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iPhone 3G tethering with MyWi

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I recently jailbroke my iPhone 3G running OS 3.1.2. Then I installed MyWi to check out the tethering capabilities for the iPhone. With this app you can tether using USB, bluetooth and wifi.

Here is the speed test results.

The latency is pretty high but the connection seems consistent. I used to run a Verizon V740 internet card and was getting higher speeds – close to 2x faster download. I’m also getting a full signal on AT&T 3G – surprisingly.

Anyways, my Verizon contract is up and I terminated the service. I hardly found use for it. With MyWi, $10 seems like a good deal. Hopefully, AT&T doesn’t pull a “switch” to somehow disable this app.

Hurray, iPhone OS 3.0 preview

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Today, Apple held a preview of their upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 and SDK. A lot of my wants will be coming. I may keep my iPhone 3G longer than planned – even though AT&T’s coverage is garbage. Here are a few that I’ve read about so far.

  • MMS support (Finally! Welcome to half a decade ago, if not more.)
  • Copy and paste (The pics during the demo looked promising and easy to use.)
  • Spotlight search (Though I don’t use it enough on Leopard, it’s a great tool to search across multiple locations.)
  • Peer to peer connection via Bonjour
  • Multiple players for games
  • CalDAV support
  • Voice memos
  • Sync notes
  • Turn by turn map
  • Modem tethering was mentioned but not demo’d ( I wonder once this capability is available, how much will AT&T charge extra? :( )

Those are just some of the new features that will be released sometime this summer (damn, that long?). Beta is available for developers today. I may look into the SDK more this time and maybe develop some stuff too – not sure yet though.

You can read the play by play on Engadget’s website – http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/live-from-apples-iphone-os-3-0-preview-event/. Thanks Apple, I’m a little excited about my iPhone again.