iPhone 3G - tethered internet on etisalat!

[bushako]

I have added the logo to gierran's attachment.
@gierran, Can you please update this file at help.BenM.at

Note: I didn't try this file, as I have the original iPhone.

Any idea on the .mobileconfig file for the Etisalat? Im on windows and if i try to install the previous itune version i get an error with the library file and i dont want to delete that. Pls let me know.

[gierran]

I'm looking into how to create a mobileconfig file out of the .ipcc, but in the meantime you can email system@benm.at and ask them for assistance. I'm sure if a few people do he will get onto an etisalat version faster!

EDIT Sweet! Updated the .ipcc with the logos and they work instantly!

@fangpyre I think tethering has been enabled on Edge connections in the modified .ipcc file. "AllowEDGEEditing = (BOOLEAN) YES"

If you have updated your iPhone I would be interested to see if it works!

[fangpyre]

Any idea on the .mobileconfig file for the Etisalat? Im on windows and if i try to install the previous itune version i get an error with the library file and i dont want to delete that. Pls let me know.

I couldn't find anything on how to do it for Windows.
I'm sure there will be one soon.
Hang in there.

[bushako]

I'm looking into how to create a mobileconfig file out of the .ipcc, but in the meantime you can email system@benm.at and ask them for assistance. I'm sure if a few people do he will get onto an etisalat version faster!

EDIT Sweet! Updated the .ipcc with the logos and they work instantly!

@fangpyre I think tethering has been enabled on Edge connections in the modified .ipcc file. "AllowEDGEEditing = (BOOLEAN) YES"

If you have updated your iPhone I would be interested to see if it works!

Well i have already sent them an email requesting the .mobileconfig and with the email i have attached the .ipcc file from the attachment above just incase. At the mean time im just going to wait and see. I was also trying to create the file bhut with no luck.

[bushako]

Yaw! I finally got it working. So here's the thing. OS 3 supports tethered internet both over USB and bluetooth. BUT Apple has given the power to enable it to the carriers through a carrier settings update. Now, etisalat are very happy for you to use your mobile as a modem, but it might take them a bit of time to release a settings update. So I'm pretty impatient, and with the help of 9to5 and Cruchgear, and a bit of trial and error, I managed to make and install a modified etisalat carrier settings file and install it on my iphone 3G.

I've attached a zip containing the original, unmodified etisalat .ipcc file, and the modified I created with tethering to this post, and in case anyone would like to try this here's a quick walkthrough:

WARNING
This should not damage your phone in any way, but if you mess it up you may have to revert your data settings to the original file i supplied or worst case call 101 and ask them to send you the data settings file by sms. Remember the APN is etisalat.ae! Anyway you can easily reverse any changes you do. But don't blame me - you have been warned!

1. Update to iPhone OS 3.0. Doh!
2. Download the "Etisalat settings.zip" file I attached to this post. When you open it you will have a folder containing the original and the modified .ipcc files.
3. The latest version of iTunes will no longer allow you to upload a carrier settings file manually. So first you will have to re-enable "Carrier testing" mode in iTunes by quiting iTunes, opening Terminal and copypasting the following line into terminal:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes carrier-testing -bool TRUE
then press return, and open iTunes.
4. Plug in your iPhone. Cancel or complete iPhone sync. Hold down the Option key and click on "Check for Update." Locate "Etisalat_ae.ipcc" from the zip file you downloaded and install it. Restart your phone. (Not sure if it's necessary to restart, but might as well)

That's it! Now you have to open bluetooth on your mac and pair it with your iPhone. This will add a couple of services to Network control panel for bluetooth and USB tethering. You should be up and running.

If you want to open my modded file or the original I supplied you can use PlistEdit Pro from Apple. You will have to change the filetype of the .ipcc to .zip, and open the zip in order to access the plist files, and then change the filetype back to .ipcc afterwards. To do this:

1. Add .zip to the end of the filename. Confirm you want to change the filetype to .zip. Open the zip file. You will see a folder called "Payload" containing "Etisalat_ae.bundle".
2. Right-click and select "Show package contents." Now you can edit all the .plist files using PlistEdit.
3. When you are done, save and close the files, and right click "Payload" and select "Compress Payload".
4. Select the "Payload.zip" file and press command-I (get info) change the filetype from .zip to .ipcc.
5. Congratulations! Use Option-click "Check for Update" in iTunes to install your modified carrier settings file.

If you mess things up don't panic, just install the original unmodified file i included here.

Since I started writing this up I found a website help.BenM.at If you visit this site on your iPhone they can email you the carrier settings file to your iPhone email account directly. I've submitted the etisalat settings to them and hopefully they will have a file for us very soon!

If you use du, and you want to set up tethering please let me know. I will need some help from you to make a du settings file.

And oh, if anyone has any suggestions I'm glad to hear them.

Ok no need for any hassle or any use of computer to achieve tethering on the iphone.

Simply go to this link via you iphone's safari web browser and enter your VPN as etisalat.ae and leave both the user name and password as blank then scroll down and enable Tethering then further down click on generate. Just install the file next and your done. No need to reboot.

Otherwise for the rest just download the attached file, extract and email it yourself from the PC and open the attachment on your iphone, open attachment and install. Simple

[gierran]

Ok no need for any hassle or any use of computer to achieve tethering on the iphone.

Simply go to this link via you iphone's safari web browser and enter your VPN as etisalat.ae and leave both the user name and password as blank then scroll down and enable Tethering then further down click on generate. Just install the file next and your done. No need to reboot.

Otherwise for the rest just download the attached file, extract and email it yourself from the PC and open the attachment on your iphone, open attachment and install. Simple

Yeah I tried the new new generator at help.benm.at this morning and it works great. It doesn't unlock the carrier data settings menu I noticed.

[gierran]

Hey, anyone successfully sent an MMS on OS3.0 on etisalat yet? If so can you tell me what settings you used?

EDIT apn:mms usename: (blank) password: (blank) worked fine for me!

[gierran]

Erodov now has an excellent walkthrough detailing the process to acivate carrier testing mode on latest PC itunes... "we need to run a little command in command prompt (try Start > Run > cmd) will do the trick for now:



After doing this, start iTunes your normal way (and hopefully you had the sense to quite iTunes before running the above command) and let it detect your iPhone and make all the usual noises. Once everything settles down... 'Shift' + Click on the 'Check for Updates' button and a File-Open popup should appear."

Also for editing Plist files on PC he suggests PLEdit32 from benthic software.

[ederici]

Erodov now has an excellent walkthrough detailing the process to acivate carrier testing mode on latest PC itunes... "we need to run a little command in command prompt (try Start > Run > cmd) will do the trick for now:



After doing this, start iTunes your normal way (and hopefully you had the sense to quite iTunes before running the above command) and let it detect your iPhone and make all the usual noises. Once everything settles down... 'Shift' + Click on the 'Check for Updates' button and a File-Open popup should appear."

Also for editing Plist files on PC he suggests PLEdit32 from benthic software.

that is cool every thing is working fine

for mms settings

MMSC=mms/servlets/mms
Proxy=10.12.0.32:8080
APN =mms
USERNAME=mms
PASS=mms

enjoy....

[gierran]

Hey people, I have created a new .ipcc file, with cleaner settings, and I added the etisalat logo as well. Please let me know if you have any issues with this. The previous file I uploaded had problems with bluetooth tethering but this one has been as solid as a rock for me.


If anyone can send me a du .ipcc I will modify it to enable MMS, the carrier data settings menu and tethering.