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How to Connect a Fire Stick to a Mobile Hotspot

Use your mobile data connection to stream on your Fire Stick

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What to Know

First, enable the mobile hotspot on your phone, or turning on your mobile hotspot device. Next, on your Fire Stick: Gear icon > Network > Your mobile hotspot, then enter the password, select Connect. This article explains how to connect a Fire Stick to a mobile hotspot device or a phone set up as a Wi-Fi hotspot.

How Do You Connect a Fire Stick to a Mobile Hotspot

If your phone is capable of creating a mobile hotspot, or you have a dedicated mobile hotspot device, you can connect your Fire Stick to its signal. While this is a good option if you don’t have any other internet access, or you’re traveling, your mobile hotspot will use a lot of data when connected to a Fire Stick. If you don’t have unlimited data on your phone or dedicated hotspot device, then make sure to monitor your usage closely when you're streaming or you could run out of data while traveling. Here’s how to connect a Fire Stick to a mobile hotspot:
Enable the hotspot on your phone, or turn on your mobile hotspot device. Not sure how to enable your phone's hotspot function? Here's how: iPhone: How to set up the mobile hotspot on an iPhone. Android: How to turn on the mobile hotspot on Android. Connect your Fire Stick to a TV, and switch to the appropriate input. From the Fire Stick home screen, select the gear icon. Select Network. Select your mobile hotspot network. If you don’t see your mobile hotspot listed, make sure it’s on and then select See All Networks. Enter the password for your mobile hotspot. Select Connect. Your Fire Stick will connect to your mobile hotspot.

Will My Fire Stick Work With My Mobile Hotspot

Your Fire Stick will work with your mobile hotspot the same way it works with your home Wi-Fi network, with one exception. If your mobile hotspot connection isn’t fast enough, you won’t be able to stream, or you will experience excessive buffering. If your mobile connection doesn’t provide consistent download speeds of at least 3 Mbps, it won’t work very well with your Fire Stick. If you want to stream in high definition, then your mobile connection needs to provide download speeds of at least 5Mbps. If your connection is faster than that, then your Fire Stick will work with your mobile hotspot.

Why Doesn t My iPhone Hotspot Work With My Fire Stick

Your iPhone hotspot should work with your Fire Stick as long as your connection is fast enough. If it is, but you see a connection error, then you may need to manually configure the Wi-Fi connection on your Fire Stick. Here’s how to manually set up a Fire Stick connection to an iPhone hotspot:
Enable the hotspot on your iPhone. On your Fire Stick home screen, select the gear icon. Select Network. Highlight the iPhone mobile hotspot connection, and press the menu icon on your remote to forget the connection. Select Join Other Network. Enter the SSID of your iPhone hotspot. The SSID is the name of the hotspot, i.e. (your name)’s iPhone Select Advanced. Enter 172.20.10.4 as the IP address. Enter 172.20.10.1 as the Gateway. Set the prefix length to 28. Enter 8.8.8.8 as the DNS. Leave the second DNS field blank. Select Connect. If you still see a connection error, you may need to update your Fire Stick. FAQ How do I connect a Fire Stick remote? First, make sure the Fire Stick you're paring the remote to is connected to a TV. Then, press and hold the Home button on the new remote. How do I connect a Fire Stick to Wi-Fi without the remote? If you've misplaced your remote, you can still connect your Fire Stick to the internet and do anything else the remote would do. The easiest way is with the Fire TV app, which includes control functions. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Fix It When a Tablet Won’t Connect to a Mobile Hotspot How to Connect a Smart TV to a Mobile Hotspot How to Fix It When a Fire Stick Is Not Loading How to Fix It When Mobile Data Is Not Working How to Connect Chromecast to Hotel Wi-Fi How to Fix It When Fire Stick Keeps Optimizing How to Connect Chromecast to a Mobile Hotspot How to Connect a Hotspot to a Laptop How to Cast to Fire Stick From an Android Phone How to Watch NFL Games on Firestick: Free or Paid (and All Legal) How to Connect Fire Stick to Hotel Wi-Fi Without Remote How to Pair a Fire Stick Remote How to Connect Fire Stick to Hotel Wi-Fi How to Connect Your PC to Your Mobile Hotspot Can You Mirror an iPhone to a Fire Stick? Yes, Here's How How to Install YouTube TV on Fire Stick Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies