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hotspot usage

Hotspot usage is the amount of mobile-network data used when a phone or other device shares its internet connection with another device by tethering.

In plain English

This is data used by another device through one device's mobile connection. It measures the mobile-network data consumed while that connection is being shared by tethering.

In context

Here, it labels the amount of mobile-network data used on that line while its connection was shared with another device by tethering.

Situation
Reading telecom bills, usage, overage, credits, contract period, and payment status
What it communicates
labels data used through hotspot or tethering on the line.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not cover all data use on the line; it refers only to data used while the connection was shared by tethering.

Examples

“Streaming music on the phone used data, but only the tablet's downloads counted as hotspot usage.”

Core meaning

“After he tethered his laptop on the train, his hotspot usage on that line rose by 2 GB.”

In context

  • mobile data usage Broader Term

    This covers data use on the mobile line in general, including data used for tethering.

  • tethering data usage Near Synonym

    Both refer to the amount of mobile-network data used while a connection is shared with another device.