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NetShare iPhone Tethering App Reappears in App Store [Updated]
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If you're on a Mac, try using Safari. Firefox and Camino have their own proxy settings, there's instructions floating around here somewhere (not sure if it's this thread, or another one) how to configure the proxy for Firefox and Camino..
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Folks..
This app turns your iPhone into a PROXY SERVER for one or more MACs/PCs to connect to your phone through WIFI. You only can use it with iPhone, no other type of phone. What happens is the data is PROXYd through your phone to your PC and AT&T cannot disgunish between data to your iPhone and to your Computer through the proxy. What will happen is if AT&T decides to run an audit on your account and sees that you downloaded 30GB to your phone, they will know something is up.
I actually do something similar without paying for a tethering plan with my Samsung Blackjack to my XP laptop. The Blackjack has an Internet Connection Sharing app that actually does NAT and gives REAL internet access without a proxy. I do this all without AT&T knowing and wanting an extra $40 per month for a teathering plan. I just make sure I don't ABUSE it as thats when they catch on.
As far as anyone who buys this app, or eventually an App that does real NAT instead of a proxy: be warned.. DO NOT ABUSE this capability as AT&T can certainly decide to cancel your account or charge you $ per kByte you download on your phone, even though you are paying for an unlimited data package..
Folks..
This app turns your iPhone into a PROXY SERVER for one or more MACs/PCs to connect to your phone through WIFI. You only can use it with iPhone, no other type of phone. What happens is the data is PROXYd through your phone to your PC and AT&T cannot disgunish between data to your iPhone and to your Computer through the proxy. What will happen is if AT&T decides to run an audit on your account and sees that you downloaded 30GB to your phone, they will know something is up.
I actually do something similar without paying for a tethering plan with my Samsung Blackjack to my XP laptop. The Blackjack has an Internet Connection Sharing app that actually does NAT and gives REAL internet access without a proxy. I do this all without AT&T knowing and wanting an extra $40 per month for a teathering plan. I just make sure I don't ABUSE it as thats when they catch on.
As far as anyone who buys this app, or eventually an App that does real NAT instead of a proxy: be warned.. DO NOT ABUSE this capability as AT&T can certainly decide to cancel your account or charge you $ per kByte you download on your phone, even though you are paying for an unlimited data package..
Alight, just for the record, I am a Mac person, and I prefer Macs. I dislike Microsoft and I like Apple a lot. However, IMHO, Vista is much better than XP, and, Vista isn't even that bad. I find it usable... Leopard is much better though.
guys, somebody who has used this please log into their account and view your text usage. im not shittin you! this thing is using my texts up!
Do you?
Using your iPhone as your proxy does not offer you anonymity like a web proxy does -- all AT&T has to do is look up your account.
So, without anonymity, the only thing that remains is for them to develop something to say if [common connection schema, i.e. WoW] is detected, look up account, terminate account, put in ticket to call customer and inform them.
Proxies are only "safe" when the proxy isn't a device that is directly tied to your personal information.
Again, anybody who believes that they can use NetShare and hide from AT&T (IF AT&T is seriously interested in finding them) is dead wrong.
Will I still use my NetShare app? Yes, just as soon as I spend some time making sure that AT&T doesn't !@#$ people over for doing it.
this guy keeps asking people and i'm curious too. i wanna download the app, but dont wanna waste £5.99 if its gonna eat away at my texts.
Actually pretty fast!!
I finally got home today after downloading the app at work and with 2 bars of 3G, I can load webpages almost as fast as my cable connection. I loaded the nissanusa.com website which runs on flash only and it was pretty fast. Also, iTunes store loads which is nice.
I don't plan to use this at home, it is nice to have on business trips if needed.
I finally got home today after downloading the app at work and with 2 bars of 3G, I can load webpages almost as fast as my cable connection. I loaded the nissanusa.com website which runs on flash only and it was pretty fast. Also, iTunes store loads which is nice.
I don't plan to use this at home, it is nice to have on business trips if needed.
The app may be free for Jailbreak iphones, but there is still a cost to it. And really, whats wrong with somebody making money? It's not overpriced, it's useful and when supported the company can make even more good products which jailbreak users will probably get to beta test for the rest of us, for free.
What's the big deal?
I have a sony ericsson w810i and i can tether use it to connect my computer to the internet no problem using bluetooth. yeah, it's not the fastest thing in the in the world but it works solid..and with all my web apps, mail, IM and safari. It's actually kind of ridiculous this isn't built into the iPhone directly. Another disappointment in a long line from this phone, which i still can't bring myself to buy. There are just too many "buts."
I have a sony ericsson w810i and i can tether use it to connect my computer to the internet no problem using bluetooth. yeah, it's not the fastest thing in the in the world but it works solid..and with all my web apps, mail, IM and safari. It's actually kind of ridiculous this isn't built into the iPhone directly. Another disappointment in a long line from this phone, which i still can't bring myself to buy. There are just too many "buts."
nevermind i was helllla trippin' I guess it took a little time for ATT to update all the texts i sent last night. Works perfectly!
read this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/535316/
did that and still didn't work then try this from the linked thread:
I've used the app for about 10-15mins..
I looked on the website and they haven't deducted any texts from my account..
Hmm, sorry if this has been asked but I'm not sure how the ports/proxies etc work on web-based apps..
Does Meebo work over this thing?
I can think of situations where i might want to IM someone quicker than possible with the plinky plink keyboard on the iphone. If that works that'd be an easy solution to the faffing around with proxy settings for IM apps. I'd use that if im away from home for a week probably.
Does Meebo work over this thing?
I can think of situations where i might want to IM someone quicker than possible with the plinky plink keyboard on the iphone. If that works that'd be an easy solution to the faffing around with proxy settings for IM apps. I'd use that if im away from home for a week probably.
No, it will work on Tiger. Hell it will probably work on Panther and Jaguar too.
EDIT: Oh, and it should work with OS 9 too.
Yah, there was a delay with ATT posting txts used from last night. I just now saw that data and txts are not posted immediately.
OK this is working very well, I have switched to this from my network and posting from here. All seems well and this will be great to help me get online in the many stupid airports that dont offer FREE wifi. Great job to NullRiver again! Top App for sure!
wow, I am using this now. So simple to set up, and its pretty fast even on edge, Its great!! well worth £6.
