3G, Laptop, Wi-Fi & Iphone... PLEASE HELP ME

[jhart]

Call me stupid and dumb! I don't care! PLEASE just help me!

I have like in ZERO knowledge of how networks work...

Is it possible for me to connect to the internet and email through wi-fi from my iPhone via my laptop's MTN 3G USB connection?

I have tried to make the laptop a "Hot Spot" but zero success...

The iPhone picks up the laptop but I can't get connected to the internet...

The wireless is switched on on my Laptop and as I said the iPhone picks it up, but I cannot connect to the net...

Is what I'm trying possible in any way or do I need a router? If I DO NEED a router, will it work with 3G and which one will be the best for my situation and where can I buy it?

I hope I make sense...

I have 2 laptops... one with XP and the other with Win 7. Couldn't get it to work on either of them...

Thanks so long....

 

[Redsbaron]

You have to enable "Tethering" on your iphone by calling MTN to enable it.

 

[jhart]

Thanks for your reply!

Isn't tethering then going to make use of the iPhones internet connection?

I actually want to use my Laptop's MTN 3G connection since I have a 2gig bundle and want to go slow on the iPhones internet usage.

The iPhone is on a Vodacom Contract. Sorry, I forgot to mention that...

Gosh, I hope I make sense!

 

[Park@82]

have a look at a app called Connectify. (win 7)

 

[jhart]

Hi Park@82

I have tried that too, works and connects to the iPhone like a charm but it still won't connect to the net through the 3G USB modem... I think it needs a LAN connection which I don't have... :-(

But it seems to me, that a Router is the only way to get what I want...

Now I need to find a 3G router...

 

[Park@82]

you might also want to google and try setting up internet connection sharing (ICS).