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iPad itether the $5 mywi alternative?
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From what I've read both in the iPhone Hacks forum here and on the ibluever blog, if you don't jailbreak the iPhone 4 and apply the tethering "patch", you will indeed have to use AT&T's tethering plan at $20/month + $25 for 2 GB bandwidth.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/987813/
Bad description on cydia and the only YouTube video on it isn't in English but I gave it a shot since I use mywi about 7 hours a day, 5 days a week for my ipad.
Itether was confusing to set up but it does seem quicker than mywi.
I downloaded it on my jailbroken iPhone first then on my jailbroken ipad.
You have to first go into iPhone settings>network>Internet teather>on
then open the app on the ipad, and connect the ipad to the iPhone via Bluetooth. For some reason Bluetooth must be off on the ipad and iPhone for it to work (it turns it on for you).
All in all it is worth the $5
Itether was confusing to set up but it does seem quicker than mywi.
I downloaded it on my jailbroken iPhone first then on my jailbroken ipad.
You have to first go into iPhone settings>network>Internet teather>on
then open the app on the ipad, and connect the ipad to the iPhone via Bluetooth. For some reason Bluetooth must be off on the ipad and iPhone for it to work (it turns it on for you).
All in all it is worth the $5
I'm using it on my iPad right now, and it's also tethering via USB to my MacBook Pro. Definitely worth $5.
Yes, to me, itether is definitely better than MyWi in terms of cost, ease of use and battery performance . I can tether from my un-jailbroken iphone to my jailbroken ipad running itether. I live in Canda and my iphone carrier allows tethering. A great app.
Still,
itether doesn't let you allow your iPad/iPod to be an Internet source. It let's those two get onto an iPhone via Bluetooth. To let other devices use your iPad 3G you probably need mywi.
itether doesn't let you allow your iPad/iPod to be an Internet source. It let's those two get onto an iPhone via Bluetooth. To let other devices use your iPad 3G you probably need mywi.
Even though I have MyWi I purchased this app as a backup. Now I like it enough to use it as my primary tether and allow MyWi to be the backup tethering source!
So I did this today with my Iphone 4 and Ipad.
Iphone 4
- Install tetherme $2
- Install sbsettings tether
IPad
- Install Iteather $5
- Pair both devices
Now make sure you reboot both devices. I had to do a complete reboot (ie hold power button and home key for 5 seconds, and then reboot)
turn off wifi on Ipad
turn blue tooth off on IPad
Turn on tethering through Sbsettings on Iphone
Turn on bluetooth on Iphone
now click on Itether on Ipad, and follow the prompts.
It works most of the time. I find myself still having to do reboots. My Iphone even bricked on me once.
I'm thinking I should have just coughed up the $10 for MiWI. At least it worked right every time.
iTether vs. iBluever? Palm Centro?
Hello. How does this new app, iTether, compare to iBluever?
I have a sprint Palm Centro. I have tethered laptops, Mac and PC to my Sprint Phone in the past via USB and BlueTooth. I tried to get my iPad to connect to the Sprint Palm Centro with iBluever, but could not get it to work.
Will iTether on the iPad let it connect to the built in modem of the Centro?
I know it will be slow...it is for when there is no 3g. Sprint network is pretty good around here in some places.
Thanks!
Hello. How does this new app, iTether, compare to iBluever?
I have a sprint Palm Centro. I have tethered laptops, Mac and PC to my Sprint Phone in the past via USB and BlueTooth. I tried to get my iPad to connect to the Sprint Palm Centro with iBluever, but could not get it to work.
Will iTether on the iPad let it connect to the built in modem of the Centro?
I know it will be slow...it is for when there is no 3g. Sprint network is pretty good around here in some places.
Thanks!
So far, huge waste of $5. It worked once, that's all. After that, it wouldn't connect with the iPhone. After reboots, and reinstalls, all I get is "Tether daemon quit unexpectedly" and then it crashes.
Very unimpressed.
