FAQ

Fetch is productivity software that enables you to use your iPhone and Android’s Internet access on your Mac and Windows computers by connecting a charging cable.

Yep, you sure can. However, using public (and non-secure) WiFi opens your computer to all sorts of nasty security vulnerabilities from potential hackers. You risk things such as malware infections, ransomware attacks, privacy and data loss, even identity theft. Using Fetch instead of public WiFi and non-secure WiFi is arguably the most secure way to connect your computers to the Internet.

In fact, while your computer is connected to public and/or non-secure WiFi, your computer can be compromised by hackers who are connected to the same network. So think about coffee shops, restaurants, diners, hotels and other places that offer public WiFi. The safest alternative is simply to download and use Fetch.

Yep, you sure can. However, the Internet access speeds your computer will achieve through your Hotspot are, well – simply put – kinda crappy. When you use Fetch, the Internet speeds your computers will achieve are, well – simply put – frikkin incredible. You’ll swear it’s faster than WiFi.

Oh, and here’s another nugget. When you turn on your Hotspot, you create a wireless door though that opens up your smartphone and any computer connected to your Hotspot vulnerable to nasty hackers. Using Fetch doesn’t just merely close the door – it eliminates the door. The door does not exist. There is no spoon.

Yep, you sure can, but only if you are paying your phone carrier for a hotspot. Even then, you are still facing the same hotspot speed and bandwidth limitations.

If your computer(s) only connect to the Internet through use of a VPN, then your computer is secure. However, if you ever use those computer(s) while connected to the Internet while not using your VPN, then your computers are still vulnerable. Fetch does not need to supplant your company’s VPN. Instead, Fetch can be used while your computers are not connected using your VPN.

Yep, you sure can!

Ummmm, yes. That is exactly what we are saying. You don’t need to pay for or have a Hotspot for Fetch to work. We know. Groundbreaking stuff! Disruptive!

So very glad you asked. Fetch works perfectly, regardless of whether you are sitting at a Starbucks, sitting in your office, a passenger in your car, on a bus or train.

In fact…. our CEO tested Fetch on his iPhone while driving. He was streaming Netflix on his Microsoft Surface so his kids could watch something when their iPad batteries died. Flawless. Streaming Thor Ragnarok while driving about 60 MPH for 100 miles. He called our CTO after the drive and said “Ian, thank God for Fetch!”

As far as speed is concerned, works flawlessly. But here’s the interesting part. For now…. you can pay the airline for WiFi for your smartphone, and then use Fetch to connect your Windows computer, thereby getting Internet access on your smartphone and also on your computer. We know!! But this could be something temporary. Subject to change at any time. As of April 2019, it still works flawlessly. Enjoy!

Ummmm, hello McFly – remember the time that wireless Hotspots have security vulnerabilities? Yes, of course you do need to connect your smartphone to your computer in order for Fetch to work. But relax! Chances are you were going to connect your smartphone to your computer to keep it charged anyway. Duh.

Hell, yeah!! You can absolutely use your smartphone while using Fetch to connect your computer to the Internet. On the iPhone version, you should keep the Fetch app in the foreground when possible. If the computer is losing that loving-Fetch-signal feeling, you’ll get a notification on your computer to bring Fetch to the foreground.

Your computer’s Internet access will only be as strong as that of the smartphone with which you are using Fetch. Meaning, if your smartphone has no Internet access, neither will your computer (through Fetch).

Yep, Fetch is an efficient and inexpensive alternative for those with computers that have malfunctioning or broken WiFi adapters.