Using iPhone Internet Connections with Laptops

| Commentary | This Lifehacker article on iPhone's Internet connectivity illustrates how to configure a SOCKS proxy on the phone using SSH. With this method, your iPhone can serve as a cellular modem linking a laptop computer to the Internet. It takes just a few minutes and the resulting connection is fast enough as a fallback option if your primary connection method isn't available.
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