I'm sorry; I know there are a bunch of threads about tethering, but I couldn't find an answer to my specific question. Obviously AT&T isn't going to have tethering at first; however, will tethering work if I connect to one of the free AT&T wi-fi hotspots (like the Barnes & Noble near me) with my iphone and then use that connection to tether to my laptop?
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Wi-Fi Tethering?
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They only work for iPhones. (not sure if they work for other AT&T phones as well) You go on the net on your phone and they send you a text message with a link to activate the free wi-fi. Trust me--I've tried entering the link/code on my laptop; it doesn't work.
eh never mind, I just did a more thorough search of Apple's website and found my answer. =( I really had my hopes up to get at least one tether spot for now since I go to Barnes & Noble pretty often to work on stuff. Oh well.
Using iPhone as a Modem
You can use iPhone 3G or later as a modem to connect, or tether, your computer to the Internet. You can connect iPhone to your computer using the Dock Connector to USB cable, or via Bluetooth.
NOTE: Additional fees may apply. Contact your carrier for more information.
Tethering works over the cellular data network; you cant share a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet. If you have a 3G connection, you can make and receive phone calls while tethering.
NOTE: To use iPhone as a modem with a Mac computer, it must be running Mac OS X version 10.5.7 or later
Using iPhone as a Modem
You can use iPhone 3G or later as a modem to connect, or tether, your computer to the Internet. You can connect iPhone to your computer using the Dock Connector to USB cable, or via Bluetooth.
NOTE: Additional fees may apply. Contact your carrier for more information.
Tethering works over the cellular data network; you cant share a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet. If you have a 3G connection, you can make and receive phone calls while tethering.
NOTE: To use iPhone as a modem with a Mac computer, it must be running Mac OS X version 10.5.7 or later
To use AT&T's wifi on your laptop, just change the MAC address of your AirPort card to that of your iPhone, and then sleep the laptop. Next, log into the wifi from your iPhone. AT&T will text you a unique link.
Click on it from your iPhone. Now your wifi is activated for 24 hours. Then, disable wifi on your iPhone and connect to the AT&T hotspot with your computer and the hotspot will think the Mac is your iPhone since they both have the same MAC address.
I do this at Barnes and Noble all the time.
Click on it from your iPhone. Now your wifi is activated for 24 hours. Then, disable wifi on your iPhone and connect to the AT&T hotspot with your computer and the hotspot will think the Mac is your iPhone since they both have the same MAC address.
I do this at Barnes and Noble all the time.
Side note: When connecting to the hot spot with 3.0 it is automatic now. Connects instantly. Really nice.
Code:
sudo ifconfig en1 lladdr IPHONEMACHEREAlternatively, you can use a GUI:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26167/changemac
Unfortunately, at least on Leopard this is broken (due to some sort of Java error).
That used to work, but AT&T got wise to it. They only identify you by the MAC address though, so it's not too difficult to get around that.
Still not happening. Note to my fellow developers, that "write once run anywhere" Java tagline from Sun was a load of crap.How about now, with the new Java update ?
If Starbucks didn't put limits on their WiFi, there would be people there who would hang out forever. Simple as that.