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iPhone 4 hotspot over USB have to restart computer to reestablish connection with phone

I spend more time attempting to connecting to my iPhone's "Personal Hotspot" than I do using the internet. If I have the computer and phone connected and then disconnect the phone for an hour, when I ...
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Streaming live video over private wifi to iPhone for the hearing impaired

I am researching a project for a theatre company that would like to offer its visitors a live video of sign language, streamed to their smartphones (ex. iPhone in this case) during a show for the ...
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iPhone can't access local website hosted on IIS [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to configure IIS on my PC so that other machines can access it I have a laptop (with Windows 7 on it), an iPhone, and a Wi-Fi access point. I have hosted a local ...
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iPhone(s) WiFi connection issues on home network [closed]

I have a Netgear WNDR3800 router and I use WPA2 encryption for WiFi. I have two iPhones (4 and 4S) that are experiencing the same problem. Both running 5.1.1 version of iOS (I know its older then ...
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iPhone tethering via wifi to ubuntu is cumbersome

I'm sharing my cell data plan with iPhone to my notebook running Ubuntu. The sharing works over WiFi. The problem is most of the time Ubuntu does not see the iPhone access point. I have to ...
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What exactly will hiding my router's SSID achieve and can all of my devices connect to it?

To expand on the title, if I hide my SSID, does this mean devices (excluding advanced network tools) will not be able to see it in a normal WIFI search, or does it mean something else? Also, if I do ...
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Using an old iPhone as an anti-theft GPS beacon (or, lojack your smartphone and car by physical extension) [closed]

I see schemes like this: http://www.iwsti.com/forums/how-install/181768-diy-lojack.html and wonder if I can improve upon them by not involving the police. I have an old iPhone 3GS with a deactivated ...
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Does Whatsapp use wi-fi where possible? [closed]

I just got Whatsapp on the new iPhone 5. I know it uses the data plan to send messages, but I'm wondering if it will use WiFi instead where possible?
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Connecting to OWA/Exchange from Android/iPhone only works outside firewall. Internal wifi = can't find external server

We can only connect to ActiveSync on our exchange server from the outside world (using our external IP address). This is true for iPhone, Android, and OWA (outlook web access). Once we connect one of ...
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PC connects to wifi on Channel 11 but iMac/iPhone can't. All work fine on Channel 5. Why? I'm not in a busy area

As follows Windows PC connects to wifi (Netgear DGN2000) on router's default Channel 11 fine. iMac makes a connection over wifi on Channel 11 and gets IP address, subnet, router address but can't ...
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sync wifi credentials across Mac devices?

I have an iPhone 4S, a new iPad and a MacBook Air. I haven't found this anywhere: want to know if there's a way to sync all the wi-fi credentials across all these devices. For example, I go into a ...
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iPhone Share Wifi with MacBook Via Bluetooth?

My MacBook is unable to connect to a wireless network due to airport card issue. While I figure out how to fix/replace the card, is there a way to share my iPhone's connection to a wireless network ...
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iPhone doesn't connect to wifi unless the laptop is ON

I always thought that there was something wrong with my wireless home wifi. It connects to all the computers, printer and laptops wirelessly but NOT my iphone. Till just recently, i noticed that my ...
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Netgear router keeps disconnecting iPhone

My old router (Voyager 2091) packed up so I just got a new router - a Netgear N150 model DGN1000. My laptop connects OK wirelessly, but my iPhone 4S is constantly getting "disconnected" - it has ...
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iPhone wi-fi speeds significantly slower than Mac?

Both my iMac and iPhone are on the same wireless router (Airport Extreme). But my iMac is pulling 50Mbps down while my iPhone 4 is maxing out around 20Mbps. What could be the reason for that?
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iPhone Cannot log into WiFi suddenly [closed]

I suddenly get into this strange problem. My iPhone has been using the WiFi setup at my home for more than a year. Suddenly it cannot connect to the internet despite still having the full WiFi ...
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Sharing 3G+ on Windows XP (Hotspot WiFi Server) with mobile

I have added WiFi non-encrypted WEP and shared my 3G internet connection through a wireless network ad-hoc. I can see the SSID on my iPhone but I cannot browse the Internet. It says "no connection". ...
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Laptop as wireless IIS Server

Let me explain the situation. I have a laptop & an iPhone. I have installed .NET on my laptop. Using .NET I have developed few web-services. I want to use that web-services to my iPhone. In ...
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How to Access internet with IPhone without Wifi but with USB only?

