Hotspot on my Pixel 9a suddenly changed to NAT 3
Hi everyone,
I'm dealing with a frustrating problem. I use my Pixel 9a (with Telus plan obviously) to Hotspot my PlayStation Portal. It has worked fine until about a month ago, when it kept giving me errors when trying to connect to my PS5 (just says "something went wrong"). My Portal recognizes the signal and connects, but when attempting to connect to the PS5 it gives the error.
From what I can gather, it's because the NAT type has changed to Type 3 which is restrictive. You can check this on the Portal. I do remember it being Type 2 in the past. I've tried a bit of troubleshooting but nothing has helped. Is there a way to force it back to Type 2?
Thanks
Posted Sep 24, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC