Comments on: Pay Verizon $20/month for the iPhone Hotspot or just Jailbreak your iPhone?

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:09:07 +0000

You need to contact Verizon or AT&T and setup a tethering plan. It is no longer recommended to use the jailbreak and MyWi method because they will charge you anyway, so you might as well just use iOS 4.3′s built-in HotSpot.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:16:18 +0000

hi! i just jail broke my iphone for the MyWi. What is the process and payment?

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:24:32 +0000

In the agreement for mywi 4.0 you are agreeing to
Let your carrier know you are making your phone a wifi
Hotspot and agree to pay their fee

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:53:51 +0000

Yes, the only charge will be the initial cost of the MyWi application.

I believe you can use PdaNet for the same purpose without jailbreaking the phone.

By: james moore

james moore — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:00:32 +0000

ok. well ehres the thing. i tethered used pdanet on my android and and used 15 gbs and they never knew the difference. it just went under my unlimited data for the phone and never got charged extra. i am on verizon just so you now

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Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:16:35 +0000

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By: BamaFan1987

BamaFan1987 — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:44:55 +0000

Let me get this straight… if I use MiWi, I don NOT have to pay for a tethering plan? It uses my unlimited data plan?

To be clear, if I use MiWi, then I only have to pay for the application, NOT a monthly fee?

Thanks!

By: aiXen

aiXen — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:54:56 +0000

It may not appear on your bill as tethering but the issue you will encounter is that your “Unlimited” data plan is not “Unlimited”. Well it never has been and unless something has changed that I am unaware of then it mostly likely never will. The unspoken data limit for an unlimited data plans on Verizon Wireless is 5GB, and God help you if you hit that limit and pay overages. Enough offenses though and you will be offered to pay for the unannounced 10GB “Unlimited” plan at a rate of $80.00 per month. Just a warning before you shut down your connection with your ISP and go all cellular.

By: joaquin

joaquin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:24:22 +0000

So, using the MiWi is completely free after the purchase ($20)?? Does it also support up to 5 devices for tethering? Unlimited data like my internet services with my laptop/computers? I am afraid that if I watch a lot of videos or do a lot of downloads from my computer using the iphone tethering through MiWi is going to clean my wallet out for the verizon bill.

If MiWi is one time payment with unlimited usage… then I might as well cancel my home internet service

Would jailbreaking the verizon iphone affect its functionality or upgrades like a non-jailbroken one? What are their differences?

By: Khan

Khan — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:04:13 +0000

Yeah the tethered JB can be a pain however, its better than what it used to be. I can’t tell you how handy it is using my WiFi only iPad in the car tethered to my iPhone. I’m sure the Dev Team will work it out. It’s all a matter of time. However, it would be great if AT&T would counter Verizon and offer the tether for free. Now THAT would be a real kick in then nads

By: Sebastien

Sebastien — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:15:13 +0000

This I do not know, but presumably when you activate the Hotspot feature it sends some token to the carrier who can then track data transferred until the Hotspot is disabled. The 2GB limit is insulting when you already pay for an unlimited data plan.

There is no competition in US carrier pricing, they work together to fix prices like a cartel. This is why bills are always going up instead of down, as they should be in the traditional theory of technological advancement and what should be downward price pressure. Wait and see, AT&T will have identical pricing for Hotspot. It is a rip off.

By: D1veBum

D1veBum — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:39:01 +0000

The main reason I even jailbroke my iPhone is to use MyWi. With that said the main counterpoint to this article is that there is not an untethered JB out for even current iOS much less iOS 4.3, and to JB with redsn0w is just a real pain in the arse. So you might have to wait…. and wait…. and wait to even consider using MyWi. Just my .02 worth.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:26:34 +0000

@Sebastien: how are they going to know the origin of the traffic? How can they distinguish the Wifi traffic originating on a Wifi client from “genuine” Iphone traffic?

By: Sebastien

Sebastien — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:46:33 +0000

You forgot to mention that if you go the official Verizon Hotspot route, you are limited to only 2GB a month of transfer through WiFi, REGARDLESS of you already paying for unlimited data!

By: David

David — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:36:59 +0000

My thoughts exactly