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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / July 2008iPhone 3g owners, need to tether now? Here's a simple Work-around
from Francis Wong' Blog Friday, July 18, 2008 iPhone 3g owners, need to tether now? Here's a simple Work-around http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/07/workaround-to-tether-iphone-3g-to.html Francis Wong has clever way to ... AT&T at the above link. " It's not perfect, but overall I'm finding the iPhone 3G to be living up to its must-have gadget hype. I love this thing! It's a Nintendo DS, iPod, GPS, and Phone all wrapped up into a single device. Which makes the $199 price seem like a bargain. The one feature I wish it had, was the ability to tether to my Laptop computer. Tethering is the concept of using your mobile phone as a broadband modem for your computer. I've been successfully doing this for over a year with my Samsung Sync (a well-priced 3G phone which sometimes sells for $0 with a contract)" How does he do it? Think outside of the box. http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/07/workaround-to-tether-iphone-3g-to.html > from > Francis Wong' Blog [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Francis Wong has clever way to ... AT&T at the above link. > The one feature I wish it had, was the ability to tether to my Laptop > computer. Tethering is the concept of using your mobile phone as a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > How does he do it? Think outside of the box. > http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/07/workaround-to-tether-iphone-3g-to.html That has to be the single stupidest piece of "iPhone news" you've ever posted. His "simple workaround?" Move the iPhone's SIM into a DIFFERENT PHONE that does allow tethering and USE IT INSTEAD! Gee- that soluion is perfect for all iPhone shortcomings! "Need spoken turn-by-turn GPS directions? Move your SIM into any other GPS-enabled phone and use it instead!" "Need to edit Office documents? Move your SIM into a WinMo or Palm phone and use it instead!" "Need voice dial? Move your SIM into virtuallyany other phone on the planet Earth and use it instead!" 4phun, I await your other hacks and tweaks with baited breath. Just how many other phones will an iPhone owner need to have a full-function smartphone? > Gee- that soluion is perfect for all iPhone shortcomings! "Need spoken > turn-by-turn GPS directions? Move your SIM into any other GPS-enabled > phone and use it instead!" No, it's: "Need spoken turn-by-turn GPS directions? Pull out your Garmin navigation unit! This low-tech solution won't require any hacks, and it won't ruin your iPhone. And best of all, it's FREE (if you already have a Garmin navigation unit)." (paraphrasing, but barely, from the web site Oxford quoted.) Or maybe: "Need phone coverage where the AT&T signal stinks? Pull out one of your other phones from another carrier! This low-tech solution won't require any hacks, and it won't ruin your iPhone. And best of all, it's FREE (if you already have some other phones on other carriers to pull out)." This one would be easy to put on YouTube. Kids would have Apple backpacks ($499 for the iPack) to carry it all, men would have Bat-belts, and women would have enormous purses ("the iPurse!). On Jul 18, 7:12 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote: > In article <g5r5hn$ag...@aioe.org>, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > backpacks ($499 for the iPack) to carry it all, men would have > Bat-belts, and women would have enormous purses ("the iPurse!). You guys are forgetting that he is already totting a big computer around. Throw a simple 3G GSM in there and reuse Apple's sim for the time you want to teher to a real computer at no extra charge. In article <27e5b373-84d7-435c-b755-2ea23b968ecb@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, > It's not perfect, but overall I'm finding the iPhone 3G to be living > up to its must-have gadget hype. I love this thing! It's a Nintendo > DS, iPod, GPS, and Phone all wrapped up into a single device. Which > makes the $199 price seem like a bargain. Can't wait until a couple months from now, when they give it away for signing a two (maybe three) year contract. In article <27e5b373-84d7-435c-b755-2ea23b968ecb@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, > It's not perfect, but overall I'm finding the iPhone 3G to be living > up to its must-have gadget hype. I love this thing! It's a Nintendo > DS, iPod, GPS, and Phone all wrapped up into a single device. Which > makes the $199 price seem like a bargain. Ah, the "it's everything in a single device!" argument. > The one feature I wish it had, was the ability to tether to my Laptop > computer. Tethering is the concept of using your mobile phone as a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > How does he do it? Think outside of the box. > http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/07/workaround-to-tether-iphone-3g-to.html But wait, Oxford, you forgot to quote the rest of the article. Allow me: > In the meantime, until somebody figures out a better way, I've found a > low-tech solution that works when I must tether my laptop. Keep your old [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > require any hacks, and it won't ruin your iPhone. And best of all, it's FREE > (if you already have a phone that can tether). It's not free, and what's this? "Hey, everyone, start carrying around OTHER DEVICES to make up for what the iPhone can't do!" A friend of mine had the old iPhone for a year, and upgraded to the new iPhone. He's had it for a week now, he's the last guy to complain about anything, but wouldn't you know--after having the OLD iPhone, he says the battery life on the new one sucks big time. In fact, he's thinking of returning it and going back to the old one. I suppose he could carry a waist-pack battery, like he's videotaping a wedding or something. Maybe the suit store can cut his jacket EXTRA big or something, and make a special plug inside the inner jacket pocket. On Jul 18, 7:07 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com> wrote: > In article > <27e5b373-84d7-435c-b755-2ea23b968...