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MyWi 4.0 now available in the Rock Store!
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This happens on both my MacBooks. Connects fine as an ad hock network, if you go to networking it shows a green dot and an IP address, but no data gets through.
I have to use USB to get it to work.
cant you tether to your macbook via bluetooth? I always did with mywi on 3.1.2. havent gave up $10 to UPDATE my license yet. still a little irritated about that.
EDIT: i see now that you cannot, as at$T has cockblocked the native tethering switch period. just as a test though, I posted this from my macbook pro whilst tethered via wifi to my 3gs running mywi4.0 on ios4.0. it ththers as an ad-hoc which mywi on 3.0 never did, but seems to work fine.
EDIT: i see now that you cannot, as at$T has cockblocked the native tethering switch period. just as a test though, I posted this from my macbook pro whilst tethered via wifi to my 3gs running mywi4.0 on ios4.0. it ththers as an ad-hoc which mywi on 3.0 never did, but seems to work fine.
They know they got a product that everyone with a jb iPhone will want so they're trying to milk more money out of their customers.
No other devs usually charge to update their apps to be compatible with the latest firmware and jb.
They could have raised it for new customers but let the early adopters update their phones with it.
But in the end it's only $10 and well worth the money IMO.
No other devs usually charge to update their apps to be compatible with the latest firmware and jb.
They could have raised it for new customers but let the early adopters update their phones with it.
But in the end it's only $10 and well worth the money IMO.
anyone else having trouble with their general wifi connection on the phone dropping out? mine seems to drop out regularly now, even though mywi is turned off. go into settings/wifi and it says not connected. have to reselect the connection manually. lame
MyWi is a 10/10 program. I have had no issues with it at all on my 3gs, well worth the money. I do not mind one bit paying to upgrade my license. Im guessing it takes a lot of time and headache to update it to os4. Its worth well more than $10, esp w/ unlimited plan!
I cannot wait until iPhone 4 JB so I can get my MyWi back!
I cannot wait until iPhone 4 JB so I can get my MyWi back!
nooo you dont have to create an adhoc network on the computer like pda net did, but when i turn on mywi, it shows in my wireless menu as a device, not a network. when i connect to it, it shows adhoc. ill post a screenshot in a sec.
EDIT: first pic is my wifi dropdown options which shows the mywi as a device. second pic is after selecting it, it shows as adhoc. im afraid this will prevent sharing mywi with more than one device now. I liked it much better before when it just acted like a wireless AP
EDIT2: I confirmed that MYWI4.0 was causing my wifi to drop and not reconnect automatically. I have since removed it and will wait for a fixed version.
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So there is no way to enable bluetooth tethering in iOS 4? No other apps/hacks?
The only reason I had MyWi 3.0 installed was because it enabled the native tethering switch.
I've just installed the MyWi 4.0 trial and connected over WIFI but it seems slower than the old bluetooth tethering, and it's a pain in the ass.
With native tethering you didn't need to get your phone out of your bag or open any app. Just one click on the bluetooth icon on my macbook and you were away tethering.
not in this initial release so far as i can tell. im glad there is a free trial, because at this point I will not be forking over another $10 for it
Yes I am trying to use the iPhone as a hotspot.
When I set up wifi tethering in MyWi it broadcast a wifi signal that my XP Netbook shows as a wireless network and my MacBook shows as a device.
If I connect using XP all is well.
If I connect to the device in OSX then it turns to Ad Hock network and indicates all is well, but there is not connectivity to the Internet.
Also tried it with an iPad and it works fine that way as well, everything but my MacBook and my wife's MacBook.
This is real bummer. The wifi hotspot option in mywi was the best feature in my opinion. If that's been taken out, I'm not even sure if mywi is any better than pdanet now. I don't know if it's possible for them to add this feature back in somehow, but if not I'm not even sure that I'll be upgrading since I already purchased pdanet a while back as well.
AFAIK, the wifi hotspot has never been a part of MyWi. It's always created an ad hoc network. I specifically asked the developer if he could make the iPhone look like an ordinary AP and he said this was not possible.
Whether I connect with OSX or with Win7, doesn't matter. Both operating systems see it as an ad hoc network. OSX could connect via BT, but not Win7. Both could connect via USB.
Yes, packet analysis can detect any device that is acting as a router. AT&T has been monitoring and logging this activity for at least a year. The real question whether AT&T will care. In the past they didn't, but they didn't offer tethering as an optional service before (although w/o WiFi). My gut feeling is that they will continue to look the other way, but it's up to you to judge the risk you are willing to take.
MyWi has always used ad-hoc as opposed to infrastructure networking. While technically they function a bit differently, for most users it is just a semantic issue. What you need to know is that MyWi 4.0 is usable as a wifi hotspot.
Well unfortunately I don't have a way to test it but the wifi hotspot feature always worked on my 3GS and I definitely did not have to create an ad-hoc network on my Mac. Anyway, I emailed tech support about it and they said that there was a bug when it was released mid-day yesterday. There's supposedly an update that fixes that problem so maybe you guys can download it and report back here.
No doubt that an initial release has bugs, but I just want to be clear about the ad-hoc networking. MyWi creates the ad-hoc (peer to peer) network itself, so there is no need for a separate machine to "host" the network. As I said, it's technically ad-hoc networking, not infrastructure networking. If you don't understand the difference, don't worry about it
. Your devices should be able to connect to MyWi as if it were an access point.One thing to keep in mind; as a side affect of being ad-hoc, you may need to disable/enable wifi on your guest device after turning off MyWi to clear the connection. This has also been the case with all prior version of MyWi.
No doubt that an initial release has bugs, but I just want to be clear about the ad-hoc networking. MyWi creates the ad-hoc (peer to peer) network itself, so there is no need for a separate machine to "host" the network. As I said, it's technically ad-hoc networking, not infrastructure networking. If you don't understand the difference, don't worry about it
One thing to keep in mind; as a side affect of being ad-hoc, you may need to disable/enable wifi on your guest device after turning off MyWi to clear the connection. This has also been the case with all prior version of MyWi.
Yeah - I have to admit I don't really understand the difference but I appreciate your reply. All I know is that mywi was super easy for me to use - just turn on wifi in the mywi settings and my Mac finds it as a wireless network. Doesn't get much easier than that. Sounds like it should still work that way even though it might be different behind the scenes. That's the thing I hated about PDANet, the fact that I had to create an ad-hoc network on my Mac every time I wanted to tether. It doesn't sound like much but mywi is just so much simpler.
Just upgraded to 4 and very disappointed. Everytime the iPhone goes to sleep, locks, MiWi loses connection. Fix for this?
Really goes against the "better power consumption" promise if I have to keep the screen on / unlocked when in use. You can watch the battery drain in this mode. MiWi 3 allowed me to lock the phone and keep the connection up.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Really goes against the "better power consumption" promise if I have to keep the screen on / unlocked when in use. You can watch the battery drain in this mode. MiWi 3 allowed me to lock the phone and keep the connection up.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
I can't wait for more clarification on this from the developer(s). MyWi on 3Gs 3.x was an incredible tool. If it no longer operates as a wifi hotspot that can be shared, I will hold off on purchasing for now. That is disappointing.
Looks like they rushed it out and left alot of bugs still.
Hope they put out an updated fixed version soon.
Hope they put out an updated fixed version soon.
Amen! I miss it after upgrading to 4.0, but I don't need the headaches of a buggy version.