Sunday, July 25, 2010

Share your 3G USB Card Internet with your iPad/iPhone

We have shifted our home recently, and waiting for "BSNL" broadband to start here, till then I am stuck with the 3G USB card used to access the internet. Even though it gives a good surfing speed (around 125kBps), where do you stuck a USB card in your iPad? :-(

Necessity is the mother of invention, (in this case 'trick').

To share your PC's connection with your iPad (iPhone, or any other WiFi smartphone), here are the steps:-

1. You will need a Wi-Fi access point.

2. If your PC/Laptop don't have a Wi-Fi adapter, you will need one, there are USB Wi-Fi adapters available now.

3. Install the above two and give static IPs to your PC. (For example, 192.168.1.10 to your PC).

4. Install a Proxy server, like: CCProxy or FreeProxy. And setup and start it.


5. Next is time to connect to this network and proxy on your iPad / iPhone. Go to Settings -> WiFi Network -> Click on Detail Disclosure button -> And set static IPs, and Proxy details as in example below. (IP of Proxy server would be IP of your PC's WiFi adapter).


6. That is it, now you can dial your PCs network, and browse on your iPad, or watch YouTube videos, or download apps from AppStore, all from your USB Data Card!

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