@ benh: we have now updated the bundles. You can now tether with the latest version of the bundle. See here

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@ Mak: so that means tethering should work?

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FYI restoring from a backup that had the carrier bundle loaded won’t apply the carrier bundle to your phone.

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@ benh: Ben I don’t think you’re quite taking in what we’re saying… you either have the carrier bundle but NO TETHERING… OR… you don’t install the carrier bundle and have tethering. Our latest post on the site explains in more detail. http://www.iphonewzealand.co.nz/2010/all/carrier-bundle-or-tethering-you-decide/#more-3632

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@ Steve: right….I’m back to the custom carrier bundle and I have my contacts, apps, app settings & messages back. Now can I keep all of the above settings and data and use tethering? Thanks in advance.
Ben

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@ benh: If you restore and choose to restore from a previous backup, you will not be able to tether. If you want tethering, you can never go back to your backup. You will have to just re-install all your music, apps etc as if it were a brand new phone being setup for the very first time.

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@ Dan: So I can do another restore and setup as a previos backup or is that too far gone?

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benh wrote:

@ Dan:
Hi dan, restored phone and have tethering option back, is there anyway I can get my contacts, messages and app settings back?

You will have to do it manually I am afraid. If you restore from a previous backup it will re-add the carrier bundle and you will lose tethering

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Mak wrote:

That’s a real shame. I don’t see why Apple would want to restrict it.. when it’s available without a carrier file? They should do a blacklist, not a whitelist.

It’s a shame but it’s also a win compared to 3.1.2. The user can now choose between two solutions: if tethering is required then instead of using the carrier bundle they use a mobile config file and manually enter MMS settings. The only thing that won’t work is the voicemail button. If tethering isn’t required then users can install the carrier bundle which will enable everything *except* tethering. So there’s a solution for all now, which is great. As Dan says, he will be doing a post with this all laid out in plain English later on today. It’s a good day!

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@ Dan:
Hi dan, restored phone and have tethering option back, is there anyway I can get my contacts, messages and app settings back?

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That’s a real shame. I don’t see why Apple would want to restrict it.. when it’s available without a carrier file? They should do a blacklist, not a whitelist.

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Not sure what you mean. The only way to get back to Factory Settings and remove a custom carrier bundle is to restore by hitting the restore button in iTunes. Once you have done that it will ask you if you want to set up your iPhone from a backup or set it up as a new phone. Select set up as new and you are done.

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@ Dan: is there a link to the factory settings?

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No. You should be restored, with no custom bundle installed. Then you enter the APN manually.

After restoring to 3.1.3, if you restore your settings from a backup to get your stuff back on it, it will just reinstall the custom carrier bundle. You need to set it up as a new phone.

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@ Dan: I did a restore….. Sooo I can use the custom vodafone bundle & enter the apn?

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@ benh:
Did you enter the apn into the tethering field under “Settings>>General>>Network>>Cellular Data”? When you say you did have it installed what did you do to uninstall?

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@dan, I had the custom Vodafone bundle installed but when back to standard carrier to give tethering a try

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@ benh:
Have you installed a custom Vodafone bundle?

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Ok folks, this may seem like an odd request but we need to stop the Jailbreak chatter in the comments. Our advertisers don’t like it. Please move discussions on the subject to the appropriate forum.

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Probably best to make a post on the VFNZ Forum, since they’re obliged to help.

http://forum.vodafone.co.nz/forum/2-handsets-and-devices/

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I’ve updated to the latest software update & I cannot use tethering on Vodafone. Any ideas?

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Yeh I assumed they had given up when they ran that $600 credit offer.

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I don’t think they really care, tbh. There are *a lot* of people who switched their phones to XT.

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Fairly sure if they made enough noise Apple might take notice, sounds like quitting tactics to me.

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Telecom have said they’ve been open to the iPhone but no such proposal was ever made by Apple. Chris Quin confirmed during the XT outage that they were no longer ‘seeking’ the iPhone.

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I get the feeling that Telecom has problems with Apple not the other way around since Aussie has 3 carriers.

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Blame Apple for not supporting the most suited NZ carrier for the iPhone.

