Comments on: How To: Tether your Laptop with an iPhone and PdaNet

By: Bvrs4x4

Bvrs4x4 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:16:00 +0000

I have a question. I used mywi and AT&T called me 3 times saying I needed a tethering plan upgrade. I switched to pdanet and it worked for about 12 days and now doesn’t show up on my computer anymore. Can someone help me with this? I just purchased pdanet. J

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By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:41:13 +0000

I set up a password on it but it’s still showing I hve 12+ connections. How are other people using this?

By: J Wizzle

J Wizzle — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:37:42 +0000

I was wary about jailbreaking my iPhone, but I did it for this. It didn’t work. It couldn’t even find my ad hoc network. Good thing I made a backup so I can now unjailbreak.

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:41:37 +0000

Hi just wanted to inform that I solved the above problem So no need to a reply back.

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:57:56 +0000

Hi..I am a beginner to all of this but will you know how I can add password to an already set up adhoc network? I was juggling with btw my iphone and my mac, and while I dont know I was automatically connected to the pda network but I seem not to know how to add more security to this(I know that I sould have done this better…)or if I connect to vpn, will i add some sec over to this? Thanks so much for your help!

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:40:36 +0000

How often am I allowed to tether before AT&T catches on? I normally use 1-2 GB of data a month on my phone without tethering.

So...what should I do?

By: Armin

Armin — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:15:20 +0000

Yeeeahh!! Worked wonders!! I couldn’t get PDAnet to work, until I read your guide! Thanks!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:12:56 +0000

http://MMS.ifind2.com is the only site as of 2010 especially with the new 3.1.3 firmware that works with iPhone Tethering.

By: Mister Benja

Mister Benja — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:49:09 +0000

For those trying to use PDANET with Yahoo, you need to purchase the full version of the software.

By: joey

joey — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:56:39 +0000

everytime i try to connect using a USB it just says, “please make sure you iphone has good data service first then launch pdanet again”? WHAT THE HELL?!?!?! some1 plz help!

By: john

john — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:47:49 +0000

So it installs perfictly and everything and i am trying to use usb on my ipod touch but i keep getting this message

pdanet failed to establish internet connection on your iphone. please make sure your iphone has good data service first than launch pdanet again.

I dont have wifi so im not sure if that will work...

Please help!!!

By: Marksy

Marksy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:57:37 +0000

VERY DISAPOINTED, THIS IS A FAIL

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:48:53 +0000

By the way, I have win 7 ultimate and works like a charm I know the speed isn’t fast enough…but thanks a lot for PDANET cause sometimes i need it for google maps ( i am a truck driver ) and I don’t have enough time to connect my verizon usb card. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work ! Best regards for http://www.theiphoneblog.com

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:44:49 +0000

Dear users who can’t connect to an ad hoc network. Please keep in mind that not all ad hoc networks are what you can create. I did my mistake and created a network connection for the first time and wasn-t a ad hoc one Look under wireless network management. Best wishes

By: Rollo Martins

Rollo Martins — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:39:06 +0000

PDanet gives me an err=16. Any solutions? Thank you!

By: Pokpitch

Pokpitch — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:58:24 +0000

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By: marsala

marsala — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:21:05 +0000

Our G phones do it very easily and can even tether a whole room full of laptops. tap tap wow mobile for more info.

By: Bryan Z

Bryan Z — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:38:15 +0000

Is there a program that will allow me to use my “local” internet provider on my PC and connect to the web via my iphone? Besides WiFi of coarse!! I know Nokia and other cell phone manufacturers have a PC Suite and so does Iphone… I ask this because i live overseas and don’t have to have the AT&T data plan. Anyone have any input on this matter? THANX!!

By: blackICE

blackICE — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:10:25 +0000

Great Tut!!!

Running on 3GS...3.0 fw...definitely have backgrounder so you can use close PDANet and use your phone for other stuffs...Reaaaallllyyy cool!!!

enjoy!!

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:49:57 +0000

Has anyone successfully used PDANet on a 3GS that was accidentally upgraded to 3.1 firmware? I tried downgrading, I’ve looked everywhere, and can’t tether anymore! Ack!

