Tether iPhone 3.0 for free – jailbreak NOT required

When consumers have to take fair use matters into their own hands, things can often get complicated and messy.  Much hoop jumping and settings changes are often required leaving the goal being sought one for only the more tech literate.  In regards to tethering iPhone OS 3.0, especially in places where there isn’t any support at all, let alone a paid solution, users now have a quick and free option.  Instead of the older methods that have beena round for awhile that involve some file management and manipulation, this latest method involves browsing to “help.benm.at” on your iPhone browser, downloading a file (which edits your carrier file(s)), and then simply turning on tethering in the settings menu.  Obviously, theres a boat load full of problems that could go wrong ranging from lost data to being disconnected from your carrier if they found out.  Of course, a carrier that disconnects your from using a different method of downloading data on an “unlimited” network doesn’t deserve your money in the first place.  Another thing to think about — there are some reports saying this file editing disables MMS and VisualVoicemail.  A small price to pay for mobile tethering freedom.  You down?

Source: Engadget, Richard Lai

Author: Mike Norris

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