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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
