Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 12

Thread: iPad iPhone tether

  1. #1
    miky Guest

    iPad iPhone tether

    I tether my Toshiba laptop to my iPhone 4 using bluetooth and it works fine - Telstra NextG.

    After seeing someone using a iPad with a sim card in it I thought that would be great. Why lug this laptop around when I can use an iPad.
    Just tether it via the iPhone. There is also an adapter I can get which will allow me to read an sd card so I can get my photos off my camera. Great stuff.

    Off to my local library that has iPad's to use to see how well it works.
    Then the rot set in
    Would not tether to iPhone.

    Did a Google and it seems that AT&T in the good ol US of A have done a deal with Apple. They want people to buy another internet data package, so no tethering
    Just called an Apple dealer in Adelaide and it's true.

    The iPhone is the first Apple product that I have ever owned and it looks like being the last. How stupid is all this?

    Very, very disappointed.

    I gather there is a way to crack the phone (and iPad?) that will allow non Apple software to run that will allow tethering and I have also read that people have trashed their phone by trying to do that.

    Damn damn damn.

    Just venting some frustration.


    Mike
    .

  2. #2
    350RRC's Avatar
    350RRC is offline ForumSage Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Bellarine Peninsula, Brackistan
    Posts
    5,506
    Total Downloaded
    0
    You probably don't need to tether. Think laterally!

    Do a search on 'micro sim adaptor' and I think you'll find that you can just put the adapted iPhone 4 micro sim into the pad, maybe adjust settings, and away you go. Carrier can't tell, no need for a separate a/c.

    Plenty of info on the topic.

    I want to tether my MacBook to the 4 for internet access and haven't had time to find out how. I know it is commonly done via BT.

    cheers, DL
    Last edited by 350RRC; 6th December 2010 at 08:24 PM. Reason: Santa

  3. #3
    mikehzz Guest
    My iPhone has a normal sim and my iPad has a micro sim, so the wrong way round? Can't use the iPhone sim in the iPad, the sim is too big. Mike

  4. #4
    mikehzz Guest
    One other thing, the iPad reception is way way better than the iPhone. iPhone reception is very poor in my opinion, so wouldn't want to be relying on it for the Internet. The iPad reception is excellent, it must have a much bigger aerial.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Stockton, NSW
    Posts
    2,769
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Jailbreak your iphone 4, best thing you can do to it as you beable to do things apple dont want you to do.... then get an app called MyWi..... connect your ipad(or any wifi device) to the net via your iphone then...

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Sydney, you know. The olympic one.
    Posts
    4,853
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Had a brochure only yesterday that had a micro sim adapter for around $10-.Went in the bin though so can't tell you who it was.

  7. #7
    350RRC's Avatar
    350RRC is offline ForumSage Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Bellarine Peninsula, Brackistan
    Posts
    5,506
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Well I'm no guru here. Got an iPhone 4 with a new plan. Idea was to back contacts up to a MacBook and put sim into Motorola mob for work. Have phone damage / loss issues with the work I do.

    Can't because the 4 uses a micro sim which needs the adaptor to work in the Motorola.

    Searched for adaptors and found that US IPad users were using the adaptor to use one sim for what might have otherwise been two data accounts.

    That is all.

    DL

  8. #8
    miky Guest
    Actually, the iPhone 4 and the iPad both use the micro sim so I guess that I could just swap it to the iPad when I want to but I was trying to avoid doing that.

    And I would have to buy the iPad that takes a sim card for extra $$$
    .
    Last edited by miky; 6th December 2010 at 10:26 PM. Reason: added last line

  9. #9
    350RRC's Avatar
    350RRC is offline ForumSage Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Bellarine Peninsula, Brackistan
    Posts
    5,506
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by miky View Post
    Actually, the iPhone 4 and the iPad both use the micro sim so I guess that I could just swap it to the iPad when I want to but I was trying to avoid doing that.

    And I would have to buy the iPad that takes a sim card for extra $$$
    .
    HTF does it access the net without a sim??

    Here is something I found which I'll try, either BT or USB. No JB's or hacks and tethering is available as described in my iPhone 4 general menu in settings:

    "With USB Cable.

    1. Plug in your iPhone4 to your Mac.
    2. On your IP4 go to settings, general, network, Internet Tethering,
    3. Turn it on. Choose USB when given the option Blue tooth or USB.
    4. Mac will recognise new network device and hook up.

    There you go and Enjoy.

    For Bluetooth just turn on your macbook bluetooth and do the same.

    You own a mac not a windohz, its really that simple "

    See how you go with BT and iPad.

    cheers, DL
    Last edited by 350RRC; 6th December 2010 at 11:12 PM. Reason: One less sleep before Santa comes again

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Stockton, NSW
    Posts
    2,769
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Your talking about tethering with a computer, this isnt a problem. its tethering between the iphone and ipad that is as the ipad doesnt have a USB host and you cant tether via BT to it.

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!