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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.

Starbucks and AT&T wifi

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Starbucks started a program with their card. It’s a rewards program. As long as you keep your card active (use/reload at least one a month), you can get free refills on brewed coffee, extra syrup or milk options, and my favorite – up to 2 hours of free AT&T wifi access. What’s great about this is that AT&T wifi is not just available at Starbucks, it’s available in many other places. So even if you hate Starbucks, as long as you have an active card, you can use the free wifi access where it’s available. It saved me from boredom and endless complaining this morning. I had to take Abby to Victoria’s Secret semi-annual sale. There was a Coffee Bean next door with AT&T wifi. I just grabbed my iPod touch and was surfing the internet while I wait – like a good husband I am ;) .

Buying music on iTunes using my iPod Touch

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You can purchase music using the iTunes installed on the Touch. I wanted to try this out but didn’t want to spend any money or credits on the experiment. So I decided to get the current free Single of the Week. Unfortunately, there is no display on the Touch for this, unlike in iTunes on my Mac. You have search for it. Also, you can’t display the shopping cart or any other things I was accustomed to seeing on the desktop version of iTunes. What you will see on the Touch is the top songs from each genre or hot singles. I didn’t really like that since I don’t usually pay attention to it. But the search feature is great. As you type the search criteria, you will be seeing results. The results will lessen as you type more letters.

The shopping cart on the Touch is different from the shopping cart on the iTunes on your desktop. So you will not see items you have in the shopping cart unless it was added using the Touch. This was interesting since the account you’re using is the same for both Touch and iTunes desktop.

So I purchased the free song. The download was fast, as fast as my desktop – I was using my wifi network at home so there shouldn’t be a big difference, if any. Once done, it added a new playlist labeled Purchased just as it does on the desktop. Then I synced it to my desktop. It automatically saved a copy on my desktop and it created a new playlist labeled Purchased on win’s iPod Touch. Very convenient process. Now I can buy music on my Touch as long as there’s a wifi signal and not have to worry about syncing issues with my desktop.