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iTether App Offers Internet Tethering On Your iPhone for One Time Fee
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Cellular IP addresses are very off. Mine says I'm in Illinois, but I'm in PA. It even says that when I'm in Florida.
The last time I remember MacRumors touting a 'better get it quick before it's gone' app was this App that enabled you to take pictures with the volume button on the iPhone. What MacRumors maybe should have done is to buy the app themselves to find out if it really worked or not.
I guess they didn't because it was a piece of crap that never worked from the first minute. Apple didn't need to pull it as it didn't work.
So does this new app work or is a piece of crap too? MacRumors doesn't know, they just talk.
BTW I decided, What the hell, and just bought it, if it doesn't work I'm going to complain even more!
I guess they didn't because it was a piece of crap that never worked from the first minute. Apple didn't need to pull it as it didn't work.
So does this new app work or is a piece of crap too? MacRumors doesn't know, they just talk.
BTW I decided, What the hell, and just bought it, if it doesn't work I'm going to complain even more!
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My HTC Thunderbolt says I am in Kansas while tethering on 4G LTE, because of the IP prefix. But when I tether on 3G, it gives my exact metro area location.
Netshare worked for a surprisingly long time. I can't ever get it to work anymore, however. Hopefully this thing will have a long life too. Even so, if it works for only a month that's still cheaper than the extra $20/mo I'd be paying AT&T. Hopefully it at least lasts the duration of iOS 5, and barring any huge changes to the iOS platform before then (unlikely), I believe it will.
Anyone running 5.1 with this app having any issues? Just got back from Thanksgiving stuff and haven't loaded the latest dev build.
The advantage is that it always changes, right? Never get banned from anything?
I sure hope so! I have ran Speedtest.net 3 times, all different locations.
wow, it does work. It's not super fast but not bad at all for regular surfing.
Man, that was the main reason I was looking into JB my iPhone. Now I don't need to go through that hassle.
Great job MR for giving us this tip!
This will save me lots of money and it's totally worth it. I think folks now just need to be smart and not overuse so AT&T won't get suspicious.
Damn, I gave so much money for their unlimited data in the last 3.5 years and barely use it that much. Now it's payback time! Damn you AT&T!
Man, that was the main reason I was looking into JB my iPhone. Now I don't need to go through that hassle.
Great job MR for giving us this tip!
This will save me lots of money and it's totally worth it. I think folks now just need to be smart and not overuse so AT&T won't get suspicious.
Damn, I gave so much money for their unlimited data in the last 3.5 years and barely use it that much. Now it's payback time! Damn you AT&T!
Yup! I'm using it now with my phone locked. Simply open up the app and connect it with your computer, then lock your phone. The screen will be off, but since the App was the last thing on your screen before you locked it it will still be in the "foreground" and will work perfectly!
I don't think it matters with cell phones. Whenever I use Verizon 3G, it always shows me in NC or SC (can't remember which) when I'm not in either of those states. Additionally, I think whenever I use Sprint 3G, it shows that I am in Kansas when I'm not there, either.
Did you miss all the comments from the owner of this website who verified that it worked, or from all the users, myself included, that also verified that it worked? Or the hundreds of people on Twitter? Would you rather MacRumors not report on this at all? Because if they didn't, I likely would have missed NetShare and iDOS, which were both AMAZING.
By the way, 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman was the first one to verify this, and he wouldn't post this if it were crap.
Thanks. Something that's making me hesitant about switching to iPhone is that applications don't run in the background. So I dunno if I really wanna jump ship yet
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No. Did you read the article? It said clearly it works on Mac/PC over USB.
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No. Did you read the article? It said clearly it works on Mac/PC over USB.
Mine says
License: Expired
Status: Please register your copy
Their site is getting hammered hard. I'm not sure if I have to register the DeviceID on their site first before it will work. If so, this is kinda not good. I don't want my connectivity to be dependent on a license check every time the app starts up.
License: Expired
Status: Please register your copy
Their site is getting hammered hard. I'm not sure if I have to register the DeviceID on their site first before it will work. If so, this is kinda not good. I don't want my connectivity to be dependent on a license check every time the app starts up.
Same here. I purchased the iPhone app and downloaded the Mac app, but got suspicious and canceled my installation of the latter about halfway through.
The advantage is that it always changes, right? Never get banned from anything
The public IP address doesn't really change often and there are usually many, many people sharing the same IP. But your private one within the cell network does.