Using iphone as a modem to surf the internet...

[sdruid]

Is it possible to use the iphone as a modem to be able to surf the internet when connected to a laptop or other computer via usb or bluetooth ?
I have a Verizon HTC Titan that I use for this all the time...

[CyberMonkey]

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.80 (Windows Mobile; WCE; Opera Mobi/WMD-50301; U; en) Presto/2.4.13 Version/10.00)

Originally Posted by sdruid

Is it possible to use the iphone as a modem to be able to surf the internet when connected to a laptop or other computer via usb or bluetooth ?
I have a Verizon HTC Titan that I use for this all the time...

yes it is. Search through the iPhone threads, I posted instructions on how to

[CyberMonkey]

This is the tethering thread I posted in this section:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=95790

[rawdog805]

I use PDANet, which is slower than heck.. But I was too nervous to try the commcenter patch thing.. Scared it might break something..

[CyberMonkey]

Originally Posted by rawdog805

I use PDANet, which is slower than heck.. But I was too nervous to try the commcenter patch thing.. Scared it might break something..

The method I used and posted gave me no problems at all. And my wife uses it on her iPhone. It's a pretty fast connection, not quite as fast as a cable modem but seems pretty close and ALOT faster than old school dial-up (does anybody use dial-up now-a-days)?

[rawdog805]

Originally Posted by CyberMonkey

The method I used and posted gave me no problems at all. And my wife uses it on her iPhone. It's a pretty fast connection, not quite as fast as a cable modem but seems pretty close and ALOT faster than old school dial-up (does anybody use dial-up now-a-days)?

lol, I hope not... but it seems like im on dialup when using PDAnet... lol..

[kdps105]

Cybermonkey can at&t see this or know that you are tethering.

[CyberMonkey]

Originally Posted by kdps105

Cybermonkey can at&t see this or know that you are tethering.

If they do, they have never said anything to me, but I never really used it for heavy browsing, just at the times when our cable modem had gone out. But my wife used it while she was out of town for 8 weeks cause it was actually ALOT faster than the net connection in the room and they never said anything then either.

[kdps105]

thats good to know, thanks

[JunkionMarnot]

Oh boy CM, when they catch you.....

Anyhoo, I'd love to have that as I did when I had my Mogul then TP. But tehering on iPhone probably burns the battery more, and I can't afford replacing my iPhone 1 year in. But as you said CM, it's great in a pinch.