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iPhone 3GS Tethering with Firmware 3.1.3

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 17:07

Updated on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8:38 by Willem

With the release of firmware 3.1.3 the tethering option is back on the iPhone. After the reboot of the iPhone you get additional fields in the 'Cellular Data Network' section in the 'Network' menu (Settings -> General -> Network -> Cellular Data Network). Just enter the appropriate information in the APN field (for KPN in the Netherlands enter internet in the APN field) and the Internet Tethering option is back (w00t) in the 'Network' menu.

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Dutch KPN Second iPhone carrier?

Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 21:11

A page on the website of KPN (the biggest Dutch telecom provider, and former employer) suggests this.

At the moment, the iPhone is exclusively sold by T-Mobile, but for as long as the iPhone has been in the Netherlands, there have been rumors about other carriers.

A prank, a mistake, or somebodies wettest dream? I have no idea. All I know that the page is there (today), and that I saved it to make sure it stays 'there'.

A mirror of the 'analogue' pages can be found here.

Update on Friday, December 4, 2009 at 10:58 by

Willem

It seems that KPN purchased a batch of iPhones for special customers (probably high-volume customers who are able to demand things).

At this moment it's just this one batch of iPhones. It is not known if KPN will continue to sell iPhones when this batch is sold.

I just hope that they aren't selling the 'Antwerp iPhones'.

Willem |

Member of the iPhone Club

Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 19:45

As of today, I'm the (proud) owner of an iPhone 3Gs 32GB (Black). Ever since the release a couple of years ago I really wanted an iPhone. The problem is that we can only get an iPhone in combination with a T-Mobile plan here in Holland, and alternatives to the T-Mobile plan are relatively expensive;

You need to cough up the entire amount for a SIMLOCK free iPhone in once (several hundreds of euros) or
Get the T-Mobile plan and let them remove the SIMLOCK (for a fee). Initially less expensive, but you're still hooked to their two year plan.

Either way, an iPhone cost around 800 euros, whether you pay it at once or spread the costs over two years. Since I didn't like to finance T-Mobile for a plan, since I already got a pretty good deal, I went out and bought an iPhone.

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Willem |