Tethering with iphone 5 (no jailbreak)

[Anonemous]

http://9to5mac.com/2012/12/26/anoth...-of-christmas-gift-ea-games-sale/#more-255643

For those interested... a $2 app that has a way to tether your iphone 5 without jailbreaking or paying the tethering fee.

 

[zerogear]

App will be pulled in a few days.

 

[Eug]

I guess one of the few good things about Canadian carriers is that iPhone tethering is included out of the box.

 

[cheezy321]

I guess one of the few good things about Canadian carriers is that iPhone tethering is included out of the box.

Its included out of the box on VZW in the states as well.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Its included out of the box on VZW in the states as well.

not without triggering some crap on the carrier side where they force you to pay before you can enable it. i know because i've tried.

 

[ImDonly1]

not without triggering some crap on the carrier side where they force you to pay before you can enable it. i know because i've tried.

Their shared data plans have tethering included since the data is overpriced and not unlimited.

 

[cheezy321]

Yeah I have a 'share everything' plan and tethering was enabled on my phone without me doing anything

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

On ATT Android phones are ignored for tethering usage. I have used it on my phone for about 6 months on a 2GB plan without any issues. This is using the tethering functionality built into CM10. Just a FYI for those interested.

 

[bigrash]

not without triggering some crap on the carrier side where they force you to pay before you can enable it. i know because i've tried.

Nope, included in my share everything plan when I upgraded to iphone 5.

 

[Thegonagle]

Grandfathered unlimited data plans on Verizon = no free tethering.

Data limit = tether all you want, because we'll be happy to A) bill you for any overage, or B) upgrade your data plan "to better suit your usage."

If you do have grandfathered $29.99 unlimited data AND a 4G smartphone, you can officially add unlimited wifi hotspot for another $30 a month.

Personally, I have unlimited + wifi hotspot. I could probably circumvent the $30 fee, but I won't. For me, it's not a bad deal for $59.99 a month. I've been hitting 20 GB in recent months, which would be a lot more expensive on a measured plan, even if I had a double data promo. Verizon gets lots of money--maybe not as much as they want, but certainly more than enough--and I get lots of mobile data for my road warrior ways. It's win-win as far as I see it.

If Verizon ever starts sending me nastygrams about "excessive usage," aka, wanting more money, I'll be more than happy to send my money elsewhere. With AT&T finally starting to get their asses in gear network-wise, and Sprint and T-Mobile getting new cash to do the same, I have options.

 

[ViRGE]

App will be pulled in a few days.

It ended up being less than a day. It's already pulled.

 

[Red Storm]

Lame.

 

[Eug]

Their shared data plans have tethering included since the data is overpriced and not unlimited.

Yeah, no unlimited with most carriers in Canada (except the small startups), and retail pricing for the data plans most of the time is fairly high. The retention deal pricing for data is often pretty decent though (eg. 6 GB for $30).

 

[zerogear]

On ATT Android phones are ignored for tethering usage. I have used it on my phone for about 6 months on a 2GB plan without any issues. This is using the tethering functionality built into CM10. Just a FYI for those interested.

It's built into stock android (even stock touchwiz). AT&T just locks it down after getting their grimy hands on it.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

I tether on my gnex that's rooted. Woo. Unlimited internet PLUS tethering