GiffGaff teathering...

kilohawk · 5 Dec 2012 at 11:47

I've had an iPhone for years now and always wanted to teather it to my laptop, the only restriction was O2 being awkward!

Now, GiffGaff have offered teathering for free with their £10 a month goodybag, it is APPLE who are preventing us from using this facility as they don't recognise GiffGaff being an iPhone carrier

Is there a way around this without jail breaking ?

Nismo · 5 Dec 2012 at 11:54

Not as far as I know.

Main reason I left GG as I don't think you can JB an iPhone 5?

demonix · 5 Dec 2012 at 14:28

kilohawk said:
it is APPLE who are preventing us from using this facility as they don't recognise GiffGaff being an iPhone carrier

It is, and jailbreaking is the only way to get around it.

BluSky · 5 Dec 2012 at 14:30

Nope, it is jailbreaking or bust unfortunately. Sucks I know...

Marky · 5 Dec 2012 at 19:54

Unfortunately not - As has already been mentioned, it must be jailbroken

craptakular · 11 Dec 2012 at 12:43

Is this why my iphone 3GS has almost non-existant signal with giffgaff?

I have ordered a Nexus 4 as I can't even make calls with my 3GS in places I used to get a strong signal with my old andriod device.

JonB · 11 Dec 2012 at 13:08

Tethering is now included in all o2 data packages I believe...

GiffGaff is funny network, they just piggy back o2's network (not surprising as they're owned by telefonica) and proxy lots of things. As a result of them 'not being a proper carrier' you can't get a carrier profile to enable tethering.

Nismo · 11 Dec 2012 at 16:27

Oxy said:
Is this why my iphone 3GS has almost non-existant signal with giffgaff?

No, that's just a poor o2 signal where you are. Nothing to do with tethering.

Kol · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:37

JonB said:
Tethering is now included in all o2 data packages I believe...

Really? I'm on a simplicity contract with unlimited data and haven't the tethering option

JonB · 11 Dec 2012 at 19:28

Ask for it. They should enable it. I've got it on my simplicity.