# Best laptop to use with Pop? **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussions\ **Created:** [January 27, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/best-laptop-to-use-with-pop/4543 "2022-01-27T15:32:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DianeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@DianeF](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/DianeF)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/best-laptop-to-use-with-pop/4543/1 "2022-01-27T15:32:20Z")
I don’t have a good mobile signal inside my house so I can’t use my iPhone with Pop. So frustrating as the impression I had when I bought it was that it would work with wifi but of course it does not. So frustrating!! My old laptop is too old and it won’t work with it. So I think I will have to buy a new laptop so I can use Pop. Any recommendations? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Johan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Johan](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/Johan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/best-laptop-to-use-with-pop/4543/2 "2022-01-28T07:50:46Z")
Diane, you do not need wifi in your house. Open a hotspot on your phone, look for the instructions in the manual. Success. ---
**Author:** ![JeffLindstrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@JeffLindstrom](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/JeffLindstrom)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/best-laptop-to-use-with-pop/4543/3 "2022-01-29T11:16:32Z")
Some phones require an active Internet connection in order to set up a Hotspot, but not all (this is for Android; I have not experimented with iPhone). I was able to set up a Hotspot on my (as yet unregistered) cell phone because it did not have a SIM card in it. Turn off your phone, remove the SIM card and power it up again to see if you can set up a Hotspot. Alternatively, you could try resetting your phone as described in this link: [https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250631788](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250631788) ---
**Author:** ![JeffLindstrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@JeffLindstrom](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/JeffLindstrom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/best-laptop-to-use-with-pop/4543/4 "2022-03-18T08:32:19Z")
> [@Johan](#): > > you do not need wifi in your house. Open a hotspot on your phone Because the purpose of a Hotspot is to share an internet data connection, certain phones will not set up a hotspot if they do not have an internet connection. I was able to get around this on my phone by removing my SIM card (I don’t know why the firmware was written that way; we just have to go with it). ---
**Author:** ![Johan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Johan](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/Johan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/best-laptop-to-use-with-pop/4543/5 "2022-03-18T10:09:58Z")
Hi Jeff, I need to switch off wifi before I can open a hotspot. Android. I suppose that via the hotspot e.g. a tablet can reach internet. For POP the function is to connect the app on the mobile phone with the scanner. No need to enter internet. Regards, Jo ---
**Author:** ![JeffLindstrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@JeffLindstrom](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/JeffLindstrom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/best-laptop-to-use-with-pop/4543/6 "2022-03-18T11:53:20Z")
> [@Johan](#): > > I need to switch off wifi before I can open a hotspot. Android. In Android, you switch off WiFi (which connects the phone to a router) and switch on Hotspot (which makes the phone into a router). If there is no data connection, then the Hotspot cannot perform its intended function, so some phones (I don’t know how many) prevent the Hotspot from being activated.