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Dan if you can email me on my registered email address and let me know which files you want off my 3g

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@ Mak:
Haha, ironic how this site doesn’t endorse jailbreaking (for the record I no longer see the need/jailbreak my phone) requires jailbreaking to create a non-jailbreaking carrier bundle

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@ Dan: You’re right, the option is there but the functionality isn’t. Sorry to report that.

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@ smw:
The option may still be there but are you certain it is working? Sometimes the option remians until you try to actually use it. I am just in the middle of a restore (takes a long time on a pretty full 32GB) so I can’t test.

If it does work then brilliant, but I would still like to update the bundles.

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Just re-injected your XT carrier bundle to my iPhone 3GS on 3.1.3 that had previoudsly had tethering enabled after a restore. The voicemail button is back working, the XT logo is back and tethering has remained enabled! Choice…

So here’s my recap.

1. Backup iPhone updated to 3.1.3 with the XT carrier bundle.

2. Restore iPhone as described above and enable tethering, (You’ll have a scrolling Telecom NZ operator logo)

3. Restore from Back Up (right click on the iphone icon in iTunes and be sure to select the correct back up file) on the iPhone using the back up you made in step 1.

4. Re-install the XT carrier budle available on this site. Voicemail returns, MMS and also tethering is still enabled.

Hope this might help some others.

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@ Mak:

I don’t mind, it not like it’s hard to dial 083210

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Yes…. The voicemail number is set by the carrier bundle and only by the carrier bundle. You used to be able to type in the code above and it would enable the button but ever since 3.1 (i think) it stopped working and you can now only manage it via the bundle.

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Thanks just replying now. However, I’d hold off until we hear word about this Voicemail issue.

Is the voicemail number able to be set in the carrier bundle once we get it going?

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Email sent mak.

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Yep – I agree. Cannot manually program the Voicemail number here either – although tethering worked a treat!@ Dan:

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So what does that mean? Voicemail isn’t managed by the native phone app?

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FYI the code to enable voicemail button (*5005*86*xxxx#) does not work, unless they changed that in 3.1.3 as well.

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Don’t think I have access to it (or if I do, I can’t find it).

You can get me on mak[at]mak[dot]geek[dot]nz if you’d like to keep your address private.

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@ Mak:
Yeh sweet as just email me on my registered email addy and we can work something out.

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I am indeed in Dunedin! Although, I wouldn’t really feel comfortable holding onto such an expensive device. I’d feel horrible if anything happened to it. I also have school just starting now. Either myself, Dan or Steve could walk you through the process over IM/MSN/IRC/E-mail.

redsn0w is on the fly and quite simple to run .

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Mak wrote:

To get Tethering working right now, you must RESTORE (not update) your phone to 3.1.3 and DO NOT install the carrier file. You should have the normal scrolling TelecomNZ up the top. Tethering will now work.

Our current carrier bundles will work but Tethering will not be available.

We are waiting on a kind owner of an iPhone 3G who could Jailbreak and provide us with the necessary files from inside the device to update our carrier bundles to work. We will keep you updated.

Mak you are in Dunedin no? If you I could no doubt cough up my 3g for half a day or so.

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Great news… a good day! I’m guessing that if we restore and then manually add the details above we also need to manually configure the MMS settings and voicemail number? I can follow your manual settings here, but just need to remember the keys to reprogram the voicemail button. Thanks.

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To get Tethering working right now, you must RESTORE (not update) your phone to 3.1.3 and DO NOT install the carrier file. You should have the normal scrolling TelecomNZ up the top. Tethering will now work.

Our current carrier bundles will work but Tethering will not be available.

We are waiting on a kind owner of an iPhone 3G who could Jailbreak and provide us with the necessary files from inside the device to update our carrier bundles to work. We will keep you updated.

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Just to confirm…to get Tethering with an XT Carrier Bundle..do I need to “restore” the Iphone to the new 3.1.3 and then reinstall the XT Carrier File again? or can I not have the XT Carrier Bundle installed? Sorry probably silly question but just looking for a mini walk through of how to get this all to work again

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Would love some tethering action back on Telecom XT. I downgraded to 3.0.1 recently to get it back. Would love to be up to date and be able to tether too! Look forward to your findings.

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