I need to connect iPad 2 64GB 3G/WiFi via tether to MacBook Pro 17 i7

Thank you Dah.veed ...

My iPad 2 is unlocked? Why do I need to jailbreak the unit, is it not essentially jail broken now? I can use any mini sim by any vendor or provider without contract, my iPad 2 is being used in Spain, France and Germany and is used Globally daily? Tell me does the unit still need to be jail broken and why? Why can't I simply download the appropriate application?

Oh, I thought it was just a matter of downloading the Cydia application to a unlocked iPad device just as you would Download any other application? I know in North America your iPad 2's are locked to a carrier therefore the necessity to jailbreak each device. I though as my unit is a free unit and locked to no carrier there was no need to jailbreak the device? I was always uncomfortable with jail breaking devices as I was not sure that I would be able to continue to download all Apple updates? So why can't I just find and download Cydia and enable tethering?

You guys are incredably knowlagable and I now know why Apple products are great, the answer is all of you. Meg St. _Clair, your post cracked the knowlage code for me. As a doctor I am too busy saving lives in inhospitable places so I never get the chance to keep of with the tech, though I get to use a great deal of it. It would seem that I have misunderstood the term Jailbreak: "Jailbreaking and unlocking are two different things" and the remaining text laid bare what I did no know before. That said, in Europe their are rights accorded by weight of law which govern the "mobile" space which favor the user and "owner" of the device hence the individual can purchase any mobile device "unlocked" thus maintaining warranty.

It is the users perogative to secure a standard or mini sim for use in your phone, the carrier cannot "lock" your phone or in anyway tie your phone perminantly to their service unless you secure the entire phone at a reduced price or purchase a subserdized phone from a carrier. The subsidized model is incompatible with my job and the environments in which I would use it.

The MiFi is a subsidized device locked to two carriers Verison and I think Orange, the device they subsidize is by 2 year contract and has no external sim slot, each service sells a hard wired device to their service. You are locked into all the associated charges, except for roaming charges as I am told inter country roaming charge variations were exobitent so the E.U. commission ruled against the carriers in our favour to standardise roaming charges throughout Europe.

The MiFi would also be inconvenient as a "third" mobile device to take on the road, less room for life saving medicine. No I would rather solve the problem in the iPad 2, MacBook Pro or the coming iPhone 5. And finally, I just spoke to my sim provider, they say they have no issue with Teathering, however it is up to he client how he enables that feature in his own hardware.

Thank you

No, I did not miss it. I do not wish to achieve my aim by adding another device. I want to accomplish the hot spot using my iPad 2 where possible. There are negatives associated with adding a seperate carrier owned device to resolution of my issue.

I just googled Jailbreaking iPad 2 ..! I noted that the authority on this issue is the Dev-Team with iterations of redsn0w, sn0wbreeze, blackra1n or something called a "PwnageTool". I am not confident or familiar enough with the use of such tools and I reiterate I don't know if it is possible to undo the jailbreak using the restore function in ITunes.

Is there anyone out there who can you tell me if it is possible to return iPad 2 to factory setting if need be after "Jailbreaking" it and if it is possible to still use iTunes to update the iPad 2 after jailbreak? Alternatively, I have heard about a website you can surf too and you can fairly automatically jailbreak your device by clicking the link? I have no clue of where I can find that, but it would be useless to me if I was unable to RESTORE the iPad 2 to it's factory original settings thus removing the Jailbreak subsequently.

Anyway, I'm in your debt for the time you've taken to educate me on the process.

Thank you

Again you've saved me! You angel! One of my colleagues is a formidable veterinarian should I be able to answer any questions in that regard, let me know and I'll see how I can do so while respecting the terms of use. For example how to remove cat hair from your apple keyboard or the colling intake of you MacBoo. Lol. Thanks

Hi Robert,

You acre completely correct. I have been discussing a second ful size sim to "mirror" the Mini Sim I use from them to power my iPad. This would then allow the MiFi to become the hot spot using the same account I am already paying for just on another device. I would then switch the iPad to wireless only and therefore accessing the internet with both the iPad 2 and the MacBoo Pro. Is my theory sound?

Dr. Antonio

Robert, the articles you included were of immense halp to me. Thank you!