Posts Tagged 3.1.2

April 2010 update: Telstra (my cellphone provider in Australia) now allow tethering from the iPhone.  The only problem is that I can’t tether my iPhone to my iPad.  So… MyWi is the best option.  I ALWAYS have my phone with me so having a 3G iPad is crazy, an extra data plan when I already have one is stupid.  Just create a wifi network using MyWi on the iPhone and then connect to that network with the iPad…. Easy

I really rely on my iPhone not only as a phone, email client and a web browser but also as a modem to connect with my Macbook Pro.  Unfortunately when Apple released version 3.1.2 of their software it broke the ability for me to tether my iPhone with my Macbook Pro on my phone network (Australian phone network Telstra).

I have found another way to solve this and gives an added feature as well!  The two only pitfalls…  You need to jailbreak your iPhone and pay US$9.99 for the application.  But I reckon it is worth every penny!

The application is called MyWi [link] and allows you to not only tether your iPhone by bluetooth and USB but also create a wireless access point using your 3G network data – sweet!  Here’s a couple of screengrabs from my iPhone showing the app in action.

MyWi app in use on my iPhone

MyWi app in use showing data usage

MyWi app in background use showing data usage