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How to Turn your Motorola Droid 3 smartphone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot

Sep 1, 2011 05:40 PM

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There are so many different devices today that have Wi-Fi capabilities--notebooks, handheld gaming devices, tablets, and more. Why not share some of the 3G and 4G internet that streams into your Motorola Droid 3 with the other electronics you carry with you? You can turn your Verizon Wireless Droid 3 smartphone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot using the mobile hotspot menu on the android phone.

The hotspot functionality on the mobile phone does tend to drain the battery, so be careful.

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