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And just like that MyWi is deemed pointless
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THIS thread is about MyWi....Nice try tho.... Shouldn't you be out picketing a funeral somewhere?
This thread is about using an app to gain access to a service you did pay for or to pay AT&T service they offer. Ummm no, I don't go to funerals but that's for the suggestion.
I'm expecting samcraig to show up any time now.
I'm off to see the Wizard of Oz.
I will admit though - for those on the limited data plans, I don't see why AT&T has to charge for tethering.
And if I had a need for it, I could see my self using a tethering app occasionally on unlimited data, but some of these people are extreme :/
I'd say me pointing out the fact it's more a lease is about 50-60% "devil's advocate".
AT&T will obviously make you switch plans and then be forced to be on a 2GB plan. No way will At&T let you have free wifi hotspot with unlimited.
This^^ by the way, do other carriers with this wifi hotspur feature make you pay to have such feature?
I don't see how they will be able to do it with the iphone. Even restricted iPhones account for a huge part of cell data. No other phone is used as much.
At the risk of going back to the original thread for a moment, I think what WiiDSmoker is saying is that if you're already hacking your phone for MyWi, why not just apply the soon to be released hack of enabling native tethering?
Then you could simply use this native iOS feature, while still not paying AT&T for the tethering, and maybe just pay a couple of dollars for the Cydia enabling hack or edit a property list, or something for free? Not that I condone this sort of activity.
Then you could simply use this native iOS feature, while still not paying AT&T for the tethering, and maybe just pay a couple of dollars for the Cydia enabling hack or edit a property list, or something for free? Not that I condone this sort of activity.
mywi is great but is WELL OVERDUE for a SBSettings toggle. ill prob hack 4.3 to enable the hotspot feature and keep my unlimited but if it uses more battery then mywi at 30% then I prob will keep using mywi.
MyWi's value has dropped significantly, but it's not totally pointless... there are some things I use MyWi for. Like this might not sound intuitive, but I use it on airplanes that have wifi. You can tether a wifi signal over usb using mywi. So if i'm on a plane, I buy the internet on my iPhone, which is cheaper, and I plug it into my laptop. This gives me a bunch of benefits...
- Internet on my phone and computer at the same time
- iPhone is charging
- if the computer dies, i'll have a fully charged iphone that still has internet access
I've said it before & I'll say it again: I would pay AT&T one time to use tethering/mobile hotspot. But, I won't be restricted (ie: no iPad tethering) or drop down on my data plan. Otherwise, MyWi still holds value to me. I would like to see them offer the option to go down to 20% broadcast strength. I usually keep my phone close to my other devices.
If you can use something like TetherMe or the CommCenter hack to enable the personal hotspot in 4.3, then MyWi is entirely useless. As far as I can tell, the personal hotspot feature and the iPhone's current internet tethering feature provide everything that MyWi provides, for free, with the exception of a setting to adjust transmission strength, and who really uses that?
/granted, both are not permitted without paying an additional fee under AT&T's current contracts, but that's beside the point.
//Data is data, IMHO.
/granted, both are not permitted without paying an additional fee under AT&T's current contracts, but that's beside the point.
//Data is data, IMHO.
I still can't believe there's no SBSettings toggle! Maybe now that there's some real competition coming in 4.3 the Dev will step up and add this easy but useful feature.
I understand the price difference for a laptop but somehow my iPad is considered a laptop too. That sucks.
Is there any way to use MyWi's new Bluetooth tethering to share a WiFi Internet connection to an iPad?
So far in 4.3 it seems that the hotspot is tied directly with tethering so it's included in that payment so whatever u pay for that is what u pay when 4.3 is released. Anyone who has tethering enabled and updates to 4.3 has the hotspot feature (as of now). So I doubt it will change
I don't feel comfortable with the CommCenter hack. Also, I have found that at 30% strength, MyWi does reach my whole house. My position was compared to the OP. Since he purchased MyWi, he still doesn't have to pay for mobile hotspot privilages each month.
I think the chances of verizon charging for tethering a slim to none. They allow android devices to tether with unlimited plans for no extra cost and android users typically use more data than iPhone customers so why would the charge iPhone users? The ARE trying to steal customers from AT&T so im sure the are going to want to offer the best deals to get that edge. It's smart business. What do they have to lose really?
That makes absolutely no sense and is a terrible comparison. Of course nobody would take the ball home if the had a full membership, thats why they GO TO the gym. If they didn't have a gym membership, they'd buy a ball for home. Now a good comparison is saying we go to an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT buffet and then being limited to only 2 plates of food.. despite paying for all you can eat? what kind of **** is that.. AT&T can stop screwing the customer over for everything they can and give us what we pay for. Same goes for txting, it uses data you have already paid for yet only works when you pay them MORE $$.