By: Mame4iphone

Mame4iphone — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:33:08 +0000

I read this somewhere else "How can you do PDANet and a VPN at the same time so you can avoid AT&T noticing, make a VPN connection from the iPhone before setting up the tether. They'll still see the amount of traffic, but not the content. For all they know, it could be a network-hungry iPhone application. Youtube anyone?"

Anyone know how I can set up VPN and PDANet on the iphone at the same time?

By: Scott Bx

Scott Bx — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:34:53 +0000

Sooo…. what’s to become of tethering w/ the new iPhone update???

By: Scott Noneoyabidness

Scott Noneoyabidness — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:07:07 +0000

I get “PDANet failed to establish internet connection on your iPhone” messages constantly. Phone shows all 5 bars of signal and 3G network available (and working fine on the phone itself). What’s wrong with this thing?

By: dr.amani

dr.amani — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:07:05 +0000

great site, lots of useful information, especially in my country where even the new 3.0 OS specs don’t automatically allow for tethering or MMS.ould be great now if someone could give me info on how to get a compatible version of ireal sms, tried the beta version for OS 0.3 but it just keeps crashing.

By: zubin s.

zubin s. — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:56:35 +0000

Excellent article! Got everything i needed and all went smooth on my mac. This is great for avoiding the 9.99-19.99 all day internet usage fees at the hotels or just anytime your internet cuts out in the middle of your poker tournaments (HAPPENS OFTEN!!)

By: richard

richard — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:22:47 +0000

And what if it doesn’t work…you don’t mention that issue! I use a mac..did everything and then get PdaNet failed to establish internet connection on your iphone.????

By: ILUVPDANET

ILUVPDANET — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:15:12 +0000

Hi, I was able to log into using pda a week ago and have moved into a new complex and can’t get my ad-hoc network to work? any ideas?

By: kabu_CZE

kabu_CZE — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:59:23 +0000

WORKING FINE!!! THX! ..and lets wait for usb tethering in OS 3.0.

PB G4 OS 10.4.11, 2G 2.2.0

By: Brandy

Brandy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:41:31 +0000

Hello All,

Thank you for the great info about PDAnet. I have a jail broken, unlocked phone serviced with T-mobile. I do not have wifi connections often, however, I do have voicestream.internet2. with T-mobile on the first generation iphone. Forgive me, I am confused- DO I HAVE TO HAVE A WIFI CONNECTION TO SET PDA UP, or can I just use my voicestream internet connection through t-mobile? Any Information about this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brandy

By: Zoe's Mom

Zoe's Mom — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:27:25 +0000

Oops, that’s 5 gigs. Question still holds. How often do they monitor?

By: Zoe's Mom

Zoe's Mom — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:56:27 +0000

That’s 5 mb per month before they hit you? Or do they monitor more often?

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:05:35 +0000

FYI, it then shows up as a dial up connection in connection manager (XP). You never have to “dial” – just click the phone icon that shows up in the taskbar by the clock

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:04:11 +0000

Worked great.

I’ve had the wifi connection drop a bit. You can also run with the USB cable and make it even easier. You still install the app on the iPhone AND install the desktop app found here:

http://www.junefabrics.com/desktop/

Then you don’t have to deal with the wifi settings – just go cabled. I’m using it right now.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:14:04 +0000

Can anyone verify that tethering your Iphone per these instructions works with Windows Vista?

By: Kyleshankles

Kyleshankles — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:10:02 +0000

I’ll sue them. I hate AT&T. And trust me I have the funds.

By: bobby

bobby — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:55:26 +0000

Do not go over 5gb on att unlimited data plan. Or they will bill you for over use. The unlimited data plan is not unlimited.

By: John Dumas

John Dumas — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:54:50 +0000

Created an ad hoc network, named it iphone. (wep) "connect To Network" showing on screen. Says "waiting for users to connect".

Installed PDAnet. Went to settings, Wifi. New iPhone network showing and checked.

So clicked on PDAnet icon from home screen.

From there I get... "PDAnet is turned off" Please turn it on from settings below. I click on settings and see... "PdaNet Off" but it is checked. With a red X next to it and no way to turn it on.

Have full PAID version.

Been fighting this for six hours now. Fed up. What do I do?

