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Free iPhone tethering

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Earlet9

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Feb 1, 2008
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Hey guys. I'm in a bind right now. I'm out of town with no wifi in the hotel and need to get stuff done. What are the best free iPhone 4 tethering options right now. I only need it for a bit, so I'm hoping I can find a cheap workaround. Thanks.
 
If you're jailbroken, use MyWi. Its somewhat expensive, but it has a 7 day free trial which should be fine if you only need it now
 
Well you could Jailbreak your phone and install one of the tethering apps that are available. Or you could just enable tethering on your iPhone through AT&T and keep it for a month. Or find a nearby place with free Wifi.
 
Ok, I kept seeing mywi, and didn't know they have a free trial. Is pdanet free?
 
Earlet9 said:
Can you use the AT&T tethering with unlimited data?
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For that, download an app called TetherMe. It costs a couple of dollars, but will let you use native tethering with the unlimited plan
 
So download TetherMe from Cydia? and pay the $20 a month? That may work. Thanks guys for your help right now, I'm set up using MyWi right now, but may need something to last a bit longer later. Thanks.
 
Earlet9 said:
So download TetherMe from Cydia? and pay the $20 a month? That may work. Thanks guys for your help right now, I'm set up using MyWi right now, but may need something to last a bit longer later. Thanks.
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Actually, you can delete MyWi and if you install TetherMe, it'll trick the phone into thinking you have tethering on your phone. Nothing changes with AT&T, so they don't charge you the $20/month
 
That .99$ flashlight app gets me free tethering.

That statement doesn't help anyone who don't have it since it's been pulled off the store =/
 
mackmgg said:
Actually, you can delete MyWi and if you install TetherMe, it'll trick the phone into thinking you have tethering on your phone. Nothing changes with AT&T, so they don't charge you the $20/month
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meaning it does not use the tethering APN that registers data passing by in tethering mode to AT&T for them to know to charge you, but instead uses the APN for normal data you already are paying for...
 
Jesus, download TetherMe or MyWi, Google elpelle6 first. END OF DISCUSSION. Don't worry about APN or ANYTHING.
 
Why doesn't he just go online and change his data plan to data+tethering? Wouldn't that work?
 
Amino Man said:
Why doesn't he just go online and change his data plan to data+tethering? Wouldn't that work?
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The online tethering plan is $20 more, and you can't do "unlimited".

I did the MyWi route, by the time I bought it a new version was out for $20. I put it on my jailbroken 3G (running 3.1.3). If I need to tether this month, I'll just transfer the SIM from my iPhone 4.
 
kevink2 said:
The online tethering plan is $20 more, and you can't do "unlimited".

I did the MyWi route, by the time I bought it a new version was out for $20. I put it on my jailbroken 3G (running 3.1.3). If I need to tether this month, I'll just transfer the SIM from my iPhone 4.
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But if he only needs it temporarily, he can just buy the extra data plan, do his thing, then switch back to the normal plan for next month. It doesn't sound like a big deal to me.
 
Amino Man said:
But if he only needs it temporarily, he can just buy the extra data plan, do his thing, then switch back to the normal plan for next month. It doesn't sound like a big deal to me.
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But if he has unlimited data and goes to the tethering data plan, he can't go back to unlimited officially. This is probably what he is trying to avoid.
 
EDIT: I already had posted a few days back for the OP to just use Tether Me...
 
mackmgg said:
Actually, you can delete MyWi and if you install TetherMe, it'll trick the phone into thinking you have tethering on your phone. Nothing changes with AT&T, so they don't charge you the $20/month
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+1 for TetherMe.

Amino Man said:
Why doesn't he just go online and change his data plan to data+tethering? Wouldn't that work?
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Because he doesn't want to pay for it, I'm assuming.
 
just because it needs to be said again....jailbreak it and go to cydia. tether away all you want. to heck with paying $20 mo. to AT&T for something you already pay for in an unlimited plan.
 
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