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Okay I'm trying iPhone tethering
Friday, June 19, 2009 by Dave Winer.
Everyone who's tried it says it works, so I'm giving it a go. 
0. I have an iPhone 3G, not a 3GS.
1. Visit this site in the browser on the iPhone. Follow the instructions to install the configuration file it needs for the country you're in. (I'm in the US, of course.) Took me about a minute. Most of that was reading the various instructions, warnings and disclaimers.
2. Then I followed the instructions from Apple to turn it on in the iPhone user interface. Easily done.
3. Now I'm going to see if I can pair the iPhone with my netbook using Bluetooth. Back in a few minutes.
4. As with everything on Windows it takes a bit of fussing, doing things a few times, but it works.
5. Now I have a $400 toy that I no longer have any use for? :-(
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Dave Winer, 54, pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in Berkeley, California.
"The protoblogger." - NY Times.
"The father of modern-day content distribution." - PC World.
One of BusinessWeek's 25 Most Influential People on the Web.
"Helped popularize blogging, podcasting and RSS." - Time.
"The father of blogging and RSS." - BBC.
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