Thank you, John

OS: Vista Home Premium | SP1 Puter: Toshiba Satellite M305D

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks you, John

By: Chaunce Dolan

Chaunce Dolan — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:56:57 +0000

I am not sure if readers will get this far down on the comments, but PdaNet has recently released a desktop app to work with PC. Simply, jailbreak your iPhone, download PdaNet through Cydia, then download the desktop app for your PC and then connect. No "Ad-Hoc network" setup.

What doesn't seem to be mentioned is that PdaNet is free but with limited usage and $29 for the full version.

By: GLH

GLH — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:58:42 +0000

ok, this is going to be a bit lengthy…not an IT guy by any means, hwvr, this process is so simple that I’m sure I’m going about it correctly,but… I have Win Vista; a newly jb iphone 3G; loaded PdaNet; created the Ad Hoc network, etc. etc. The computer shows the network and has full bars, it always says ‘waiting for users to connect’, properly selected in my iphone; however, when I open PdaNet it never gets past “PdaNet Router is ready. Please go to WiFi settings and connect to your computer’s peer-to-peer (ad hoc) network, then launch PdaNet again.” I’ve, of course, tried this and every other possible scenario I can think of (re-boots, re-loads, etc.) UGGGHHHH, what the hell? Any suggestions are appreciated!

By: AlsWifey

AlsWifey — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:49:34 +0000

In addition to my comment and inquiry, I was talking about my laptop not being able to connect to yahoo. Thanks again !!

By: AlsWifey

AlsWifey — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:57:47 +0000

Hi, pdanet is of great help, one thing though, I can’t connect to yahoo messenger and when I go to yahoo website I can’t sign in, please help….Thank you !!!

By: Moon

Moon — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:48:43 +0000

Grant8010,

Try turning off the PdaNet router, then restart PdaNet and turn on the router. The same thing happened to me.

By: Grant8010

Grant8010 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:15:50 +0000

I have connected to both my laptop and iphone. But pdanet keeps saying go to settings and comnect to ad hoc but i have already connected

By: Moon

Moon — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:58:34 +0000

Wow, this is leagues faster than my old Verizon wireless card. Only problem is that my battery life went down about 10 points (I use BossPrefs to display my numerical battery life) in the time span of about five minutes. Hope they (PdaNet or Apple) can patch this up soon.

Fred,

In all likelihood, your computer is using a third party software provider to manage your wireless card. Try disabling that software, and the tab should appear. For example, I'm using the Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility, and there's a checkbox for "Let this tool manage your wireless networks." When I uncheck it, the "Wireless Networks" tab appears.

TawnyFan,

Upgrade your firmware to 2.2, then jailbreak using either QuickPwn or PwnageTool, install Cydia, and you should see PdaNet.

Telemarkski3,

Enter the network key you set up when you created the ad-hoc network.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:43:24 +0000

I am using windows XP, I cannot create an ad hoc. The illustrated “wireless networks tab” does not exist. I am using a wireless router. I have tried all the backdoors but cannot find an entry. I did look for any way to “add a network.” I even searched the microsoft web site and my computer data base w/o success. Any suggestions?

By: Glen

Glen — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:01:06 +0000

PDAnet is outstanding… Can use the iPhone for games etc etc…However version revisoons state that PDAnet supports VPN connections …. not so unless im doing something wrong… I use a work laptop and we use Cisco VPN .. it will not connect — erroro 412 the remote host has timed out.. plug in a normal modem and bang connects first time…. anyone else got this issue ?? Is it a trial limitation ?

thanks

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:05:39 +0000

Anyone else getting the error "please make sure you iphone has good data service first then launch pdanet again"?

It's not connecting back to 3G for me...

By: Nomad

Nomad — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:04:58 +0000

For some reason when I try to create an ad hoc, it connects but it say local access only and the laptop witl not connect online.

By: Mike B

Mike B — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:37:36 +0000

I can’t get mine connected with Aspire One Net book, does anyone have a netbook that it actually work with it’s wireless lan card? I do all the steps, just can’t get the aspire one to conenct, it drops out after a few seconds.

By: ricky Gupta

ricky Gupta — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:23:41 +0000

superb , well explained and well presented Regards to your team, Sir I am facing some weak signal problem I m using 2 g iPhone 2.1 jailbroken , is their any software or any other remidy, please help

By: blizzy

blizzy — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:25:55 +0000

thank you a bunch, ive been tryin’ all kinds of crap to get my iphone tethered. this is by far the easiest method.

