September 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Dean Lucas 8 comments

Enable Free Internet Tethering on iPhone 3.0 Today [iphone tips]

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Free iPhone tethering hack

“Internet tethering” refers to the practice of connecting your iPhone to your computer with a cable so that your computer can use your iPhone’s internet connection. This practice as long been shunned by both AT&T and Apple, available to only those iPhone users willing to jailbreak their mobile device. AT&T has promised to make this an official feature in the near future, but it will be a paid add-on option to your carrier contract.

The good news is that now you don’t have to wait on AT&T to enable tethering today, and you can get it for the low price of free! If you have iPhone 3.0, this simple trick will enable tethering for you immediately. The bad news is that there is no guarantee as to how long this will work. The trick is so simple that it’s certain to be disabled in near-future firmware updates. For now, though, have at it but be aware that your mileage may vary.

Learn how to enable internet tethering with iPhone 3.0, after the jump below.

Like we said, no jailbreak is required meaning you run little risk of hurting your iPhone by using this trick. Simply download this profile configuration file by tapping on this link using your iPhone:

Enable Internet Tethering <= tap this link using your iPhone 3.0

Once you've tapped on the link and installed the file, go to your network settings on your iPhone and you should see an option to enable tethering. Couldn't be easier, no?

The rest is already done for you. Once you connect your computer to your iPhone, your computer will grab the DHCP settings from AT&T and put you on the network. Now you have access to the internet using your iPhone's internet connection that you already pay for anyways. We've only tested this on a Mac and experienced no issues. If you try this on a PC, let us know how it works for you.

If you do experience issues after installing this configuration file, then go to your iPhone's Settings > General > Network, delete the profile and you should be back to normal. Remember, proceed at your own risk, and always back up your data before running any kind of hack on your iPhone.

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  • anon

    Works on Windows 7

  • nycdesigner

    Note that this may break your Visual Voicemail, and is not for the techno-weenies. It may seem simple, but it took me a lot of research in order to correct the problem.

    What made this worse was it coincided with AT&Ts own VV delivery problems, and after spending over 2 hours with AT&T to unsuccessfully fix it, it dawned on me it may be my “hack” that I, of course, did not mention.

    Also advise to not use the tethering for any large data demands since AT&T may decide to ferret out “outliers” for data usage, and they may terminate your contract based on this violation.

    If you simply use it for checking email, and some simple surfing, it’s unlikely you’ll be using much more than you normally would on just the iPhone.

  • Toby

    Worked last night for me great on window vista as I was able to then log in to ESPN 360… then switched to my regular laptop wireless ISP, disconnected the tether and continued to watch ESPN360. But tonight the tethering will not work at all. I’ve uninstalled and reintalled numerous times but will not work again… not sure what the deal is….

  • Toby

    Figured it out and now using it to write this… had to go in and find the connection I set up for it last night and start it manually as it would not do it automatically… now it’s on my desktop…. ESPN360 baby!!!!

  • http://www.clichedigital.com Rafa

    only works for at&t user i presume, i have other isp, and didnt work :(

  • herojig

    Once you’ve tapped on the link and installed the file, go to your network settings on your iPhone and you should see an option to enable tethering. Couldn’t be easier, no?

    Yes, it would be a lot easier if the link tapped did not produce some html that looks like a plist file with no further instructions. come on guys!

  • Phil

    youre stupid, go to the url on your iphone and it will prompt you to install the apn. but anyway, doesnt work for me, “To enable tethering on this account contact AT&T”

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