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iPhone Modem 2 lets you use iPhone as wireless modem « Gadgetsteria — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:43:50 +0000

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By: ND-Photo.nl

ND-Photo.nl — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:42:06 +0000

@DEEBEE

Take a look at iphonemodem.de . It’s a freeware option which works as well (or even better) than the iphonemodem.com option.

It uses an secure SSH connection between the Mac and Iphone.

Ive just sared using it and liking it by the minute 🙂

By: DEEBEE

DEEBEE — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:45:11 +0000

OK i was interested in PDAnet but read it does not work on Mac laptops does anyone have a suggestion other than buy a PC? Iphone modem did not work out of the box which is why I am here,

By: Jaemaz

Jaemaz — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:09:50 +0000

I have to concur with everyone else on this one. I wish I would have found these commments before I shelled out $10 on this app. Same story — It worked for a day and then crapped out. Here is where I include some keywords on this. Iphone Modem 2 does not work. Iphonemodem is a scam.

By: Jaye1234

Jaye1234 — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:37:28 +0000

Everyone… I struggled with iphonemodem several times, uninstall reinstal, tried to manualy configure the proxy setting but it just never worked. Internet explorer & firefox just didn’t like the using the proxy.
I can’t beleive there is so much info on this completely usless app, everywhere I looked on the web for an app to use the iphone as a modem turned up this crappy software.
DO NOT BOTHER!!!
After finding this site & the comments on it I went straight for PDANET & had it working in minutes, whats more, with PDANET it has actually improved the wireless connection I get through my wifi router at home. For some reason, my laptops wireless NIC keeps disconnecting from my wifi router (apparently other colleagues who have the same laptop & wifi router get the same issue) but using PDANET I can use the usb connection fron laptop to iphone & use the wireless on the iphone to connect it to my wifi with no issues. Plus it works great on 3g too. Easy & fast to set up.
Thanks to those for leaving their comments above.

By: baljeet

baljeet — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:27:18 +0000

thanks folks for good information I am glad didnt waste money on Modem2 instead i went with other option.

By: Tillionaire

Tillionaire — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:56:15 +0000

Glad I read this first before using iPhone Modem2. Thanks for leaving some good info here.

By: Ernest Hoffman

Ernest Hoffman — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:01:22 +0000

Same problem as others
It worked for a few minutes, then I paid my monehy and it no longer works.

Well it was only $10.00 but it was my $10.00 that hurt.

By: bk

bk — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:27:36 +0000

yeah, I just installed PDANET and was up and running in five seconds (using it now to make this comment—laptop over 3g network). screw iPhone Modem.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:13:41 +0000

I have to agree with all of the above comments. Same thing happened to me. It worked for about a week I paid the $10 for the full app. Sent a few emails and got no replies to any of them. Be warned do not purchase this app it’s useless and is indeed a big fat SCAM.

By: Maff

Maff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:13:17 +0000

Hi
WARNING!!!!!
AVOID IPHONE MODEM 2, SCAM, SCAM
I tried this software before going away for a week, worked great for one day, when I returned from my trip, I tried it again, could not connect, again, and again.
I wandered if the trial had expired, so email them explaining my problems, no replay, 2 days had gone by and still no reply, could not wait no longer, so I went ahead and made the purchase,
I’m an idiot, still not working emailed them lots of times, and they have not replied to any of my emails.
As the writer above wrote ‘looks like a scam’ I believe it is, so avoid it like the plague.
PDANET is fantastic, oh why did I not hear about his first, I’m trying it out at the moment and so far its working flawlessly.
Please everyone don’t make the same mistake I did and get ripped off. AVOID iphone Modem 2
Regards
Maff

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:51:57 +0000

I agree with the writer above…I setup the iPhoneModem on both the iPhone & Mac & it worked great for 2 days, then when I paid the $10 to register so the pop-ups would stop, it quit working shortly after. Repeated emails have been sent to the company but are all unanswered. It seems to me this is a great way for a shadowly company to make lots of money as I believe they are based in Portugal…..shame on them. In doing research, have noticed lots of people have had the same experience. Looks like a scam to me. If anyone has had this experience & found a way to get it working again, please contact me at robfreeman@look.ca Thansks….Rob

By: AN

AN — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:27:38 +0000

These apps are crap.

You can do the same thing and perform a hell of a lot better by creating a reverse proxy SSH connection.

If you want full network access (not just web browsing) but the full direct access for anything from ftp, bit-torrent, http, skype, etc. there is only one way to go.. jailbreak and install PDANET via Cydia.

Ive tried all these apps last year and am surprised they keep popping up as recommendations in blogs today.