@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > wedding or something. Maybe the suit store can cut his jacket EXTRA big > or something, and make a special plug inside the inner jacket pocket. Be a champ and point him to the simple fix I posted earlier today. Later he can sue Apple for shipping the wrong firmware. In article <b8b57f81-031d-42a4-bd59-eec3562cdadb@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, > > A friend of mine had the old iPhone for a year, and upgraded to the new > > iPhone. He's had it for a week now, he's the last guy to complain about [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Be a champ and point him to the simple fix I posted earlier today. Already did. He assured me that he's already done that, and did see some improvement in battery life. But overall, it really stinks compared to his first gen iPhone. So much so, he's probably going to take the 3G model back and go back to his gen 1. And this guy is a huge techie. It's his job to be a huge techie. He works for one of the highest tech firms in Silicon Valley. And after one week, he's determined that the 3G iPhone simply can't cut it. "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop- BB2573.19072518072008@news.x-privat.org: > It's not free, and what's this? "Hey, everyone, start carrying around > OTHER DEVICES to make up for what the iPhone can't do!" As long as he's got one that tethers, he might as well just get his money back before the 30 day trial is up and buy the N800 to run on the old tethered phone. Then he will have a real computer in his pocket with APPS to run! > A friend of mine had the old iPhone for a year, and upgraded to the new > iPhone. He's had it for a week now, he's the last guy to complain about > anything, but wouldn't you know--after having the OLD iPhone, he says > the battery life on the new one sucks big time. > > In fact, he's thinking of returning it and going back to the old one. it's not the phone, it's 3G, which is exactly what SJ was referring to. your friend just needs to switch back to 2.5G and battery life will return to normal. it's in preferences. told ya! - SJ >> A friend of mine had the old iPhone for a year, and upgraded to the new >> iPhone. He's had it for a week now, he's the last guy to complain about [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > told ya! - SJ What I can't figure out is, if they knew 3G was a power problem why did they shrink the battery? I'd note the spec page says WiFi isn't much easier on the battery than 3G for Internet use (only 20% longer), and Edge is likely to be not too much better either since Edge usually causes the power amplifier to run really inefficiently. You are right, however, that if all you want to do is talk on the phone then sticking with GSM will maximize battery life. Dennis Ferguson > What I can't figure out is, if they knew 3G was a power problem > why did they shrink the battery? Watch the take apart videos closely. The bigger battery wouldn't fit in 3G's bulging case. There isn't room for it. The bulging case has GPS antenna panel in it 2G didn't have. It's a packaging problem. >> What I can't figure out is, if they knew 3G was a power problem >> why did they shrink the battery? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > The bulging case has GPS antenna panel in it 2G didn't have. Not to mention the three power amplifiers (the TriQuint parts), one for each 3G band it supports. It is no wonder that smaller phones limit their 3G band coverage. It seems, however, that despite this the case of the new phone is actually slimmer than the old one. If they knew there were power problems a little extra bulge might have been appropriate. Dennis Ferguson > t seems, however, that despite this the case of the new phone is > actually slimmer than the old one. If they knew there were power > problems a little extra bulge might have been appropriate. > > Dennis Ferguson They did take that into account: http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/17/iphone-3g-extended-battery-options/ http://richardsolo.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=264 Looking at this one, I think if we added the ROKR Z6m sellphone + the Nokia Linux tablet (N800), this battery makes the iphoney combo BIGGER than my tablet and sellphone! Well, at least it's smaller than the boat battery in a wagon with a rope wrapped around your a.s to tow it around....(c; I've been thinking about how cool this one would be to wear so I could recharge both the Linux tablet and ROKR sellphone simultaneously with the 12V Cords and Y dongle walking around in the mall! http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2357 12VDC at 10 ampere hour will nearly crank a truck quickly.... Add the movie light strip it was intended to power for videos and it solves that NO CAMERA FLASH problem iPhones are also saddled with. You can light up the whole street FOR HOURS!.... You'd never run out of power during the 2 hour DivX movie! > t seems, however, that despite this the case of the new phone is > actually slimmer than the old one. If they knew there were power > problems a little extra bulge might have been appropriate. > > Dennis Ferguson I found better! This one's Li-Polymer, much lighter, 84AH at 40A rate! This'll make it so you boys can recharge the 3G just ONCE a month! http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4281 > How does he do it? Think outside of the box. > http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/07/workaround-to-tether-iphone-3g-to > .html WOW! THE FIRST URL POSTED TODAY!! Thanks! > How does he do it? Think outside of the box. > http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/07/workaround-to-tether-iphone-3g-to > .html Geez! He's also come up with the solution to the BATTERY RUNTIME PROBLEM, too! Iphones will run for a week if you use the old phone and turn the iPhone OFF! |
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