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NetShare iPhone Tethering App Reappears in App Store [Updated]

Could this work with my Palm TX for SlingPlayer? :) I know actually watching the stream's too risky, but it'd let me access my DVR when I've forgotten to program something (being a medical resident, I'm not at home every evening).
 
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appleguy5211 said:
for the guy who asked me to SHARE, all i can say is that i followed that wonderful step by step guide "to the T" and it worked just fine. I didnt have to put in the 1080 for the port or anything like that. just dont forget the whole static thing when you set it up on the iphone. I found myself forgetting that step everytime i set it up. also, my airport put on a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and i had to list that when i set up the static connection as well.
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duh. share the trippin. its an old hippie reference.
 
vowels

slightly off topic, but did anyone ever notice when typing on an iphone what happens if you hold down the vowels and some consenents ? for some reason i forgot how to spell cosanents. see above post.
 
So how do I set up Proxifier? I want to route all traffic through NetShare. :D

I can't seem to figure it out myself. :eek:
 
Those having issues with the Wi-Fi on their iPhone and this app, when you select the new netshare connection it should over ride your current Wi-Fi connection and leave you connected to 3G. I have not once had it flip back to Wi-Fi (main wi-fi connection on home network) while on NetShare Connection.
 
jlbrown23 said:
I'm not sure I agree with what a logical person would say.

From my viewpoint, a logical person would say that subscriber agreements are unreadable legalese that no one reads, and that 99% of iPhone users are not aware of what AT&T's position on tethering is even if they have read it.


Worst case on this at the end of the day, they disable it and you are out your $10. Or they stop selling it real soon and only a couple of thousand people have it, so they just let it pass for those folks who were lucky enough to get it. To me with limited access it's not even that big of a deal to AT&T. If people start using it to download HD movie torrents(which I don't think is even possible at the moment) it will kill the 3G network and it will have to be stopped - but if it is only used for browsing, it really just adds a big screen to the iPhone.
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I don't think Apple will disable the app (just my guess) but everyone on this forum who bought this app certainly has no just cause to complain if they run their bill up profusely because they know what they are doing.
 
jlbrown23 said:
I'm not sure I agree with what a logical person would say.

From my viewpoint, a logical person would say that subscriber agreements are unreadable legalese that no one reads, and that 99% of iPhone users are not aware of what AT&T's position on tethering is even if they have read it.

And a logical person assumes that a program bought through a reputable big company(that has made themselves the sole source of distribution) wouldn't have as its only purpose a function that is illegal, and then expect the purchaser to be punished for it. This isn't some "get rich quick" website or torrent that you might expect to get hit with, this is an app sold by the sole US partner of AT&T on the iPhone. There is in fact an implied contract her that Apple won't sell you something that if used as advertised will get you in trouble.

Worst case on this at the end of the day, they disable it and you are out your $10. Or they stop selling it real soon and only a couple of thousand people have it, so they just let it pass for those folks who were lucky enough to get it. To me with limited access it's not even that big of a deal to AT&T. If people start using it to download HD movie torrents(which I don't think is even possible at the moment) it will kill the 3G network and it will have to be stopped - but if it is only used for browsing, it really just adds a big screen to the iPhone.
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ding ding ding, we have a winner!!! A massive portion of iphone users don't get on these forums and are unaware of AT&T's ban on tethering. And it still appears that they may be using a loophole by using socks... there is absolutely no warning when you download the app about any additional charges. all most users know is that APPLE APPROVED THIS APP by adding it to the app store. it would be different if people were downloading it from some other site and using a hack to get it on there phone....
 
jlbrown23 said:
I'm not sure I agree with what a logical person would say.

From my viewpoint, a logical person would say that subscriber agreements are unreadable legalese that no one reads, and that 99% of iPhone users are not aware of what AT&T's position on tethering is even if they have read it.

And a logical person assumes that a program bought through a reputable big company(that has made themselves the sole source of distribution) wouldn't have as its only purpose a function that is illegal, and then expect the purchaser to be punished for it. This isn't some "get rich quick" website or torrent that you might expect to get hit with, this is an app sold by the sole US partner of AT&T on the iPhone. There is in fact an implied contract her that Apple won't sell you something that if used as advertised will get you in trouble.

Worst case on this at the end of the day, they disable it and you are out your $10. Or they stop selling it real soon and only a couple of thousand people have it, so they just let it pass for those folks who were lucky enough to get it. To me with limited access it's not even that big of a deal to AT&T. If people start using it to download HD movie torrents(which I don't think is even possible at the moment) it will kill the 3G network and it will have to be stopped - but if it is only used for browsing, it really just adds a big screen to the iPhone.
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Amen.
 
nothing in life is free.

