iPhone 3g owners, need to tether now? Here's a simple Work-around

At 18 Jul 2008 14:56:56 -0700 4phun wrote:
> from
> Francis Wong' Blog
> Friday, July 18, 2008
> iPhone 3g owners, need to tether now? Here's a simple Work-around
> http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/0...her-iphone-3g-
to.html
>
> Francis Wong has clever way to ... AT&T at the above link.

> The one feature I wish it had, was the ability to tether to my Laptop
> computer. Tethering is the concept of using your mobile phone as a
> broadband modem for your computer. I've been successfully doing this
> for over a year with my Samsung Sync (a well-priced 3G phone which
> sometimes sells for $0 with a contract)"
>
> How does he do it? Think outside of the box.
> http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/0...her-iphone-3g-
to.html

That has to be the single stupidest piece of "iPhone news" you've ever
posted.

His "simple workaround?" Move the iPhone's SIM into a DIFFERENT PHONE that
does allow tethering and USE IT INSTEAD!

Gee- that soluion is perfect for all iPhone shortcomings! "Need spoken
turn-by-turn GPS directions? Move your SIM into any other GPS-enabled
phone and use it instead!"

"Need to edit Office documents? Move your SIM into a WinMo or Palm phone
and use it instead!"

"Need voice dial? Move your SIM into virtuallyany other phone on the
planet Earth and use it instead!"

4phun, I await your other hacks and tweaks with baited breath. Just how
many other phones will an iPhone owner need to have a full-function
smartphone?

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On Jul 18, 7:07*pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> In article
> <27e5b373-84d7-435c-b755-2ea23b968...@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
>
> *4phun <[email protected]> wrote:
> > It's not perfect, but overall I'm finding the iPhone 3G to be living
> > up to its must-have gadget hype. I love this thing! It's a Nintendo
> > DS, iPod, GPS, and Phone all wrapped up into a single device. Which
> > makes the $199 price seem like a bargain.
>
> Ah, the "it's everything in a single device!" argument.
>
>
>
> > The one feature I wish it had, was the ability to tether to my Laptop
> > computer. Tethering is the concept of using your mobile phone as a
> > broadband modem for your computer. I've been successfully doing this
> > for over a year with my Samsung Sync (a well-priced 3G phone which
> > sometimes sells for $0 with a contract)"
>
> > How does he do it? Think outside of the box.
> >http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/0...her-iphone-3g-...
>
> But wait, Oxford, you forgot to quote the rest of the article. *Allow me:
>
> > In the meantime, until somebody figures out a better way, I've found a
> > low-tech solution that works when I must tether my laptop. Keep your old
> > mobile phone handy, and just temporarily move the SIM card from the iPhone to
> > your older phone.
> > That's it! The iPhone 3G's SIM card doesn't appear to be anything special. So
> > it should continue to work with other AT&T phones.
>
> > So now - when I need to, I just move the SIM card, and am able to surf at 3G
> > speeds on my MacBook Pro. It's inconvenient and its sad that Apple and AT&T
> > won't let the iPhone do this the right way. But this low-tech solution won't
> > require any hacks, and it won't ruin your iPhone. And best of all, it'sFREE
> > (if you already have a phone that can tether).
>
> It's not free, and what's this? *"Hey, everyone, start carrying around
> OTHER DEVICES to make up for what the iPhone can't do!"
>
> A friend of mine had the old iPhone for a year, and upgraded to the new
> iPhone. *He's had it for a week now, he's the last guy to complain about
> anything, but wouldn't you know--after having the OLD iPhone, he says
> the battery life on the new one sucks big time.
>
> In fact, he's thinking of returning it and going back to the old one.
>
> I suppose he could carry a waist-pack battery, like he's videotaping a
> wedding or something. *Maybe the suit store can cut his jacket EXTRA big
> or something, and make a special plug inside the inner jacket pocket.

Be a champ and point him to the simple fix I posted earlier today.
Later he can sue Apple for shipping the wrong firmware.

4phun <[email protected]> wrote in
news:27e5b373-84d7-435c-b755-2ea23b968ecb@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:

> How does he do it? Think outside of the box.
> http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/0...r-iphone-3g-to
> .html
>
>
>
>

WOW! THE FIRST URL POSTED TODAY!!

Thanks!

4phun <[email protected]> wrote in
news:27e5b373-84d7-435c-b755-2ea23b968ecb@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:

> How does he do it? Think outside of the box.
> http://wongwords.blogspot.com/2008/0...r-iphone-3g-to
> .html
>
>
>

Geez! He's also come up with the solution to the BATTERY RUNTIME PROBLEM,
too! Iphones will run for a week if you use the old phone and turn the
iPhone OFF!

