I did a quick search, but I could find an answer. If I set up my iPad 3 as a hotspot, does it have to be "awake" in order to function? Would I have to set Autolock to never?

Thanks,
Bill

I'm going to go with "No."

I don't have an active data account for the iPad, so I tried this on my iPhone. I activated the iPhone's hotspot feature and connected the iPad to that hotspot. Then, I put the phone to sleep (pressed the button on the top. The connection is still active and I was still able to access the Internet (among other things - I also tried the App Store ... no problems).

So, given that it works fine when the iPhone is asleep, I see no reason why it wouldn't work the same if you were using the iPad to provide the hotspot.

Marilyn

Thanks for the reply. I suspected that was the case.

Bill