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HOW TO: Get Free Tethering Without Jailbreaking
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You can actually do it, it's just a pain.
You have to create the ad-hoc network with your laptop, and then connect the iPhone and iPad to the network.
I think the obvious answer is that $99/yr is cheaper than what AT&T charges for tethering. The added benefit of "Unlimited" data is a bonus.
So has anyone used this tethering method for a period of time with no issues? I'd love to have tethering with my unlimited plan so contemplating spending the $99. Is it $99 or $99 plus tax and fees??
It's just $99 plus tax if there's an Apple Store in your state. No fees.
I'm going to try this out when I get home. This is great for those of us who are already developers. Doesn't even require a jailbreak!
Thanks! I think I'm going to hold off and see how well it works for people that already have developers accounts before I spend $99. Wish I had some friends
get 10 to chip in and it's just $10 a piece! Oh well!
Wish I had some friends
Thats exactly what I want to do too!
I am sooo at a loss with this I followed this guide and even when I copy the mobileprovision an .app file into iTunes I still get the below image. I have looked at IPCU and it says my device has the provisioning profile but when I look at the profile itself it has no attached devices..... I am sooo confused
In the first screenshot, the app and the profile identifier are blank. They need to match what the app was compiled with. Also, your device id must be on a developer account and attached to the provisioning file.
I'm a paid developer so my device is registered as you will see in screenshot it has the provision profile attached to the device but the profile loaded onto pc says it has no devices attached, I have an app ID in the profile when I created the provision so don't know whats happened, I followed the guide I linked to down to the last step.
EDIT: I installed via xcode the app runs but the IP details do not populate
EDIT: I installed via xcode the app runs but the IP details do not populate
I don't have the money to spend on the developers program so if there's any developers out there that wouldn't mind lending a helping hand I'd much appreciate it! Just send me a pm and I'll send you what you need. Thanks!
heres a handy app for developers to get UDID off people
http://itunes.apple.com/app/ad-hoc-helper/id285691333?mt=8
brought to you by erica (creator of ericautilities) of the jailbreaking community
http://itunes.apple.com/app/ad-hoc-helper/id285691333?mt=8
brought to you by erica (creator of ericautilities) of the jailbreaking community
Sorry just again if any dev already has the app compiled and working and is willing to add me UDID I'll send it over. Thanks!!!
Alan
Alan
I am having problems getting it configured. I follow the steps, I do everything coreectly, but then at the end it won't assign the IP address from my phone to the computer. Any ideas?
Nevermind I got it working! Woo!
Nevermind I got it working! Woo!
At $99 I'm seriously considering buying into the developer program. What would be neat is if we could get a little community going where people post code that "developers" can then compile for themselves. Essentially, this could enable people to have the functionality of a jailbroken phone without the hassle of jailbreaking.
Edit: Is there any way to add backgrounding to iProxy? Imagine how awesome that'd be. It already works wonderfully.
Edit: Is there any way to add backgrounding to iProxy? Imagine how awesome that'd be. It already works wonderfully.
Yes sir it WORKS!!! And it is EASY!! I had tethering before with the ipcc profile hack and let me tell you this is just as easy. After you have it set up enabling "tethering" is as easy as 1, 2, 3:
1. From Airport drop dow, click on Create Network..
2. Go to Network setting and switch your Location from Automatic to iProxy which you created.
3. Go to iPhone and makes it point to your computer instead of the router.
and THAT'S IT!!!
I had to download the latest SDK for 4.0.1 though but once I did that overnight installing the app on my iPhone 4 is a snap.
Just ONE BAD THING, which is that Mail does not work as I use gmail as my mail server and it is using some strange port that is not being handled by the iProxy. I might want to look into the code! Also, iProxy does not work int he background.. wtf?? But what it means is you might not want to have a long download going if you need to use your iPhone occasionally. In any case, it works well enough with Safari and iTunes and I am definitely pleased!
1. From Airport drop dow, click on Create Network..
2. Go to Network setting and switch your Location from Automatic to iProxy which you created.
3. Go to iPhone and makes it point to your computer instead of the router.
and THAT'S IT!!!
I had to download the latest SDK for 4.0.1 though but once I did that overnight installing the app on my iPhone 4 is a snap.
Just ONE BAD THING, which is that Mail does not work as I use gmail as my mail server and it is using some strange port that is not being handled by the iProxy. I might want to look into the code! Also, iProxy does not work int he background.. wtf?? But what it means is you might not want to have a long download going if you need to use your iPhone occasionally. In any case, it works well enough with Safari and iTunes and I am definitely pleased!
Can someone post a detailed step by step on how to do this?? I got a developer account a while back just in case I wanted to give App Development a shot, but I never used it till now and I am lost.
Also so if I get this tethering done, my Mail application will not work?? Has that happened to everyone??
Also so if I get this tethering done, my Mail application will not work?? Has that happened to everyone??
It is ILLEGAL for actual code to be put out for use. I had a developer account and there is fine print that forces you not to. That's why you don't see more than 50 camera editing apps, because if EVERYONE knew how to do a simple change of color, it'd bog down the whole app store with those colors.
But hey, if people want to help me out with $10, I'd open a shared account for all of us to use. You just have to remember that there's a TOS and that you can screw it up for everyone else.