Hi Gary. How is the personal hotspot feature different from the internet tethering feature.?
I always used the latter but now on my iPhone 3gs after upgrading to iPhone OS 4.3, the Internet thetgering has gone and personal hotfoot shows up. I tried it and it is mostly the same. How different are both of them.
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Wires. The tethering feature is done by connecting your iPhone via a dock cable to your Mac. One iPhone, one Mac. The personal hotspot feature does this wirelessly by setting up a small wifi network. You don't need the wires, and you can connect more than one computer. Handy, too, for devices that don't have a way to tether, like the iPad.
Gary,
I have two new roommates. They both have iPhone 4s'. What kind of tethering and hotspot programs do you recommend. Their phone plan for hotspots is horrendous.
Thanks,
Andre
Not sure what you mean by programs. The "personal hotspot" is built in to iOS. You really only have one choice. An alternative would be to get a separate mobile wifi hotspot device.
What I mean is there an app that is available like on the Android circuit that allows you to share a internet signal wirelessly from your iPhone.
Second, which tethering app, do you think works best?
No. The major (all?) U.S. carriers have clauses in their contracts that you have to pay them for this service. So there are no apps.