The TOS are what they are - whether you read it carefully or not (or at all). ignorance (real or claimed) to policies will not preclude being subject to them. you agreed to them when you bought the phone and hooked it up.

i have yet to see someone explain how using a proxy prevents ATT from A) knowing what you are doing, and B) keeping track of it. one thing that hasn't been mentioned, so i'll float it out there, was the app was pulled until nullriver assured apple/ATT that usage could be tracked to prevent abuse. that makes more sense than any thing else that's been mentioned...it also could explain why the app went up, down, and back up again (i.e. they hadn't put much thought into it, until everyone and their dog was downloading it) - visions of clogged bandwidth and dropped calls start to haunt ATT, prompting a quick freakout.

I'm of the opinion that they dont really care as 99% of users will probably not use(abuse) the service. the 1% that go over 5GB. i wouldn't want to be the guinea pig.
 
w00tini said:
just remember, to 'bump' the iPhone's data connection by turning wifi off and on. its what kept me guessing for an hour today.

works like a charm BUT they need to make the enabling process a bit more streamline and not die when the phone sleeps. Otherwise, seriously the best app i've seen so far.
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I used it for an hour today and it never died. My phone is set to go to lock in 1 minute.
 
Not sure if somebody mentioned this but...If the iPhone is connected to the laptop with the cable, then you can let it go to sleep and not lose your NetShare connection. Maybe it's not a full "sleep" like when it's disconnected from your computer but at least the screen shuts off and I'm still connected. I went as far as ejecting the iPhone from iTunes, then completely closing iTunes. The phone's screen shut off in 1 minute like it always does but I was still on via NetShare! This is great for me since this is how I planned to use it anyway so as not to kill the battery.

PS. I'm on a MacBook Pro
 
lostngone said:
Same here, I can ping the phone and even telnet to 192.168.10.1 on port 1080 but I can't get safari to load any webpages.

In the netShare app I see the Out: field jump up to 0.02 KB/Sec for a second when I press return in Safari to load a url but Connections field stays at 0 and the In: field always shows 0.00 KB/sec
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Don't know if you've gotten this fixed yet, but I solved my issue by first turning WiFi off on the phone. Set everything up on the computer (make sure you put 1080 in for the port). Go to the phone, turn WiFi back on and do everything as the instructions... instruct. ;-) Hope this works for you. I got mine working earlier this afternoon.
 
Contemplating buying the app...

Currently I pull the sim card out of 3G iPhone and put it into a 3G pc card. Works fairly well,not true Internet though because it is still behind a proxy on AT&T.

But... can play WoW.
 
So before NetShare came out I was using the terminal app via cydia and enabling socks on it to tether my laptop to my iPhone using 3G speeds. So testing out NetShare I found out that exiting the app makes you lose connection on your laptop rather than using Terminal. With Terminal socks, you can use your phone, play games, etc use other apps while still being connected on your laptop. Anyways anyone else to further elaborate and discuss? Is NetShare a ripoff of my 10 dollars?!
 
krisobe said:
So before NetShare came out I was using the terminal app via cydia and enabling socks on it to tether my laptop to my iPhone using 3G speeds. So testing out NetShare I found out that exiting the app makes you lose connection on your laptop rather than using Terminal. With Terminal socks, you can use your phone, play games, etc use other apps while still being connected on your laptop. Anyways anyone else to further elaborate and discuss? Is NetShare a ripoff of my 10 dollars?!
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NetShare is for people who don't want to jailbreak their phones. Otherwise use tinyproxy, srelay, etc. They run in the background and work exactly the same and don't have to be open to work, like you said you can multitask while tethering.
 
my bad guys, i totally didnt take into account that youtube takes even the best looking videos and makes them look like absolute crap. Ill retry making it with a little zoom action on my end.
 
appleguy5211 said:
my bad guys, i totally didnt take into account that youtube takes even the best looking videos and makes them look like absolute crap. Ill retry making it with a little zoom action on my end.
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Download a program on cydia (if your jb'ed) called Mxtube. You can either download or stream (WIFI quality or EDGE quality).
 
appleguy5211 said:
my bad guys, i totally didnt take into account that youtube takes even the best looking videos and makes them look like absolute crap. Ill retry making it with a little zoom action on my end.
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save them as h264. so there will be less conversion from youtube.

Resizing them before uploading can help too.
 
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