Using iPhone 8 WiFi to PC using USB Tethering

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Using iPhone 8 WiFi to PC using USB Tethering

I am trying to figure out how to use my iPhone 8 WiFi to PC using USB Tethering. I cannot seem to USB tether without using cellular data. Is it possible to use WiFi and not cellular data.

I have read that you can only accomplish this if your iPhone is jail broken.

I did see you could do it if you have iTunes on your PC, which I do but could not figure out how to do this.

Please help. We are trying to assist some of our users to work from home during the pandemic as they need to do it this way. We know how to do this with Android but not iPhone. I have an iPhone so have been testing to see if I can figure it out to do up some instructions, but it's not working for me :( Please help....

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide me. Take Care and Be Safe!

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 18, 2020 7:18 PM

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Answer 1

Lyssa

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Apr 19, 2020 8:39 AM in response to MomNeedsTechHelp

That makes sense. I think, given the circumstances, they'll have to get creative. They'll have to move their computers or get longer cords/wifi adapters. They might be able to move their modem/router closer to the computer room as well.

Their iPhones aren't going to be of use here.

~Lyssa

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Answer 2

LACAllen

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Apr 18, 2020 7:46 PM in response to MomNeedsTechHelp

iPhones are not able to (re)share a wifi signal.

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LACAllen

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Apr 19, 2020 7:33 AM in response to MomNeedsTechHelp

Thank you for your help LACAllen. Is it false to say that you can (re)share a wifi signal if your iPhone has been jail broken and that iTunes has nothing to do with helping you achieve this either?

If an iOS device is jailbroken, I would imagine most anything is possible.

There are no rules at that point.

I can't see how iTunes has anything to do with wifi sharing, jailbroken or otherwise.

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Answer 4

Apr 19, 2020 8:29 AM in response to Lyssa

we have desktop users without access to wifi adapter and their ethernet cords are not long enough. Trying to turn iPhone into a WiFi network adapter. We can for those with Androids and I am testing for iPhones.

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Apr 19, 2020 7:28 AM in response to LACAllen

Thank you for your help LACAllen. Is it false to say that you can (re)share a wifi signal if your iPhone has been jail broken and that iTunes has nothing to do with helping you achieve this either?

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Lyssa

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Apr 19, 2020 7:35 AM in response to MomNeedsTechHelp

So, do these people have wifi in the house, but a desktop computer? Or something else?

I'm struggling to understand why the computer wouldn't have internet if the iPhone is connected to wifi.

~Lyssa

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Answer 7

Apr 19, 2020 7:39 AM in response to MomNeedsTechHelp

I can’t figure out why your computer can’t just use the same Wi-Fi that your phone uses without any tethering required.

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Answer 8

Apr 19, 2020 8:27 AM in response to MomNeedsTechHelp

Thank you LACAllen, I appreciate it.

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Answer 9

Apr 19, 2020 9:06 AM in response to MomNeedsTechHelp

I’m puzzled. I don’t think there has been a computer sold in the past 20 years that doesn’t have Wi-Fi built in. What kinds of computers are these?

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Apr 19, 2020 9:51 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

honestly I thought the same thing, I’m thinking these may be people we sent desktops home with them but not sure and maybe they didn’t have it.

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