iPhone OS 3.0 Internet Tethering (How To Enable)

Disclaimer

BIG BOLD NOTE BEFORE TRYING THIS: This (very simple) guide is for those who are in the United States and on AT&T. (Basically non hacked, legit iPhones that have been correctly and legally upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0 through the developer program. ALSO: Please do not yell/hate/twitterhate/complain/spam me about this not working for you, it worked for me, and I think the process is pretty standard as long as you have AT&T, are on a legit iPhone plan and are running 3.0

Steps

1. Plug your iPhone into your Mac (I assume this works the same on PCs, but I only use Macs, so your milage may vary.
2. Download this file: http://thejakemarsh.com/ATT_US.ipcc.zip, and unzip, put it somewhere easy to find, like your Downloads or Desktop folder.
3. Go into iTunes, select your iPhone in the Source List on the left.
4. Hold down the option key (that’s the “alt/option” key) and click “Check For Updates” – you should get a file chooser dialog.
5. Find the ATT_US.ipcc file on your harddrive (Wherever you downloaded and unzipped it to), select it and click open.
6. You should see a progress dialog saying “Updating Carrier Settings…”
7. Your iPhone may hang for a split second, but once its done, unlock your iPhone and go to “Settings > General > Network > Internet Tethering”
8. Flip the slider to on.
9. If you’ve done it correctly, your iPhone will momentarily disappear from the Source List in iTunes and a new “Network Interface” dialog will appear.
10. Allow it to do its thing and if everything has gone according to plan, you should be able to disconnect from all other internet sources (Wifi, ethernet, etc) and still browse around and do whatever you like.

I haven’t gotten it to successfully work over bluetooth yet, but if you wanted to try just pair your iPhone like any other mobile phone (using the “Bluetooth” panel in System Preferences) then click the cog icon, and click the “Connect to Network” option. I got an error every time I tried this, but it may work for you. Let me know

Please post your results in the comments as I’d like to find out as much as possible about all of this.

Thanks!

Oh and to entice you, here’s some screenshots of it working

Screenshots

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NOTE 1: Not all of the videos inside this plugin will play, the sites listed above work just fine, but most others just aren’t finished yet.
NOTE 2: A lot of the vids will play automatically, if they don’t for some reason, press play a few times and the vid should start up.

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I had a ton of fun making this game, and it was definitely a great learning experience for developing iPhone apps. I’d love to know anyone and everyone’s thoughts on the gameplay, graphics, etc. So don’t be shy! Let me know what you think of the game! Go ahead and post a comment below, or use the iTunes link below to review it on the App Store.

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Leave any suggestions/comments/concerns/hate/love in the comments please. I want to make the app great for everyone, so any and all input is welcome!

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