I just got a nice new 32 GB iPhone 3G S yesterday from the Apple Store in Sydney. It's quite an interesting shop, but that's another story. Anyway, my hotel doesn't have wireless internet in the rooms which is a pain in the butt, so I was wishing I had one of those 3G modems. I had heard of hacking the iPhone to make it a 3G modem, but now I find out it's legit! It's called Internet Tethering. Here is an article that I followed to set it up.
http://blog.cameronlaird.com/2009/06/easy-internet-iphone-tethering-with-telstra.html
Make sure you read all the comments etc. before getting started as some of the links are mixed up. I got mine working with the telstra.internet not the telstra.iph one. Also I am using the USB connection as bluetooth would just chew up the phone battery.
It's nice and fast and means no more need for those 3G dongle things.
posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:40 PM