iPhone 3.0 beta 2 tethering how to

April 3rd, 2009 • Apple, Internet, Mac, iPhone

In iPhone 3.0 beta 1, tethering didn’t work. In beta 2, it does and it’s really simple to achieve. It does require a quick mod to your iPhone. Here’s what you have to do:

1. Download the o2_uk.ipcc carrier details file. Please note that this is the UK ipcc file. If you’re not on O2 in the UK, search google for your suitable ipcc file.
2. Connect iPhone to PC / Mac and select to restore with the option to select a custom restore package (hold down option on Mac before selecting restore)
3. Select the ipcc file as the restore package. The change of details on the phone takes only a few seconds and doesn’t require an iPhone reboot
4. Go into iPhone Settings app > General > Network > Internet Tethering and enable.
5. Connect iPhone to PC / Mac over USB or bluetooth
6. The PC / Mac will do the rest
7. Done!

Works great (i’m posting via tethering now)

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9 Responses (Add Your Comment)

  1. Dazz April 14, 2009
    at 1:55 pm

    Does this work without the SDK? Have heard that it won’t unless SDK is installed

    Thanks!

  2. andy April 14, 2009
    at 5:32 pm

    You can install iPhone 3.0 firmware without SDK installed, but you do need to get the unique id of the phone and enter it as a development device on Apple’s developer site. I’m not aware of another way to get this id other than by using the SDK, but there may be a way.

    With regard to getting tethering working, that part doesn’t need SDK either – once you have iPhone 3.0 installed, the steps i posted are all you need to enable tethering. Plus, it works great.

    Cheers :)

  3. Dazz April 22, 2009
    at 2:16 pm

    Couldn’t get USB Tethering to work with PC (with 3.0B3) – part of the SDK is required to enable that – hopefully will be able to test the Bluetooth Tethering in a few days using a Bluetooth v2.0 Dongle (v1.1 Dongles doesn’t meet the requirements)

    Cheers

  4. andy April 29, 2009
    at 5:38 am

    It worked in Beta 1 and then was disabled (or broken) in Betas 2 and 3.

    Upgrade to Beta 4 and iTunes 8.2 prerelease and its working again :)

  5. andy April 29, 2009
    at 5:39 am

    PS – In Betas 2 and 3, Bluetooth tethering worked, but it was horribly slow. I’ll test USB and Bluetooth tethering over the next day or so and report on how fast it is in Beta 4

    :)

  6. Dazz May 2, 2009
    at 6:50 pm

    Yes, Bluetooth & USB working in V3.0B4 on PC (running Vista) – plugged in iPhone (USB) with iTunes 8.2B running, picked it up straight away as tethered :-) Fantastic!

  7. J Alex June 12, 2009
    at 7:58 pm

    Hi.. I don’t get it.. I’ve got iTunes beta 8.2 installed, I’ve downloaded the O2 ipcc file and plugged in my 3G iPhone running the 3.0 GM.

    I alt-click Restore in iTunes which brings up a window to choose a custom restore file, and when I navigate to the Downloads folder where I’ve got the ipcc file stored (both in original ZIP format and expanded) its greyed out and I can’t select it.

    Any suggestions? Would REALLY appreciate any help! :)

  8. andy June 18, 2009
    at 11:49 am

    Yep, Apple killed it again with later versions of iTunes. All fixed now via a few options:
    1. On the iPhone, visit http://help.benm.at/help.php & select mobile configs and then your country link and follow instructions.
    2. type the following into the terminal to enable carrier testing: defaults write com.apple.iTunes carrier-testing -bool TRUE
    Once done, you’ll be able to upload it again

  9. free iphone 3gs orange October 12, 2009
    at 1:46 pm

    Thank youu :)

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