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iPhone as a 3G modem for Laptop.

  • 11-08-2009 4:27pm
    #1
    RossN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭


    Is it possible to connect your iPhone to your laptop in such a way as to get internet connection on the laptop?

    Cheers.
    Ross.


Comments

  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Google "[your model] + tethering"


  • #3
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    You can do it without jailbreaking. Go to http://help.benm.at/help.php on your iPhone and select your operator. Warning 3.0 only.


  • #4
    RossN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭RossN


    Thanks. If I can fix my Wifi, this'll be the one. Cheers.
    Thanks dmcg90, but I think that one is for O2 users only....


  • #5
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    Oh I didn't know that, try this http://www.jellysms.com/blog/enable-internet-tethering-with-your-iphone-in-2-minutes-on-o2-ireland-with-30-gm/ it has o2, 3 amongst others. Again you don't have to jailbreak it, and it's 3.0 only.


  • #6
    CivilEx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭CivilEx


    RossN wrote: »
    Is it possible to connect your iPhone to your laptop in such a way as to get internet connection on the laptop?

    Cheers.
    Ross.
    If you're not into messing with carrier files and the like, I can recommend an APP called PDANet from Cydia. Very robust and works 100%.


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  • #7
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    RossN wrote: »
    Is it possible to connect your iPhone to your laptop in such a way as to get internet connection on the laptop?

    Cheers.
    Ross.

    At the moment you can (jellysms.com/blog, etc) but not for much longer. This will be defeated in v3.1 of the OS.

    So, fill your boots.


  • #8
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    Heard about 3.1 breaking it, won't be updating then! What's to say though that the carrier files could be changed and tethering working again when
    3.1 comes out?


  • #9
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    dmcg90 wrote: »
    Heard about 3.1 breaking it, won't be updating then! What's to say though that the carrier files could be changed and tethering working again when
    3.1 comes out?

    Who knows?


  • #10
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    culabula wrote: »
    Who knows?

    I would of thought with the 3.1 developer preview out they would of tried to get tethering working again.


  • #11
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    dmcg90 wrote: »
    I would of thought with the 3.1 developer preview out they would of tried to get tethering working again.

    Maybe not all developers are that interested in tethering. Besides, it's been through 4 betas, they might break it again in the 5th. Probably best to wait and see.

    Will never understand what the big deal is anyway, you can "tether" with any bog-standard BT Nokia in under a minute.


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