By: tk

tk — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:33:39 +0000

Can anyone comment on my questions in post #28?

jwlussow, are any of your other solutions as good as PDANet? Other solutions seem to lose about 1/3 the speed of an EDGE connection, but PDANet keeps the full speed of the phone's connection. (I am on iPhone 2G.)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:28:55 +0000

Everything worked Great. What can i do to make sure i dont receive an outrageous bill from at&t? Anyone?

By: jwlussow

jwlussow — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:55:45 +0000

It works great but I can do the same thing for much less then $30.00. I got the “trial over” screen this morning. Luckily I have 2 or 3 other options on my iPhone to tether. Time to try some of the others. I would probably pay $10.00 like Netshare but I also have the free iPhone Modem software.

By: rob

rob — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:26:13 +0000

network does not appear on my iphone. uninstalled. pfft.

By: nick

nick — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:45:14 +0000

it’s not free any more 1.33is free but 1.4 is 30 bucks! But it’s under free apps?

By: tk

tk — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:19:38 +0000

I successfully used PDANet with my iPhone, but have some questions:

1) How would I get a second laptop on the same connection to share it with the first laptop that created the adhoc network? I tried connecting the second laptop to the adhoc network and got an error about an IP address being in use.

2) Or, is there a way I can share the iphone's internet to two computers through a router (such as linksys,etc) either with stock firmware or third party firmware such as DD-WRT?

3) Is there any way the iPhone itself could truly act like a router, broadcasting a wifi network signal for laptops to join instead of the adhoc network?

Thanks

By: xodlike

xodlike — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:56:37 +0000

"Sounds pretty nice. Would I be able to play WoW through a 3G connection?"

I did this on my Blackjack about 9 months ago, and then my HTC Kaiser 4 months or so ago.

WOrked with USB, worked with Bluetooth, and worked with WMWifiRouter.

Pings were 150-200, so don't expect hardcore arena, but if signal strength is 3 bars+, definitely playable

By: Mr. Doody

Mr. Doody — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:55:55 +0000

thanks for this guide – i was up and running with PdaNet in minutes!

By: TK

TK — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:06:22 +0000

I am running firmware 2.1 and my iPhone cannot find PDANet in Cydia. I did the updates for ModMyi.com, adv-cmd, inetutils, and iSpazio. The first and last indicated issues in updating and I cant find how to do them over to see if PDANet becomes available. What should I do? I used PwnageTool to jailbreak and unlock.

By: TawnyFan

TawnyFan — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:51:36 +0000

I am running 1.x firmware on my iphone and can't seem to find PDAnet on Cydia. I looked under "Modmyi" and it just is not there. Is there a conection between the firmware I am running and the non-availability of PDAnet? The Cydia page on my iphone says that IphoneOS1.x is no longer supported by cydia. It says to upgrade with PwnageTool. Will this solve my problem?

Thanks in advance for your response.

By: Nikos

Nikos — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:43:11 +0000

this instructions are awesome. The only one thing was is that I had to find instructions on setting up ad-hoc on Vista. the rest is great. Thank you.

By: Tuna Oddfellow

Tuna Oddfellow — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:29:47 +0000

Hello, any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I have been banging my head against the wall trying to trouble shoot my process to connect PDAnet from my windows XP PC.

I get all the way to the end of step four. When I attempt to click “This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used.” The option is grayed out and unclickable.

I have been told that this my be the same port my computer is connecting to it's router with, and that I need to tell it to forget the router. If this is so how do I do this? Has anyone else ran into this problem?

Thanks,

Tuna Oddfellow

By: MDC

MDC — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:45:54 +0000

Thanks a lot guys. Just purchased the IPhone and thought I would have switch my sim back and forth for a while.

Worked perfectly!

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Jamsheer pc — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:58:29 +0000

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By: Dre

Dre — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:54:35 +0000

I'm having the same issue as Jason on post #13. Connects then drops after a few seconds.....!

Help

By: Telemarkski3

Telemarkski3 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:10:10 +0000

When choosing the adhoc WiFi Network on the iPhone it asks me for a Username & Password. Anyone had this issue?