I have a computer and it has a very strong internet connection. I don't have wifi for my wife prohibits it. How can I access internet in IPhone without wifi?
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Proxy settings blocking podcasts, YouTube, Skype

I am living in a university dormitory where I have to set up proxy settings in order to access to internet. On my laptop, I can use the Internet as normal, no problem at all. I use Connectify to ...
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Can I intercept my iPhone's HTTP requests with my Mac?

I'd like to be a man-in-the-middle between my iPhone and the internet for debugging purposes. In particular, I'd like to convince my iPhone that a particular host on the internet is my local ...
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What are my options to talk to someone with an IPhone in Vietnam?

My brothers-in-law are going to Vietnam for a medical emergency. One of them has an Iphone and will have access to wifi. He has to pay something like $2 a minute to call me when he gets there to ...
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Is it possible to create an Ad-Hoc wireless network that is only visible to specific devices?

I want to create an ad-hoc wireless network on my laptop, but I only want my iPhone to be able to connect to it. I know you can set a password etc. but I'd prefer it if it just wasn't publicly ...
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iPhone won't connect to home wireless network - but laptop will?

Just recently my iPhone stopped connecting to my home router. It works elsewhere but is not connecting at home. My laptop connects, but not my iPhone any longer. When it asks me to choose a ...
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iTunes Over the Air Sync

Is there any software or hack in existence that will allow iTunes to sync wirelessly with my iPhone or iPod touch? I'd like the iPhone to be constantly synced without having to plug it into the USB at ...
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Can I turn my Mac Mini into a Wi-Fi Hotspot without additional tool

I have an app need to test via wifi. I just wonder if there is a way to turn my Mac Mini into a Wi-Fi Hotspot without additional tool. I try to setup airport new network name is"mymacmini'. My iPod ...
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Is There An iPhone App That Will Map Its Connectivity to a Google Map?

Our campus has wireless access areas which we would like a way to automatically map using some sort of Google Maps mashup in combination with a wireless device, preferable iPhone or iPod Touch. The ...
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Ad-hoc connection between iPhone and Macbook Pro

I sometimes find it useful to connect my iPhone to my Macbook Pro by creating an ad-hoc wireless network from the MBP and connecting to that from the iPhone. However, what I find is that sometimes ...
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Can I create a private network just for my PC and iPhone?

I have a problem. I just bought a wireless n router. My mediacenter pc and my macbook are both have wireless n. The problem is my iphone 3gs does not support wireless n. Right now I have my router ...
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Sync wireless network information to iPhone?

Is it possible to sync the wireless network information to your iPhone from a computer (MacBook Pro in my case). Our wireless at work has a REALLY long and complicated password, and I've already typed ...
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Can't connect iPhone to my wireless router @home

I've just got myself an iPhone 3GS, but I can't connect it to my router at home Under network settings I can see the name of my wireless, I'm trying to connect using the passwords I have but it fails ...
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How can I find out what Wifi networks my iPhone knows about?

Is there a way to find out what Wifi networks my iPhone will automatically try to connect to if it finds them? If I go into Settings and then Wi-Fi, I can see the wireless networks that are ...
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Close WiFi iPhone

Does anyone knows how to open/close the wifi from an app? If not, how can the app direct the user to the wifi settings?
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Can't auto-connect to hidden WiFi network from iPhone

I have access to a WiFi-network with SSID broadcast disabled and protected using WEP. It works great to connect to the WLAN-network manually using the iPhone, but I have to do it manually every time. ...
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Connect iPhone to wifi

In the iphone settings I have wifi turned on. It even detects the wifi, I have entered the password. When I open any app, I get a "not connected to internet" Its kind of funny, I know its got to be ...
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Why is my iPhone WIFI so slow at home?

When my iPhone is connected to my home wireless network, the internet is unusably slow. I installed the speedtest.net application; here are some results from tonight: Down: 0.0kB/s, Up: 0.0kB/s, ...
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What is the right way to use Internet Sharing in OS X?

For a while now I've been using the Wireless in my Mac Mini as a seperate WiFi access point because my main router doesn't quite cover my whole house. There is a dedicated CAT 5E line down to the ...