O2 PAYG Tethering

[ct2k7]

I know this option isn't officially available, but on my iPhone 4, Internet Tethering works.

I assume we're not meant to be able to do this, right?

 

[monchote]

How did you make it work? I'm interested in it.

Cheers!

 

[ct2k7]

How did you make it work? I'm interested in it.

Cheers!

Basically activate it through Settings -> Network -> Internet Tethering.

 

[monchote]

Ah, ok. That didn't work for me. It asked me to call O2 when I tried to activate it. I am on a O2 simplicity contract.

Just out of curiosity, did iTunes ask you to update your carrier profile the first time you connected it? If so, did you update it? Mine did and I accepted it.

 

[ct2k7]

Ah, ok. That didn't work for me. It asked me to call O2 when I tried to activate it. I am on a O2 simplicity contract.

Just out of curiosity, did iTunes ask you to update your carrier profile the first time you connected it? If so, did you update it? Mine did and I accepted it.

Same.

Maybe it's becuase I've an iPad SIM in it?

 

[monchote]

Could be. Or maybe because it's PAYG.

 

[ct2k7]

Could be. Or maybe because it's PAYG.

Hmm. I've looked through the carrier bundle for PAYG, and, sure enough, there's not reference to Tethering, so iOS defaults to current APN for iPhone data

 

[aibo82]

I've had my 3GS a year nearly and tethering on paygo o2 was greyed out! Now upgrading to ios4 a few weeks back it's been enabled! I hope o2 don't catch onto something! Unless they are now allowing it for paygo users

 

[Nic10]

I found this too.

Perhaps it's because now there are caps on data in theory, it shouldn't matter how you use the data allowance.

However, I have a PAYG account that came with 12 months unlmited data.

 

[aibo82]

Yeah I have the 12 month free webwifi bolt on too due to run out soon! Shame they stopped it with the iPhone 4 I mat goto orange as you can buy day and week passes

 

[eiger]

same.