Iphone as a modem?

Can an Iphone be used to provide an internet connection for a laptop computer?

I want an Ipod touch but they cost as much as an Iphone with a service contract. I don't really want to pay an extra 30 bucks a month for a data plan I don't really need. If the iphone can double as a modem for my laptop when I'm on the boat or traveling I can justify the data plan cost.

 

I don't know if the iPhone is capable of that but my BlackBerry is.
There are hardly any ports on an Iphone and I don't think any of them would be capable of transmitting an internet signal. My Pearl has a mini-USB that it uses to connect to my laptop as a modem.

 

With ATT, you can tether your phone to your laptop and use the 3G network to access th internet. I use it all the time with my BlackJack phone and it is fast.

 

not yet. for a while there was an app that let you do it but att shut that down fast
now they are going to offer a "tethering" plan thats like 30 bucks more a month to allow you to use the iphone as a mode. BS isn't it....

 

i have been trying to find an app but nothing ended downloading some cool apps though we shall see about the tethering hope its good.

 

They let you do it with a blackjack or a blackberry but don't allow you to do it with an iphone? I know ATT has the exclusive rights to apples phone but that's outrageous. If they're going to hit iphone users 60 bucks a month to do something they let others do for 30 a month I see a lawsuit in their future.

 

the app "net share" was in the app store for a while, but was shut down... i jailbroke my iphone to try a few of the iphone modem apps that you can download on a jailbroken iphone, but i couldn't get them to work... maybe it was just me

 

You can also pair your Blackberry via Bluetooth to the laptop and use it as a modem that way as well.

 

i have the dare with verizon.i think you have to pay exrta anyway to use phone as modem

 

My LG Dare is a modem and so was my LG Voyager

 

it comes with either included in your plan or its included with VCast

 

i have the vcast and internet but i believe there is an extra flat fee to use as modem or you will be billed by mega bytes or something. i'll call verizon today to see

 

Is there anything special that you have to do to pair them up. I have a Blackberry Curve plus I have an aircard for my laptop. I would really like to get rid of the aircard bill each month if I dont need it. The aircard works great even in remote areas but really silly if I can get the same thing with my BB.

 

I also have the Curve. Nothing really hard about it at all. Assuming you have a laptop with Bluetooth, you just pair them together just as you would pair the BB to a BT headset. Then, it is just a matter of utilizing the dialup modem function of the BB to make the connection. You can do the same with a USB cable also. I actually find this easier to do than mess with pairing and all that. There seems to be some issue pairing my BB and laptop via BT that I have not yet been able to resolve. However, it can be done. I have Alltel as a service provider. In order to avoid major service charges, you need to pay $10/month for tethered modem access. I have not used an aircard very much, but the BB seems to work very well. Not quite as well as my cable modem at home, but pretty nice.
Maybe you can find some useful information on here: http://forums.crackberry.com/f52/blackberry-8300-tethered-modem-2038/

 

Thanks for the info! I am in the process of pairing right now. I had not updated my bb in a while so I needed to connect it anyways. I usually connect via usb but the bluetooth connection was fairly easy. I will check out that $10 a month as I am paying about 70 a month for my unlimited aircard.

 

Ok yeah i would like to know. I asked about the modem thing for the PDA VX6900 and you have to pay........... $30 for the data plan+$60 for the modem part+ and your plan= BIG BILL

 

on AT& T I noticed that with the tethering it limits your data and is no longer unlimited...or at least thats what it showed online.