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Accessing the Internet on my MacBook through my iPhone?

I hear it's possible, when away from a wifi connection, to use the wifi (or Bluetooth?) capabilities of my MacBook pro to connect to the Internet via my iPhone's 3G network, but can't figure this out. ("tethering"?). Doable?

sharonc asked in Tech Support 6 months ago | Report

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    Yes, it's possible and very easy if you do it the proper way. Just go into Settings -> General -> Network -> Set up Personal Hotspot. The phone will prompt you to call AT&T or Verizon to set up a tethering plan, which runs around $30 a month.

    Doing it without paying for it is not terribly hard, but it is getting more and more difficult to get around the carriers themselves. You'll need to jailbreak your phone, which, if you're not running anything before iOS 5 is easy (the iOS 5 jailbreak isn't out yet if you upgraded with a non-hacked firmware package). Then you just buy a jailbreak tethering app.

    However, AT&T and Verizon have both started cracking down on unauthorized tethering, and if you do tether they'll just sign you up for a tethering plan. There is one jailbreak tethering app that claims to get around this (http://junefabrics.com/iphone/index.php) but I haven't looked into it that much as I de-jailbroke my iPhone with iOS 5.

    Lilting Missive answered in Tech Support 6 months ago | Report
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    Who is your carrier? It costs extra to do this through AT&T and make sure your data plan is unlimited or you will have a crazy bill. There may be other options if you crack your phone but if you do it legit you will have to contact your carrier ( it's pricier than getting the internet at your house and it's another monthly fee for slower acess. When I found out the details it didn't seem worth the cost. Lame)

    sublevelthree answered in Tech Support 6 months ago | Report
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