Carolyn, I don't think you can do this in the US yet, but it's coming very soon. As a matter of fact, there was a post about this very thing on this list. It does cost extra, but I don't remember the details. I'm sure someone else will chime in. On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:28 PM, Carolyn wrote:
> Donal: > Thanks for this. An at&t rep told me Apple had no such technology, Tisk tisk > to him:) Think I'll go educate him next time I grace that mall.:) > Thanks and take care. > Carolyn > P.s.: It suddenly strikes me that I'm not sure at&t supports tethering yet. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dónal Fitzpatrick > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:55 AM > Subject: Re: WIFI question > > Hi Carolyn, > > It is indeed possible to use the iPhone to connect to the net. This is known > as tethering. In essence, turn on tethering on the iPhone, and then create > either a USB or bluetooth connection between your laptop and the iPhone. > > I should say here that I don't know how US cell-phone plans work. Over here > using the iPhone as a modem can cost extra, so you might want to check with > your cell-phone provider to check the costs involved. > > Cheers > > Dónal > On 4 Jun 2010, at 16:37, Carolyn wrote: > > > Hi guys: > > I'm going to be visiting my dad, who has no internet. I know I can > > retrieve mail with the iPhone, but find it pretty difficult to navigate > > with my hearing, and with just not being very good at typing on it<grin>. > > My question then: Is there any way to turn the iPhone into an access point > > so I could use it to get my MacBook Pro on the net? > > TIA > > Carolyn > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