Edit: found on another forum--
So I tried the following--
iPad: turned off wifi and BT. Opened iTether, no more daemon issues.
iPhone: turned on BT and used Internet Tethering settings screen instead of SBSettings toggle.
Hit the switch in iTether and it logged in fine. I'll be testing this off and on all afternoon to see if it changes.
Very unimpressed.
Edit: found on another forum--
So I tried the following--
iPad: turned off wifi and BT. Opened iTether, no more daemon issues.
iPhone: turned on BT and used Internet Tethering settings screen instead of SBSettings toggle.
Hit the switch in iTether and it logged in fine. I'll be testing this off and on all afternoon to see if it changes.
Wasted $5
Ok, well after reading most of the posts, it looks like I just wasted $5 on iTether because I don't want to jailbreak my iPad. I also want to use this with my laptop, which I guess I cannot do without an iTether client.
Any other suggestions? Guess I'll just spend another $10 on MyWi
Ok, well after reading most of the posts, it looks like I just wasted $5 on iTether because I don't want to jailbreak my iPad. I also want to use this with my laptop, which I guess I cannot do without an iTether client.
Any other suggestions? Guess I'll just spend another $10 on MyWi
I wouldn't waste your time or money with this.
I couldn't get it to work with ip4.0 and iPad 3.2.0 both jail broken.
If you go on the developers site there are loads with similar problems, connections lost or dropping etc.
MyWi will give you a free 10 day trial and if you want the full version its only $20 dollars which considering it actually works isn't as much of a rip off!
I couldn't get it to work with ip4.0 and iPad 3.2.0 both jail broken.
If you go on the developers site there are loads with similar problems, connections lost or dropping etc.
MyWi will give you a free 10 day trial and if you want the full version its only $20 dollars which considering it actually works isn't as much of a rip off!
An update:
Just returned from a week-long trip with just the iPad and iPhone along, no laptop. For the most part, I did have wifi available where we were staying, so I typically only had to use the iTether/TetherMe solution for brief periods most days. For those short times--check email, a few forums, the baseball stats--it performed flawlessly each time so long as I had left BT and tethering enabled on the phone, and so long as wifi and BT were off on the iPad when I opened iTether.
I did have one two hour stint of tethering in the Denver Airport on the way home. That session was a little marred by a few dropped connections. Finally I turned wifi and BT off on both devices (even though wifi was not connected on either) and then turned BT back on on the phone before asking iTether to connect again. From that point on, it ran without a hitch--about an hour with no interruptions, mostly light surfing and a couple of downloads (saving webpages and adding a couple of apps). It hasn't again required that I remain on the Network settings page as I noted above; I do just leave the tethering setting switched on now though as there doesn't seem to be a reason to turn it off really.
For $7 total between the two programs, I feel I got my money's worth. Yes, the combo is a little persnickety about how everything needs to be set before I turn iTether on, but it's minor really. As an occasional use solution, it seems to be a good choice.
Just returned from a week-long trip with just the iPad and iPhone along, no laptop. For the most part, I did have wifi available where we were staying, so I typically only had to use the iTether/TetherMe solution for brief periods most days. For those short times--check email, a few forums, the baseball stats--it performed flawlessly each time so long as I had left BT and tethering enabled on the phone, and so long as wifi and BT were off on the iPad when I opened iTether.
I did have one two hour stint of tethering in the Denver Airport on the way home. That session was a little marred by a few dropped connections. Finally I turned wifi and BT off on both devices (even though wifi was not connected on either) and then turned BT back on on the phone before asking iTether to connect again. From that point on, it ran without a hitch--about an hour with no interruptions, mostly light surfing and a couple of downloads (saving webpages and adding a couple of apps). It hasn't again required that I remain on the Network settings page as I noted above; I do just leave the tethering setting switched on now though as there doesn't seem to be a reason to turn it off really.
For $7 total between the two programs, I feel I got my money's worth. Yes, the combo is a little persnickety about how everything needs to be set before I turn iTether on, but it's minor really. As an occasional use solution, it seems to be a good choice.