Can the Xbox be used as a hotspot?

Hello, Joel B. I'm Arturo, a community user like you, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

I regret to inform you, but Xbox consoles can't be used as hotspots/repeaters. Therefore, it's not possible to do what you're asking for.

Instead, you may want to consider getting a Wi-Fi repeater/extender.

Regards,

Arturo.

If your mobile data plan includes the hotspot feature, you can turn on the phone's wi-fi hotspot, and then connect the Xbox to that hotspot as if it were any other wi-fi router. But be aware that most plans have a limit on how much data you can use to tether,
and the Xbox would probably use a lot.

If your Xbox can connect to your Hotspot, the game should download. Do be warned though that if you're using a Mobile Hotspot, downloading games can eat through your data.

You could also start a VPN.

Also could use a hotspot service on your laptop. In which, you would connect to a hotel wifi on your laptop, broadcast your wifi signal out using a hotspot app. Then connect your xbox to the said hotspot from your computer. Then you can sustain connection
to Xbox Live.

Getting a hotspot to work with an xbox can be really tricky, most hotspots do not have the configuration settings of a standard router. You could be having issues with DNS or DHCP

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/connecting-my-xbox-to-my-mobile-hotspot/589d9e0c-93eb-4ffd-9f8b-c8243e63a2a1