iPhone Carrier Update

john__long

Just plugged my Vodafone iPhone (obtained from IOS) into iTunes.

Was prompted to download a carrier update.

When I did, I found that official tethering was enabled! On VODAFONE!

cojomo2

john__long wrote: »

Just plugged my Vodafone iPhone (obtained from IOS) into iTunes.

Was prompted to download a carrier update.

When I did, I found that official tethering was enabled! On VODAFONE!

no surprise there, voda offer tethering, but you will pay silly money for it unless you have subscribed to their tethering add on..very very silly money, so be very careful...

G-Money

Is this ok to download? I'm using an unlocked (hacked with Blackrain) iPhone 3GS running 3.1.2 and I don't want to lose my unlock?

Stuxnet

grandmaster wrote: »

Is this ok to download? I'm using an unlocked (hacked with Blackrain) iPhone 3GS running 3.1.2 and I don't want to lose my unlock?

yes you'll be grand,

john__long

I didn't know they were gonna enable it.

I stopped monitoring Vodafone forums due to a *massive* influx of whiners demanding that IOS call them immediately.

Such an overblown sense of entitlement!

Anywho, I've been using iProxy from GitHub to tether. Works ok. Must investigate these tethering plans. See if they are any good!

guil

be very careful with tetherin, somone was charged nearly 30 quid for doin a speedtest while tethered with o2

jpfahy

Off topic I know but do Vodafone iPhones have Visual Voicemail? O2 never implemented it.

guil

i dont think so

garlad

Just updated my iphone 3gs. See the new tethering option, but cant see my network settings screen anymore:

settings => General => Network => Cellular Data Network

Anyone else?

guil

Turn off the phone and turn it on again

blaz

garlad wrote: »

Just updated my iphone 3gs. See the new tethering option, but cant see my network settings screen anymore:

settings => General => Network => Cellular Data Network

Anyone else?

You won't see it as the Carrier Update disables it.

blaz

guil wrote: »

Turn off the phone and turn it on again

That won't do anything. The Carrier Update disables editing the APN settings.

garlad

Confirmed, turning it off and on does nothing.
No real need to see/edit these though I suppose?

Simon201

But if this carrier update means you cant edit the APN settings, are people not going to be in the situation that happened previously? Weren't there reports of peoples' iPhones making some kind of network data connections, and using credit etc when they didn't think they were really doing anything on the phones?

guil

blaz wrote: »

That won't do anything. The Carrier Update disables editing the APN settings.

must be just with voda then, ya can edit the apn but the tetherin apn is hidden with 02, i couldnt see the option to turn tetherin on or off till i restarted the phone

TANGLEWOOD

Had settings set up in Cellular Data for MMS messaging but still didn't send. I then installed new update on itunes and now have no Cellular Data and still cant send mms messages. Any ideas?

Iomega Man

garlad wrote: »

Just updated my iphone 3gs. See the new tethering option, but cant see my network settings screen anymore:

settings => General => Network => Cellular Data Network

Anyone else?

Same here..on 8GB 3G

guil

all i can say is try a restore, maybe there was a problem with the carrier file bein updated

blacknight83

hi guys, dont want to start a new thread so ill ask my question here!
if you download the carrier update for a vodafone iphone what will the dafault connection be? live or isp/hs? reason i ask is i have the isp promo add on and thinking it may now be using live via carrier update?

guil

best thing is to ask on the vodafone forum or else ring them, i'm wiht 02 so cant help, sorry

TANGLEWOOD

Thanks Guil. I actually did that last night and I did get the file back but even with settings for MMS were put in it didn't work. There appears to be problems alright with update and also apparently it is important that you have a 128 Sim Card with Iphone. Vodafone are in undated with calls with this problem. I am at the moment holding for support for the last 20 mins and still holding! Hopefully when I get through they will solve the problem. I will post answer if it can be done without their help once I find out.

Thanks again for your reply.

TANGLEWOOD

According to Support on Vodafone DO NOT INSTALL THIS UPDATE which is coming up. Now they are saying I will have restore phone again. Basically they don't seem know what its about. This is painful with Vodafone I have to restore the phone again. DO NOT THIS UPDATE.