In plain English
It is the data limit for letting other devices use a mobile plan’s internet connection. It refers to the shareable part of the plan’s data, up to the maximum set by the plan.
In context
Here, “hotspot allowance” names the plan’s maximum data amount that may be used to share its internet connection with other devices.
- Situation
- Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
- What it communicates
- labels the shareable-data amount in the plan details.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not state how much plan data is available for uses other than sharing.
Examples
“The plan includes 50 GB of data but only a 10 GB hotspot allowance.”
“After tethering the tablet for a day, her hotspot allowance was nearly gone.”