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Can anyone recommend the best tethering app for a jailbroken iPhone 4?

by hop 16y ago

ronnier 16y ago
Once it's jailbroken, you don't need an app. Just install the correct "profile" and it enables tethering natively.
- tomkinstinch 16y ago
  Do you know if this will attract attention or fees from AT&T under their newly-priced tethering model?
  - ajg1977 16y ago
    Possibly. Until now AT&T have ignored (or been unable to detect) people who had artificially enabled tethering. Now that they have an official tethering plan,if they do have a way to detect unofficial tetherers then they may automatically add tethering to your account. This is similar to what happens if they detect you using a smartphone without a data plan.
    - whatusername 16y ago
      They charge you for just having a phone that can use data? Or they charge you because you are actually using data? If it's the first then it is crazy.
- spicyj 16y ago
  If I'm not mistaken, the unsigned configuration profile fix comes with the carrier unlock (not out for the iPhone 4 yet), not the jailbreak.
  - ajg1977 16y ago
    You're mistaken. I never unlocked my 3GS but had tethering enabled for most of the 3.x lifecycle.
    - spicyj 16y ago
      Well, in any case, installing the profile from http://m.peacefulinsanity.com/Tether.mobileconfig http://m.peacefulinsanity.com/Tether.mobileconfig didn't enable tethering on my 4.
    - sirn 16y ago
      I am pretty sure installing unsigned MobileConfig was disabled in 3.1.2. Maybe you already installed carrier update that has tethering enabled?
- hop 16y ago
  How do you change the profile? I don't see the tether option in Settings > General > Network
izak30 16y ago
I tried 'tether' just now, but it fails when you try to switch apps or if the phone locks.
blhack 16y ago
PDAnet works wonderfully for me. It's free, and it's really simple to set up. Install it, then create an ad hoc network on your computer. When you launch PDAnet, it's going to scan for available ad hocs; select the one you just created. At least on my apple machine, as soon as I connect, my box recognizes that the iPhone can be used as a gateway to the internet. Very slick :)
- WiseWeasel 16y ago
  Note that PDAnet is actually trialware, and the full SOCKS proxy functionality is only free for 14 days. After that, you just get port 80 forwarded, so nothing beyond HTTP will work on tethered devices.
  - blhack 16y ago
    I believe you're thinking of iPhonemodem (or something like that?)... I cannot find anything on pdanet that is asking me for money (this is why I uninstalled iphonemodem)
    - WiseWeasel 16y ago
      Nope, I'm talking about PDAnet. Check out their FAQ: http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/faq.php http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/faq.php
illumin8 16y ago
MyWi is the best tethering app. It turns your phone into a wifi access point. The other tethering apps require you to setup adhoc mode and are a major pain in the ass. MyWi makes your phone act like a 3g wireless hotspot and is pretty awesome. Install it through RockApp.
vinhboy 16y ago
if all else fails, try this: http://code.google.com/p/iphone-socks-proxy/ http://code.google.com/p/iphone-socks-proxy/

Can anyone recommend the best tethering app for a jailbroken iPhone 4?

by hop 16y ago

Can anyone recommend the best tethering app for a jailbroken iPhone 4?

ronnier 16y ago

Once it's jailbroken, you don't need an app. Just install the correct "profile" and it enables tethering natively.

tomkinstinch 16y ago
Do you know if this will attract attention or fees from AT&T under their newly-priced tethering model?
- ajg1977 16y ago
  Possibly. Until now AT&T have ignored (or been unable to detect) people who had artificially enabled tethering. Now that they have an official tethering plan,if they do have a way to detect unofficial tetherers then they may automatically add tethering to your account. This is similar to what happens if they detect you using a smartphone without a data plan.
  - whatusername 16y ago
    They charge you for just having a phone that can use data? Or they charge you because you are actually using data? If it's the first then it is crazy.
spicyj 16y ago
If I'm not mistaken, the unsigned configuration profile fix comes with the carrier unlock (not out for the iPhone 4 yet), not the jailbreak.
- ajg1977 16y ago
  You're mistaken. I never unlocked my 3GS but had tethering enabled for most of the 3.x lifecycle.
  - spicyj 16y ago
    Well, in any case, installing the profile from http://m.peacefulinsanity.com/Tether.mobileconfig http://m.peacefulinsanity.com/Tether.mobileconfig didn't enable tethering on my 4.
  - sirn 16y ago
    I am pretty sure installing unsigned MobileConfig was disabled in 3.1.2. Maybe you already installed carrier update that has tethering enabled?
hop 16y ago
How do you change the profile? I don't see the tether option in Settings > General > Network

izak30 16y ago

I tried 'tether' just now, but it fails when you try to switch apps or if the phone locks.

blhack 16y ago

PDAnet works wonderfully for me. It's free, and it's really simple to set up. Install it, then create an ad hoc network on your computer. When you launch PDAnet, it's going to scan for available ad hocs; select the one you just created. At least on my apple machine, as soon as I connect, my box recognizes that the iPhone can be used as a gateway to the internet. Very slick :)

WiseWeasel 16y ago
Note that PDAnet is actually trialware, and the full SOCKS proxy functionality is only free for 14 days. After that, you just get port 80 forwarded, so nothing beyond HTTP will work on tethered devices.
- blhack 16y ago
  I believe you're thinking of iPhonemodem (or something like that?)... I cannot find anything on pdanet that is asking me for money (this is why I uninstalled iphonemodem)
  - WiseWeasel 16y ago
    Nope, I'm talking about PDAnet. Check out their FAQ: http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/faq.php http://www.junefabrics.com/iphone/faq.php

illumin8 16y ago

MyWi is the best tethering app. It turns your phone into a wifi access point. The other tethering apps require you to setup adhoc mode and are a major pain in the ass. MyWi makes your phone act like a 3g wireless hotspot and is pretty awesome. Install it through RockApp.

vinhboy 16y ago

if all else fails, try this: http://code.google.com/p/iphone-socks-proxy/ http://code.google.com/p/iphone-socks-proxy/