NEW... iPhone tethering on 3.1.2

[BlindSpoTT]

Yes apparently it is back, unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) you do have to jailbreak. but you do not have to pay for the app, and there is no extra setup with an adhoc... basically this app is supposed to give back the "stock" iPhone tethering options. and they claim it to be faster than PDAnet. it is an app called "MyWi", here is the link i found to read about it:

http://www.redmondpie.com/enable-tethering-on-iphone-3.1.2-jailbreak-firmware-iln456/

Currently i am in the process now of testing this. i have been using 3.0.1 with the old ipcc file 4.0 which allowed me to have MMS and tethering on the day MMS was activated. i am now updating to 3.1.2, and then i will be JBing with blackra1n (which i have also read has been much less laggy than recent other JBs).

here is the blackra1n link:

http://www.iphoneos3.com/?QtTfrgkV
...if this is not allowed please let me know i will remove it immediatly, i dont want to loose this whole post. i feel it is very useful and a lot of people have been waiting...

I will keep you posted on my progress...:dft003:coolkid

[BlindSpoTT]

ok so i just finished updating to 3.1.2, and i still had the options under settings>general>network>internet tethering. but as soon as i turned is on it disappeared. i am on carrier file 5.6

next step is JB

[Europa]

The mobileconfigs method for enabling tethering doesn't work on 3.1.x. If you have it working on an older firmware, the toggle disappears the first time you attempt to turn it on after updating. If you want tethering, you'll have to use Pdanet, which is available in Cydia. A few people here have reported that Pdanet isn't as fast, but currently there is no other option.

[BlindSpoTT]

right that is what happened to me when i first went to 3.1.2 just like i figured. this is app that i am trying out.

[djwindsor]

I have tethering enabled on 3.0 and I also have MMS. I don't know what I am really missing by upgrading to the latest firmware version. From what I've been reading, I am NOT going to upgrade as the changes seem insignificant.

[BlindSpoTT]

certain apps rewuire 3.1x now. and i can only imagine that new updates of old apps will soon be the same way.

[BlindSpoTT]

update: i have now read that MyWi has a 10 free trial and is $9.99 to buy. but there is another post of a guy that is trying touse the app to create a "signed" ipcc file and enable iphone tethering again.

http://www.hackint0sh.org/f127/92914.htm

[BlindSpoTT]

well its official. it works like the stock tethering, here is some confirmation:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m163/corradopa/8cf7a1d7.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m163/corradopa/9e6bbef2.jpg

as you can see i am on carrier 5.6 and i am tethering. i have an 8 day trial, after that i either buy it, or i use the new ipcc file that was created at the link above. i have not tried said ipcc file. but i may actually buy this cause i am noticing some other benefits of this app. such as ability to broadcast my "WiFi"... and more read at the link in the first post.

[liberated]

I love MYWi!! It is so much easier to use not to mention I can share with multiple devices if I need to.

[Europa]

I think I'll buy it. Is it faster than PdaNet?

[liberated]

Yes it is faster, I dont have any actual numbers but when I am browsing the internet and reading email, sometimes I forget I am using my iphone's connection because I do not percive any difference in speed from my cable internet at home. I don't know the performance downloading large files. The strenght is in being able to create an access point for multiple devices. The price is a bargain too if you ask me :-)

[FuelieNova]

I am looking at mywi, it says it will uninstall pdanet during its installation process. I still think Ill try it and see how it is.
Tg

[FuelieNova]

I downloaded it and tried it. I like it better than PDAnet so far. It does seem faster but I have not had the chance to do any test. It said it would uninstall pdanet but it did not, initially I could not get mywi to work. Once I uninstalled pdanet everything worked great. It would be nice to have them coexist.

I will continue to test for the next 9 days to see if it is a keeper. :ok:ok
Tg

[BlindSpoTT]

Yes it is faster, I dont have any actual numbers but when I am browsing the internet and reading email, sometimes I forget I am using my iphone's connection because I do not percive any difference in speed from my cable internet at home. I don't know the performance downloading large files. The strenght is in being able to create an access point for multiple devices. The price is a bargain too if you ask me :-)
i agree, this is why i wanted to try it when i read about it last night. i had yet to see anything about it on EIC. im really debating just buying this, for the ability to basically be a wireless router too. i may just do a step by step for those that dont want that, and just want "stock" iphone tethering back.

[ZR_Yancy]

I tried to use the network my iPhone created (computer-to-computer). My PowerBook connects to the network but it won't connect to the internet. What do I have to do to enable the use of the internet. I was able to tether using Bluetooth but I thought we can just use the wifi network the iPhone creates.

[BlindSpoTT]

Did you turn on the broadcast on in mywi settings?

[ZR_Yancy]

Yes, it's broadcasting because I connected to it on my GF's Vista laptop. Her laptop finds it as a WiFi network but my PowerBook sees it as a computer-to-computer network.

Here are the speeds my GF is getting on her laptop. It's pretty good.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/595174436.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I guess it's something on my PowerBook.

[ZR_Yancy]

Ok. It's working now. I have 2 laptops connected to the network. I guess it just takes a little longer for the laptop to register the internet connection.

Here is my connection speed on my PowerBook. Pretty consistent with my GF's Vista laptop.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/595183587.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[RPMSTL]

It does appear to be a better tether than PDAnet.

I have only played with it for a few minutes yesterday but the speeds are similar to using Safari on the phone. PDAnet was much slower.

I have to uninstall PDAnet Client on my PC and PDAnet on the phone to get MyWi to work.

[JimD]

If one uses this app to connect a laptop onto the AT&T network, will a charge of some fee for tethering appear on the bill or is this invisible to them?

[Europa]

If one uses this app to connect a laptop onto the AT&T network, will a charge of some fee for tethering appear on the bill or is this invisible to them?

Just keep your data usage under 5 GB a month and you should be fine.

The iPhone data plan is unlimited. However, some people say there is a soft 5GB cap. Meaning your account may be flagged if you exceed that amount. The reason for this is that it is uncommon to go over 5GB a month on a mobile device with WiFi capabilities, unless you are tethering.

If you are tethering and you go over 5 GB, AT&T might hit you with large data charges, although I've never heard of that actually happening to anyone. They can tell what browser you are using and if it's not a mobile version, they know you're tethering and there are no tethering plans at this time.

[scottjf8]

I tried it, and it seemed to have broke MMS for me.

Anyone else?

[Europa]

I haven't installed it yet. Go to Settings > General > About, and then post your FW and carrier version here.

[ZR_Yancy]

If you have a firewall or use an app to hide your ip address, can they still tell what browser was used?

[Europa]

I don't know a lot about Mac address or IP address spoofing, but I don't see how either would block AT&T from being able tell if you are using a mobile browser or not.

[RPMSTL]

Settings>General>Network>Reset>Reset Network Settings

to get MMS working again.

[zandrik]

I went to this link

http://www.redmondpie.com/enable-tethering-on-iphone-3g-3gs-3.1.2-firmware-eqw846/

And everything worked as mentioned.
Awesome!!!!

Thank you!