just jailbreaked a friends iP4-what wireless tethering to use?

[Imola Ghost]

I and my buddy are new to this and have never jailbroken a phone before but we wanted to see how the tethering would work.

What application in Cydia do would you recommend, for free?

 

[iPhone Addict]

If you want free, search here for CommCenter hacking.

If you want something that's pure awesome but costs a few bucks, look for TetherMe.

If you want something that's also pretty good but costs more, look for MyWi ($20).

 

[Imola Ghost]

Thanks, we'll give the CommCenter one a try first and see how it works. If it's leaves more to be desired then we'll pay for the MyWi.

Thank you.

 

[thespazz]

Thanks, we'll give the CommCenter one a try first and see how it works. If it's leaves more to be desired then we'll pay for the MyWi.

Thank you.

Go for tetherme before you even think of MyWi.

 

[iPhone Addict]

Go for tetherme before you even think of MyWi.

Agreed. TetherMe + SBSetting Tethering Toggle is a hard combination to beat!

 

[sbddude]

Depends what you are tethering to. If you are using an ipad or ipod touch, I reccoment mywi due to the ondemand feature (less battery life and automatic activation). Otherwise go with tetherme.

 

[Prodo123]

If you want free, search here for CommCenter hacking.

If you want something that's pure awesome but costs a few bucks, look for TetherMe.

If you want something that's also pretty good but costs more, look for MyWi ($20).

Get TetherMe if you can help it. MyWi sucks b@lls; as soon as I turned it on while it was plugged in, its built in battery monitor said "Drining Battery". It's a major battery hog. Doubt you'll get 2-3 hours with it on.

 

[sbddude]

Get TetherMe if you can help it. MyWi sucks b@lls; as soon as I turned it on while it was plugged in, its built in battery monitor said "Drining Battery". It's a major battery hog. Doubt you'll get 2-3 hours with it on.

you can disable the flashing indicator and reduce transmit power to lower power consumption.

MyWi in bluetooth mode is very sparing on battery life.

 

[Prodo123]

you can disable the flashing indicator and reduce transmit power to lower power consumption.

MyWi in bluetooth mode is very sparing on battery life.

May I mention it was on USB mode, screen brightness at its lowest, with no other apps open?

 

[Thedeathbear]

Get TetherMe if you can help it. MyWi sucks b@lls; as soon as I turned it on while it was plugged in, its built in battery monitor said "Drining Battery". It's a major battery hog. Doubt you'll get 2-3 hours with it on.

How is the battery on tetherme? Ive seen someone with it. It just seems weird that you can easily by pass to use native tethering. I just have a weird feeling ATT could easily tell.

 

[Prodo123]

How is the battery on tetherme? Ive seen someone with it. It just seems weird that you can easily by pass to use native tethering. I just have a weird feeling ATT could easily tell.

AT&T is cracking down on MyWi users more than TetherMe; it is much safer than MyWi for now.
Since it enables Apple's optimized integrated tethering, naturally it uses much less battery than MyWi. It has roughly the same consumption as playing Infinity Blade or other high-end games with 2 apps in the background.

 

[Thedeathbear]

AT&T is cracking down on MyWi users more than TetherMe; it is much safer than MyWi for now.
Since it enables Apple's optimized integrated tethering, naturally it uses much less battery than MyWi. It has roughly the same consumption as playing Infinity Blade or other high-end games with 2 apps in the background.

Guess I'll try tetherme. I hear there is a sbsetting toggle for this one. I know MyWi has one, but I noticed the myWi app has to be open for it to work.

 

[Prodo123]

Guess I'll try tetherme. I hear there is a sbsetting toggle for this one. I know MyWi has one, but I noticed the myWi app has to be open for it to work.

No, there isn't a TetherMe toggle. The toggle for that would be the toggle for the native hotspot option. The MyWi toggle requires the app to be installed, but since TetherMe is not an app but a modification, no toggle can be made.

This is good, because:
1. You DON'T need the app open for the toggle to work, like MyWi
2. You DON'T need to open a separate app to use a feature
3. You DON'T have to scratch your head wondering how to set it up, because Apple made it dead simple
4. You DON'T need a special toggle in SBSettings. Search for "Native Tethering Toggle" or "Hotspot toggle" etc.

 

[QuarterSwede]

Agreed. TetherMe + SBSetting Tethering Toggle is a hard combination to beat!

+1

you can disable the flashing indicator

That's something I've never understood. How can a graphic indicator (that Apple uses in Personal Hotpsot) use that much more battery? Sounds like a crappy implementation to me. Although, admittedly I know only the very basics of programming.

The only thing I don't like about Personal Hotspot is that it uses your iPhone's name for the SSID.

 

[700-Grizz]

SO if I put tether me on my Iphone so I can tether my Ipad, then thats the best combo your saying? also how is the surfing speed on the Ipad?

 

[Thedeathbear]

Agreed. TetherMe + SBSetting Tethering Toggle is a hard combination to beat!

The problem I'm having is that the tethering toggle does turn it on, but I have to go into setting and personal hotspot. It will already show it is on, but only after I do that, does it show up as an available network.