Ok. Here ya go. Here is a forum thread explaining that you do need a plan with at&t or now vz and sprint to teather and create the hotspot. Since I'm on an unlimited plan I am disqualified from doing this.
Ok link follows. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2777170?start=0&tstart=0 On Oct 17, 2011, at 8:35 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Sarah > > My understanding is that that is no longer necessary. > > Gordon > > On 17 Oct 2011, at 16:33, Sarah Alawami wrote: > > You need to get a teathering plan with your phone provider. Be aware that > they might have a data cap. for example vz and at&t and sprint all have 5 > gigs of teathering per month. If you go over you will be charged 10 dollars > per extra gig. Oh and that's counting your 2 gig plan you have so if you > don't teather you still have 4 gigs to work with and use. if you do teather > you have 4, but if you use some of that to serf while on the rode you will > have what ever is left to teather. > On Oct 17, 2011, at 7:50 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> Firstly I'm very sorry for being somewhat out of the loop on this topic. >> It's one which I have been intending to investigate for some time but due to >> off-topic difficulties, I haven't been able to do so as yet. >> >> It is my understanding that it is possible to create a personal hotspot and >> thereby use the iPhone effectively as a modem for a Mac via a USB >> connection. I'm not sure whether this has been detailed on list before but, >> if not, does anybody happen to know how this is achieved? If so, does >> anybody happen to know when the message was posted and what it's subject >> line was? In that case I would just check out the list archive. >> >> Thank you for any assistance on this. It's something I would very much like >> to be able to get working. >> >> Gordon >> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
