iPhone Tethering: How to Tether iPhone 3.1.3
With Internet tethering on your iPhone, you don’t need wifi to surf the web from your computer. Tethering your iPhone allows you to share the 3G or Edge connection on your iPhone with your laptop and...
View ArticleTethering: How to Tether the iPhone 4
Until last week when the iPhone 4 was finally jailbroken, your only option to tether the iPhone 4 was to go through the official, legit and expensive way: AT&T. If like me you think that an extra...
View ArticleIf You Could Only Choose One Jailbreak App
If you could only have one jailbreak app, which one would it be? I had to think long and hard about this, because there are so many great jailbreak apps that make the iPhone such a delightful device...
View Article5 Practical Jailbreak Apps That Should Be in Every iPhone Owner’s Tool Belt
We here at iDB love us some good jailbreak apps and tweaks, but there are few that stand out when you take into account sheer practicality. For example, say you’re trying to find your keys in a dark...
View ArticleA Closer Look at The Verizon iPhone’s ‘Personal Hotspot’
Yesterday, the Verizon iPhone was announced. Not much is different; there is a new CDMA antenna and mobile hotspot feature coined as “Personal Hotspot.” This new (currently) Verizon-specific iPhone...
View ArticleMyWi “OnDemand” Brings Intelligent Hotspot Functionality to the iPhone
MyWi is an incredibly popular Cydia app that allows jailbreakers to have a heavily customizable mobile hotspot with their iPhone’s 3G connection. We here at iDB love MyWi, and it’s definitely been a...
View ArticleUse the iPhone to Enable GPS on the iPad While Tethering
If you don’t pony up the cash for a 3G-enabled iPad 2, you won’t get the GPS capabilities of a carrier network connection. That means that, unless you are connected to a Wifi access point, the maps...
View ArticleAT&T Cracks Down on MyWi Tethering Users
If you’re a heavy user of MyWi, the most popular jailbreak app that allows tethering, then watch out because AT&T is coming after you. According to various reports from MyWi users, AT&T has...
View ArticleMy Tethering Experience With MyWi on AT&T
I recently got a text message from AT&T letting me know that I was “enjoying” free tethering with my iPhone, and that I would need to change my habits or be forced to upgrade to an official...
View ArticlePdaNet Updated to Mask Tethering Usage, Great News for MyWi Users
Talk about good timing. Alex just shared his experience lamenting AT&T’s strict tethering policies, and not so much as an hour later we learn that PdaNet has been updated to mask tethering. While...
View ArticleHow AT&T Recognizes Unauthorized Tethering from Jailbroken iPhones
In case you didn’t know, AT&T has started cracking down on unauthorized tethering, specifically for jailbroken iPhones on a grandfathered unlimited data plan. If you’ve gotten AT&T’s “text of...
View ArticleAT&T To Begin Moving Jailbroken Hotspot-ers to Tiered Data Soon
AT&T got rid of their unlimited data plans quite some time ago. However, folks who had unlimited data before the plan was removed are likely still enjoying the all-you-can-eat option. Thanks to...
View ArticleVerizon Allegedly Starts Blocking Jailbreak Tethering
TiPB passes on a report from Forbes that Verizon is rolling out a system to prevent jailbreak utilities like MyWi from working on its network. And according to the article, the free-tethering ban...
View ArticleMyWi Updated With Support for iOS 5
Jailbreak developers are beginning to update their tweaks and apps with iOS 5 compatibility. We told you about BiteSMS getting updated for iOS 5 yesterday, and now another staple jailbreak app has...
View ArticleSemiTether Jailbreak Updated For Stability
The popular SemiTether jailbreak was updated to v0.9.1 this morning, and it’s quite the update. Working with Saurik, the team was able to fully incorporate the new mobile substrate, which allowed them...
View ArticleFCC tells Verizon to stop blocking tethering apps
This is pretty interesting. Verizon has just reached a settlement with the FCC in their ongoing dispute regarding tethering apps. The carrier will pay out $1.25 million to the US Treasury, and will...
View ArticleMyWi updated for iOS 8 with public beta release
Intelliborn’s MyWi, the landmark tethering tool for jailbroken iOS devices, has been updated for iOS 8 in the form of a public beta. The update, which is now available on Cydia, brings enhanced...
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