I have to apologize for the title, I was really amazed and excited in using my iPhone 4's Internet Tethering feature. But I have to check whether my carrier allows this (for free or not?) after reading the wiki and Apple Support. But if it's all safe to use and you're good to go, I have written here a basic setup on how to set it up. Basically it can be used in two ways, "wired" or "wireless". The wired one is when your iPhone is connected to your computer or laptop via the USB cable. On the other hand, wireless is when you are using your phone via Bluetooth or WiFi. In my case, I'm using Bluetooth (just for the fun of it, lol). Follow these steps and you'll be able to tether internet in your Ubuntu box through your iPhone.
1. Turn on your iPhone and laptop's Bluetooth, both will then automatically detect devices. Make sure that your laptop is visible (check your Bluetooth preferences as shown below) If both devices can be seen, we'll then pair them up.
2. Click "Set up new device...", this will open the Bluetooth Pairing Wizard for Ubuntu, and then click "Forward":
3. The wizard will then search for your iPhone, select "Phone" from the Device Type dropdown list to filter your search to phones:
4. Once selected, it should be able to see your iPhone (or the name you gave it), and set up the PIN for a more secure pairing.
5. Close the PIN Options menu, and then click "Forward":
6. It will now try to connect to your iPhone. On your iPhone, tap in the PIN that you use in step 5. On a successful pairing, the figure below will be shown:
7. Now for the tethering, click on the network connections available as shown below. Immediately after your iPhone's name is its MAC address, click on it to connect:
8. A notification will pop up if you are successfully connected:
And there you have it, internet access via your iPhone device! Enjoy surfing!
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