John Chow and I had lunch today at Kam Do which, like many restaurants, unfortunately does not have WiFi access so getting some work done while waiting for your food is a bit difficult. Sure, we have iPhones that have access to the internets but even though it has a large screen for a phone, typing anything but a short post on it isn’t pleasant.
Solution? Tether your iPhone to your laptop and access the interwebs with a full keyboard and large screen. It’s rather easy to do but be warned: jailbreaking your phone is against Apple TOS and while it’s easy and relatively harmless, we won’t be responsible for any problems you have. Also, while John isn’t sure…I’m almost certain that tethering like this is currently against policy for any providers in Canada. Do any of this at your own risk.
If you need more help, I’m sure there’s a guide somewhere at iPhoneinCanada.ca
{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }
I heard that ATT could track these type of “usages” and may charge you extra money.
-Mike
You’re right, I know for a FACT that tethering is against the ToS of both Bell and Rogers. But as long as you don’t go way overboard I’m not sure how they can know.
Couldn’t of said it any better, “Apple rules”.
it sucks that this is against the tos. the hardware and software can handle it, and the use of this would be terribly convenient, so it pains me when i see a product crippled in this manner.
Tethering is NOT against the terms of service for Rogers or Fido. If you are on a data plan that is limited to on-device browsing (such as the $7 unlimited data plans) Rogers will allow tethering but will charge you $0.05 per KB. In fact they will (or rather, can) charge you for pay per use data if you install 3rd party apps onto your phone that uses data. Notice on Rogers and Fido websites they only mention that tethering is NOT included on these “unlimited” data plans.
If your data plan does not specify on device use only such as the $30 for 6GB plan, you can use the data any way you like.
Oops, I meant they will charge for pay per use data for 3rd party apps if you are on the unlimited data plans.
Like Kenny said, I think it depends on your data plan. Some of them restrict how you can use your data, whereas some are seen as “vanilla data”. These would be the data plans largely designed for laptop cards and the like…. I’ve heard conflicting reports on the 6GB plan, so I’m not sure how that one works.