How are iPhones with tethering?

[AznAnarchy99]

Considering getting a 5s on Verizon. Is there an easy way to bypass carrier tether blocks like Android? This is a must for any phone I get since I use it as my home internet.

 

[kyrax12]

I don't get why carriers place a block on tethering.

If a person follows their data limit, then I don't see what the issue could be.

 

[lopri]

I am guessing no. iPhone tax, yay.

 

[bearxor]

Until it's jail broken, no.

 

[Vaibe]

I have Verizon and my iPhone 5 has a "Personal Hotspot", I've only used it a few times when I'm with my laptop and there's no wifi around, but it works pretty well.

 

[Eug]

Works fine in Canada. Dunno about a Verizon locked phone.

 

[zaydq]

Works fine in Canada. Dunno about a Verizon locked phone.

If your carrier allows it. I know Rogers has/had specific tethering enabled plans.

To answer the OP. You can get around it via jailbreak(which isn'tout yet) but keep in mind that the carrier can notice and possibly charge some exorbitant fee.

 

[Red Storm]

You need jailbreak.

 

[trmiv]

If you have a Verizon iPhone with a share everything tiered data plan, wireless hotspot is free. On unlimited plans you'd have to pay for it, or jailbreak.

 

[bearxor]

Considering he says he's using it as his home internet connection, I'm going to go out on a limb and say he's got unlimited data.

 

[Eug]

If your carrier allows it. I know Rogers has/had specific tethering enabled plans.

On Rogers (and Fido), any plan with 1 GB or more automatically includes tethering support at no extra charge, whether you want it or not.

(I see the 1 GB requirement still listed at Rogers. I can't find it at Fido anymore, but I assume the 1 GB or more data plan is still mandatory.)

I think that is a reasonable compromise. Kinda risky trying to tether on a 250 MB plan.

My plan is 2 GB, which is more than enough for me with regular usage and light tethering. Extra usage is $10 per 1 GB, but I've never gone over 1.5 GB.

 

[Red Storm]

The carriers put holds on tethering because that's how they do business. Remember when it cost a couple of dollars just to get a new ringtone for our dumb phones? Every generation the carriers move closer and closer to becoming dumb pipes, and they will fight tooth and nail to not let that happen.

 

[openwheel]

no one directly answers OP's question though. I am in the same boat.

Can you jail break the iPhone 5S and tether away with unlimited data without paying $30/month extra? Does jail break automatically bypass carrier's detection? Better yet, anyone tried it with unlimited data plan?

You can do it with FoxFi on Android without root.

 

[lothar]

no one directly answers OP's question though. I am in the same boat.

Can you jail break the iPhone 5S and tether away with unlimited data without paying $30/month extra? Does jail break automatically bypass carrier's detection? Better yet, anyone tried it with unlimited data plan?

You can do it with FoxFi on Android without root.

The OP's question has already been answered several times.
Tethering requires jail break.
There is no jail break for iOS 7.
/thread

In fact, I don't even think there is jail break for the "latest" version of iOS 6 either.
Jail break for iOS 6 only exists from 6.0 through 6.1.2 or something like that.

How long do you plan on waiting for Jail breaks to be found?
That's a long time to go without home internet connection...

 

[openwheel]

So there is no Jail Break at the moment and there may never be.

Does Jail Break automatically bypass carrier's detection?

Is there an alternate solution similar to Android's FoxFi?

These are questions that OP need answer to.

 

[bearxor]

no one directly answers OP's question though. I am in the same boat.

Is there an easy way to bypass carrier tether blocks like Android?

Until it's jail broken, no.

I don't see how it wasn't answered.

So there is no Jail Break at the moment and there may never be.

Does Jail Break automatically bypass carrier's detection?

Is there an alternate solution similar to Android's FoxFi?

These are questions that OP need answer to.

Without a jailbroken device, you're limited to the carriers official way of tethering. Once it's jailbroken, there are apps that will let you bypass the carriers methods to create a hotspot, like MyWi.

 

[Eug]

I'm curious. With the US carriers, how are the official carrier's ways of tethering limiting?

In Canada, I just have a "Personal Hotspot" option in the settings, which works with WiFi to create a WiFi hotspot, although I can tether via Bluetooth or a USB cable too.

 

[openwheel]

Without a jailbroken device, you're limited to the carriers official way of tethering. Once it's jailbroken, there are apps that will let you bypass the carriers methods to create a hotspot, like MyWi.

Now we have a meaningful answer. Thank you.

 

[bearxor]

I'm curious. With the US carriers, how are the official carrier's ways of tethering limiting?

In Canada, I just have a "Personal Hotspot" option in the settings, which works with WiFi to create a WiFi hotspot, although I can tether via Bluetooth or a USB cable too.

It depends on what plan you're on. For instance, if you're on Verizon or AT&T's shared data plans, tethering is included with the plan. You pay for the 10GB plan like I do, I can use the 10GB however I want.

A few years ago, however, tethering was an add on option. For people still on Verizon's unlimited data plan, if they were to add tethering it would cost $20 a month and the hotspot access is limited to 2GB.

 

[openwheel]

I believe it's actually $30/mon for unlimited tethering. Verizoners correcto me if I am wrong.

 

[lopri]

Considering he says he's using it as his home internet connection, I'm going to go out on a limb and say he's got unlimited data.

No doubt. I cannot imagine how much it'd cost to run my home network off of a wireless carrier. My main PC alone (w/ a couple of VMs) uses 300~400 GB a month.

 

[bearxor]

I believe it's actually $30/mon for unlimited tethering. Verizoners correcto me if I am wrong.

Ours are $20. But ours are still for 3G devices, it might be different for 4G devices. But it's definitely capped at 2GB for our 3G hotspots.

 

[lopri]

$15 for AT&T iPhone 4S.

Edit: It was. Now I have a shared data plan and there is no extra tethering fees even for iDevices.

 

[openwheel]

Ours are $20. But ours are still for 3G devices, it might be different for 4G devices. But it's definitely capped at 2GB for our 3G hotspots.

why are you still on the 3G unlimited? Get any LTE device they Verizon will switch you to 4G unlimited (free SIM card).

 

[T_Yamamoto]

You'll need to be jailbroken (Android phones have to be rooted to use the tethering function, for Verizon atleast, I'm on Verizon).

Tethered iOS7 jailbreak should be out within a month, there are plenty of apps on Cydia that work for tethering but I don't have personal experience as I've never owned an iPhone. I'm planning to make the jump as well (with my unlimited data)