Internet Tethering on Jailbroken iPhone OS 3.1
December 27th, 2009
I’ve just managed to get internet tethering working on an iPhone with OS 3.1. The significance is that most internet tethering hacks became unusable once upgraded from OS 3.0.
Internet tethering allows a laptop or computer to connect to the internet using an iPhone’s data connection. If you have an unlimited data contract with your mobile phone provider then you can take advantage of this. You do however need to jailbrake your phone; this may sound scary, but it’s quite easy to do, has many benefits and is reversible if things do happen to go wrong.
Here are the steps I have found that works for OS 3.1.2 (7D11):
- Jailbreak your phone. I use blackra1n. I’ll detail this later.
- Install Cydia to enable you to install apps from different providers other then from the approved App Store.
- Install PdaNet from Cydia.
- Either establish a wireless adhoc network with your computer, or install PdaNet Desktop on your computer to enable you to share the internet connection via USB.
- Launch the ‘PdaNet’ app on your iPhone, and PdaNet Desktop on your computer, and you will have internet tethering.
- I have multitasking enabled on my iPhone, another hack. This enables you to load more then one app at a time. You may find this to be useful so you can use your phone while maintaining your internet connection.