By: Drew Izzo

Drew Izzo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:26:13 +0000

Thanks for this great info. It all worked perfectly. except connecting to the ad hoc network. I can set up the ad hoc per your instructions but, then I can’t see it or manually connect to it from my iphone. Any ideas?

By: nomad

nomad — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:17:25 +0000

is it possible to open IN ports in pdanet and redirect them to the connected laptop ip? Emule reasons…

By: wired

wired — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:57:09 +0000

Is it possible to setup a broadcasting wifi network on an iphone, such that other devices as a laptop can simply connect to it in the same way as to usual wifi access points? No prior ad hoc networks.

By: Anoop

Anoop — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:05:21 +0000

Great!! Worked perfectly and smoothly without any problem. I would just add to the instructions after step number 4 that you need to connect your computer/laptop to the peer to peer network you just created and then you need to join that network from your iphone. thanks a lot

By: jason

jason — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:22:39 +0000

hey there. I’ve created an ad-hoc network on an Acer AspireOne (windows XP, and ONLY cause I’m about to travel and didn’t want to invest in a macbookPro to possibly have it stolen en route! hehe)… anyway the iPhone connects to the ad-hoc network seemingly perfectly, and pdaNet seems to be working fine. But within seconds of my pc joining the network it drops off it again. This happens when I leave pdaNet open, and when I haven’t received any calls or smses. Can anyone help with this? Thanks, Jason.

By: wired

wired — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:51:52 +0000

Is there any way to tether a laptop with an iphone without creation a wifi ad hoc network, for example using a usb cable? My network policies prevent the creation of ad hoc networks. Thanks!

By: PhiPhone

PhiPhone — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:24:35 +0000

This app works great and your detailed instructions were amazing. Using this with 3G is actually faster than my Verizon Wireless usb modem. Quick question, when would AT&T start noticing that you’re using more than a normal user should? Thanks again!

By: momo

momo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:22:37 +0000

W0W on a tethered phone? If you don’t mind running from graveyards a lot, sure.

By: Budzie

Budzie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:19:52 +0000

Help… I have PDANet installed and have created an adhoc network, but the network keeps dropping out and going into “On Demand” mode within seconds of connecting. I have a macbook pro running XP and a Acer Aspire One with XP, both do the same. They both have an Atheros chipset though, any ideas? I’ve even gone to effort of putting an Atheros config utility and still no go…

By: dloveprod

dloveprod — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:45:56 +0000

thanks for the guide, it’s very well explained, now I might try it

By: PKOne

PKOne — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:14:18 +0000

Christopher Vitek, I don’t think any application can help you out with your specific needs If you do find a way, then I would like a free Apple MacBook Pro (the new ones with the glass screen)!!!

By: Christopher Vitek

Christopher Vitek — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:32:53 +0000

Now all I need is a laptop with wifi, and a business trip somewhere to a location that doesn’t give free wifi.

By: Douchey McGee

Douchey McGee — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:12:28 +0000

Sounds pretty nice. Would I be able to play WoW through a 3G connection?

By: PKOne

PKOne — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:07:19 +0000

I would like to thank you for the guide. I have heard about pdaNet but it is really nice to see the step-by-step process and I truly appreciate that. Thanks a lot guys.

By: Bill Taroli

Bill Taroli — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:49:59 +0000

While I agree that PdaNet isn’t new, I like that someone too the time to actually write this up and share it with the community. This isn’t rocket science, but nor is it commonsense either.

By: Dieter Bohn

Dieter Bohn — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:32:44 +0000

Thanks Daniel — we try not to ONLY do stuff that’s just the newest newsy news, but also have some helpful how-to stuff for people who might not be as technically savvy from time to time — it’s a new focus we’re excited about and you can tell because we’ve removed the “blog” link from our top menu (it just duplicated clicking on the logo anyway) and replaced it with a new Help & How To Link.

Cheers!

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:10:14 +0000

its a nice article, well explained, but honestly…..how old is this news?? I actually like this site, and check it regularly, but the days when i check it and hear something i haven’t heard about anywhere else are few and far between. Next thing you’ll be telling us all about this new phone called the iPhone 3G which is coming out!!