Iphone tethering mobileconfig for Mobistar

Submitted by Bart on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 09:35
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Update: This no longer works with the 3.1 firmware - go thank Apple & Mobistar for that..

The easiest way to enable tethering on your iPhone is to browse to websites like http://help.benm.at which have configuration files that you can install on your phone. However, all the mobileconfig files I found online didn't work for me as they used the wrong APNs. My account needs to use "web.pro.be" for data and "mms.be" for MMS.

So I created my own mobileconfig, attached to this article. Use at your own risk, I'm not going to guarantee that anything here is correct, but it has been confirmed to work (both tethering and MMS) by several people. To install, simply open the attached file from your iPhone.

Of course, keep an eye on your bandwidth consumption, it isn't cheap.

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bgiot

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:06

Hi,
With your file, do we have to override the carrier.plist inside the bundle ?
I tried but I got an error from itune when trying to put the ipcc file.

Thanks for you help,

B.

Bart

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:09

There is no need to use a custom IPCC, the mobileconfig contains the required information.

bgiot

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:14

Ok, I found out ;-) just navigate to your website from the iphone.
But, no way to activate tethering... and internet access doesn't work anymore... any clue ?

Bart

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:17

These settings of course only work if your carrier is Mobistar & you need to use the web.pro.be APN (the professional accounts i think).

If you are using another carrier, browse to http://help.benm.at from your iPhone and select the right one.

Bgiot

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 14:25

My provider is mobistar and i have a professional subscription. But seems not to work for me... Even after rebooting my iPhone.

bgiot

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 14:54

Ok, I asked Mobistar to change my APN to the pro one.
So, I was able to apply your config with success.
Only thing is that internet access seems a bit slower than with the default apn.
Thanks a lot!

Charles Steinhardt

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 23:41

Ever since installing MobileConfig - Itunes can not connect with my iPhone 3Gs. How do I uninstall MobileConfig?

Thanks in advance,
C

Bart

Wed, 08/05/2009 - 19:53

You can remove them by going to Settings > General > Profile. Select the one you installed and click remove.

Anonymous

Sat, 09/19/2009 - 00:03

i don't have a "profile" setting. i do have a "tethering" setting. how can i uninstall this thing - my visual voicemail stopped working.
thanks

Anonymous

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 22:56

this tethering stuff messed up my phone....I Advise against it

Adriaan

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 17:09

It can't have "messed up" your phone permanently... It works (or worked) for a lot of people, and if it stops working, just uninstall the config file. If you aren't intelligent enough to uninstall a file from your phone you shouldn't put it on there..

Anonymous

Tue, 05/25/2010 - 01:44

This definitely didn't work, I need a solid Tethering App, So I can Tether My iPhone to my iPad.

Walter Vits

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 10:52

Anybody,
Any ideas if this would also work on iOS 4?
Can it do any harm if I try?

Anonymous

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 14:38

Anyway to get it working on iOS4?
thanks

Bart

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 14:51

It won't work on iOS4, same problem as with version 3.1. Its blocked by apple by request from mobistar as they want to push their own 3G dongles instead.

Craig Whitmore

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 11:39

You can go to http://www.unlockit.co.nz on your iPhone and it Works with all Versions of iOS including 4.X

d57

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 06:03

How can I remove this when it doesn't show up in "profiles"??

Philippe

Mon, 06/13/2011 - 11:02

Hello, just installed this config on iphone4 with ios 4.3 and mobistar SIM, but no succes. Even after reboot. Tethering doesn't appear. I also use web.pro.be apn so this should be the right profile for me.

Any ideas? Do I need to jailbreak my iphone first?

Thx for any reply

Bart

Mon, 06/13/2011 - 11:34

Yes, currently the only way of enabling tethering is to jailbreak the iphone.

Apple started digitally signing these settings to prevent people from altering them using these config files.

ultrasnow

Mon, 06/11/2012 - 16:28

I've gone through the link http://help.benm.at that provides great points regarding how to enable tethering on your iPhone. I've also installed all configuration files on my iPhone and now they are working properly.

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