Question

Jason's cellphone company allows him to use his smartphone as a wireless hotspot with his laptop when traveling. Jason notices that if he runs a speed test from his smartphone, the cellular connection is 8761 kbps. If he runs the same speed test connection from his laptop which is connected to his cellphone over its wireless hotspot,the speed drops to 243 kbps. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for the drop in the speed test results?

Explanation
a) The smartphone's RFID signal is low
​b) The wireless hotspot feature is throttling the cellular connection speed
​c) The SSID for the wireless hotspot is not being broadcast
d) The laptop is out of range of the smartphone's hotspot

Answer 1

b) The wireless hotspot feature is throttling the cellular connection speed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The wireless hotspot feature allows phone to share cellular data with other network creating a Wi-Fi network. Cellular data is connected with other devices or laptops. Jason's cellphone company is allowing him to use his smart phone as a wireless hotspot with his laptop. He notices that cellular connection speed differs when he uses wireless hotspot with laptop. This is because hotspot is throttling cellular connection speed.