How to use my Samsung Galaxy S4 as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot

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You can use your Samsung Galaxy S4 as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. This lets you share your phone's Internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi.

Please note: When other devices use your Wi-Fi hotspot, they use data from your mobile service. Charges may apply.
1. Touch Apps.
2. Scroll to and touch Settings.
3. Touch More networks.
4. Scroll to and touch Tethering and Mobile hotspot.
5. Touch Mobile Hotspot.
6. Touch the Menu icon.
7. Touch Configure.
8. Delete the existing text and enter a name for your hotspot.
9. Touch Password.
10. Delete the existing text and enter a password for your hotspot.
11. Touch SAVE.
12. Touch Mobile Hotspot.
13. The portable Wi-Fi hotspot is now active. Other devices can connect to it using your network name (step 8) and password (step 10).