![]() Network Requirements & Troubleshooting Hotspot ConnectionĪlthough most mobile service providers allow creating hotspot access by default, make sure that your mobile plan supports hotspot and you have not topped your mobile data limits You’d be surprised how quickly this can use up all your data for the month. PS! With a data usage limit on your mobile plan, streaming movies or videos (e.g Youtube) is pretty much out of the equation. You will then at least get an estimation of what to expect for future gaming sessions. If your mobile data is limited and you plan to play online games, I would recommend you to do a test session (10-15 minutes) and measure the data usage for the specific game. I measured the data use when playing Rec Room and based on my test, It was using about 350 MB for an hour’s worth of play. When it comes to playing online games with your Quest / Quest 2, the data usage will of course vary from game to game. You can find more information about different game install sizes from this article. For example, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, one of the largest games for the Quest, is around 8 GB. When installing games using a mobile hotspot, then do take into account that game/app installation file sizes might vary from ~50 MB up to several gigabytes. If that is the case for you as well, you are quite certainly interested in how much data do the Oculus Quest and Quest 2 headsets actually use. Mobile plans often have a weekly/monthly limit regarding how much mobile data you can use (after which the mobile data speed is capped). This article from describes how to set up hotspots for iPhone and Android devices. If you are unsure how to create a mobile hotspot on your specific phone, just google “ + create hotspot”. Let’s dive into the topic in a bit more detail.ĭoes it Matter if You have an iPhone or an Android-Based Device?Īs long as you have a smartphone that is capable of creating a hotspot, it doesn’t matter which brand mobile phone you use.Īny iPhone (iOS), Samsung, Xiaomi, or other Android-based devices will be able to create a mobile hotspot that both the Oculus Quest and Quest 2 headsets can use like any other WiFI network. Just make sure your mobile plan allows hotspot access and you have decent signal strength when creating the WiFi network for your headset to use. The short answer is that yes, you can use a mobile hotspot for the Oculus Quest / Quest 2 headsets. This might raise a question for many modern-day VR enthusiasts – Can you connect and use Oculus Quest / Quest 2 headset with a mobile hotspot connection? Sometimes, however, you just might not have access to a dedicated home internet connection and must rely on mobile data to get things done. In our modern world, internet connection is available pretty much anywhere in the world.
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