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote in news:elmop-
[email protected]:

> It's not free, and what's this? "Hey, everyone, start carrying around
> OTHER DEVICES to make up for what the iPhone can't do!"
>
>

As long as he's got one that tethers, he might as well just get his money
back before the 30 day trial is up and buy the N800 to run on the old
tethered phone.

Then he will have a real computer in his pocket with APPS to run!

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:

> A friend of mine had the old iPhone for a year, and upgraded to the new
> iPhone. He's had it for a week now, he's the last guy to complain about
> anything, but wouldn't you know--after having the OLD iPhone, he says
> the battery life on the new one sucks big time.
>
> In fact, he's thinking of returning it and going back to the old one.

it's not the phone, it's 3G, which is exactly what SJ was referring to.
your friend just needs to switch back to 2.5G and battery life will
return to normal. it's in preferences.

told ya! - SJ

On 2008-07-19, David Moyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> A friend of mine had the old iPhone for a year, and upgraded to the new
>> iPhone. He's had it for a week now, he's the last guy to complain about
>> anything, but wouldn't you know--after having the OLD iPhone, he says
>> the battery life on the new one sucks big time.
>>
>> In fact, he's thinking of returning it and going back to the old one.
>
> it's not the phone, it's 3G, which is exactly what SJ was referring to.
> your friend just needs to switch back to 2.5G and battery life will
> return to normal. it's in preferences.
>
> told ya! - SJ

What I can't figure out is, if they knew 3G was a power problem
why did they shrink the battery? I'd note the spec page says
WiFi isn't much easier on the battery than 3G for Internet use
(only 20% longer), and Edge is likely to be not too much better
either since Edge usually causes the power amplifier to run
really inefficiently.

You are right, however, that if all you want to do is talk on
the phone then sticking with GSM will maximize battery life.

Dennis Ferguson

Dennis Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> What I can't figure out is, if they knew 3G was a power problem
> why did they shrink the battery?

Watch the take apart videos closely. The bigger battery wouldn't fit in
3G's bulging case. There isn't room for it.

The bulging case has GPS antenna panel in it 2G didn't have.

It's a packaging problem.

On 2008-07-21, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dennis Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> What I can't figure out is, if they knew 3G was a power problem
>> why did they shrink the battery?
>
> Watch the take apart videos closely. The bigger battery wouldn't fit in
> 3G's bulging case. There isn't room for it.
>
> The bulging case has GPS antenna panel in it 2G didn't have.

Not to mention the three power amplifiers (the TriQuint parts), one
for each 3G band it supports. It is no wonder that smaller phones
limit their 3G band coverage.

It seems, however, that despite this the case of the new phone is
actually slimmer than the old one. If they knew there were power
problems a little extra bulge might have been appropriate.

Dennis Ferguson

Dennis Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> t seems, however, that despite this the case of the new phone is
> actually slimmer than the old one. If they knew there were power
> problems a little extra bulge might have been appropriate.
>
> Dennis Ferguson
>
>

They did take that into account:

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/17/iphon...ttery-options/

http://richardsolo.com/index.asp?Pag...ROD&ProdID=264
Looking at this one, I think if we added the ROKR Z6m sellphone + the Nokia
Linux tablet (N800), this battery makes the iphoney combo BIGGER than my
tablet and sellphone!

Well, at least it's smaller than the boat battery in a wagon with a rope
wrapped around your ass to tow it around....(c;




I've been thinking about how cool this one would be to wear so I could
recharge both the Linux tablet and ROKR sellphone simultaneously with the
12V Cords and Y dongle walking around in the mall!
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.as...OD&ProdID=2357

12VDC at 10 ampere hour will nearly crank a truck quickly....

Add the movie light strip it was intended to power for videos and it solves
that NO CAMERA FLASH problem iPhones are also saddled with. You can light
up the whole street FOR HOURS!....

You'd never run out of power during the 2 hour DivX movie!

Dennis Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> t seems, however, that despite this the case of the new phone is
> actually slimmer than the old one. If they knew there were power
> problems a little extra bulge might have been appropriate.
>
> Dennis Ferguson
>
>

I found better! This one's Li-Polymer, much lighter, 84AH at 40A rate!

This'll make it so you boys can recharge the 3G just ONCE a month!

http://www.batteryspace.com/index.as...OD&ProdID=4281