Hi Carolyn,

I opted not to jail break mine as well, but I figured people ought to know 
their options.  Have a good trip, and, well, there are worse places to be then 
Starbucks! :)
Take care,
Donna
On Jun 4, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Carolyn wrote:

> Donna:
> Well, thanks.  I figured it couldn't possibly be that easy.  I'm not a fan of 
> jailbreaking, as I know just enough to get myself into trouble.  So, I guess 
> I'll be reduced to looking for the nearest starbux, and investing in their 
> stock for a couple weeks.:)
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> Carolyn
> On Jun 4, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> There is actually a way to do this here in the U.S.  You can purchase a 
>> program called PDANet, which will allow you to tetherh your phone.  However, 
>> the one major caveat is that for it to work, you will have to jailbreak your 
>> iphone.  I don't have the URL, but if you google PDAnet, you can find there 
>> site, at which you will find instructions for jailbreaking the phone.
>> good luck,
>> Donna
>> On Jun 4, 2010, at 1:04 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
>> 
>>> 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: [email protected]
>>>> 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
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