the hosts of the network. With Speedify you are ready to browse the Internet securely, without having to sacrifice speed.

Stay safe using Speedify fast bonding VPN on public Wi-Fi networks. You will be able to enjoy using public networks for work or fun. And you won’t be putting your data at risk. Use Speedify to fix any hotspot problems!

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