There is a way to enable hot-spot feature without root. I take no credit for the actual finding of the hack but here it is
Go to
Settings
Mobile data
Access point names
Internet
Scroll to apn type
Erase the last and replace with dun
Restart phone
Enjoy
Go to
Settings
Mobile data
Access point names
Internet
Scroll to apn type
Erase the last and replace with dun
Restart phone
Enjoy