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Reader Input On 3.1 Breaking Tethering

Posted September 11, 2009 8:47 AM by Tanner Godarzi
Categories: Problems 

The other day we reported that Apple killed the unofficial tethering hack when users upgraded to Firmware 3.1. We asked you if the newest Firmware update gave you any problems and while most of you replied with the same response I had concerning tethering, a few of you managed to retain your tethering capabilities even after updating. While we can’t downgrade back to Firmware 3.0, we’d like to know which method you used to enable tethering on your iPhone that survived the 3.1 update. Sound off in the comments and list your iPhone model.

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  1. Looks like I still have the tethering option after updating to 3.1.
    32Gb Black 3GS
    enabled tethering via BenM.at
    hope that helps!

    Posted by tCricket on September 11, 2009 9:21 AM

  2. I visited the BenM.at site, but it’s all in German. Can anyone provide detailed instructions and links on how to enable this hack? Thank you in advance…

    Posted by Shawn on September 11, 2009 9:36 AM

  3. I used BenM.at’s tethering profiles and mine is broke like most folk :( This guy posted a screen grab of his still working on 3.1: http://twitter.com/ghostpressbed/status/3913053712

    Posted by Stewart on September 11, 2009 9:42 AM

  4. doubt this. Have you tried to actually use tethering - the fact that you have the option to enable in setting does not prove its working. The reports are that tethering fails and becomes disabled once you try to use it.

    Posted by stephen on September 11, 2009 10:10 AM

  5. “The reports are that tethering fails and becomes disabled once you try to use it.”

    Yep! Tethering appeared in my iPhone 3GS “Settings” and stayed on until I connected my iPhone to my Unibody 13” Mac and it disappeared entirely.

    Posted by ThePhantom on September 11, 2009 2:55 PM

  6. Here’s a good link to try. http://help.benm.at

    Posted by Michael Kivetz on September 12, 2009 10:05 PM

  7. ben (help.benm.at) has a note on his iphone help page as of 9/28 that he has figured out how to break the tethering block on 3.1 and to stay tuned.. i hope he can do it! i need my tethering!

    Posted by katy on September 28, 2009 6:31 PM

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