How to use iPhone as wireless modem for laptop

You can't have time to sit on the Internet, but if you have an iPhone, with its 3G and WiFi features, your thirst will be solved.

Mike Keller

Network administration - If the job makes you travel a lot, then you can't have a day to access the Internet. However, if you have an iPhone, with its 3G and WiFi features, your thirst will be solved. While Apple's smartphones offer the best mobile browsing feature, but the screen and controls are too small to compare to a laptop's wide screen and fast access speed. . That is, we have not mentioned other luxury applications such as flash compatibility, page storage and tabbed browsing.

In case you have trouble opening the wifi network (but your 3G signal is still strong), you can install Addition's iPhoneModem 2 (free trial and full registration $ 9.99). In this case, there is still a possibility of conflict with some other applications as well as the conditions in making the connection, but we are capable of these 'special' phones through Cydia. This is a quick guide to help you do that:

Adjust iPhone

Download and install QuickPwn, the application for Windows and Mac adjustments (the latest version works with iPhone OS 2.2.1). Run the software and follow the instructions on the screen carefully!

Install iPhoneModem by Addition

QuickPwn installs an application on your phone called Cydia, which is an App Store component for applications that are rejected from the App Store (or for some reason, developers choose not to release them). via Apple). Run Cydia, find iPhoneModem by Addition and install it. Please note that you can only delete installed Cydia via the Manage-Sources function of Cydia. Now download and install the help application on your laptop.

Network setup

Run the help application and hit Connect. The help application will set up an ad hoc wireless network, which can be accessed via iPhone. The default network that it creates will be 'iPhoneModem' and no password (you can change it in the Help app's Preferences). Now open the iPhone settings and go to the WiFi section. Make sure the WiFi feature is turned on and select the 'iPhoneModem' network (or whatever network you have set for it). Type in the password if you have assigned it. Open the iPhone Modem application and everything here will be configured automatically. After a while, the help application and iPhone application will confirm that the connection has been established and you can browse with all the facilities on your laptop.