With the release of iPhone 4 and the new OS only a few days away, I upgraded my iPhone 3Gs to the latest Beta release of iOS 4. It is no surprise if I say that the new OS is great. The usage experience feels much smoother, and maybe a little faster. I’m sure there is a lot more hidden in the OS than I have had the chance to discover, but the multitasking is smooth and the new folders are just sweet.

iPhone 3Gs running iOS 4.0 Beta

Folders in the new iOS 4

Multitasking in the new iOS 4

iPhone - Jailbreak

I never needed to jailbreak my iPhone, but after getting an iPad I realized that I need a 3G wifi router. The problem is that you can only get the application if you have jailbroken your iPhone. Another problem was that you can only jailbreak the 3.1.3 FW only if you have do so previously. Which I haven’t.

The great guys at iPhone-Dev-Team and Comex released a new jailbreak dubbed Spirit.  It took 3 seconds to jailbreak and now I have MyWi installed. Today I’m a happy man.

To jailbreak your iPhone, follow the below steps – I’m running Windows 7 32-bit:

• Download Spirit.
• Connect your iPhone via USB
• Right Click on the Spirit application and in Properties select Windows98/ME compatibility Mode.
• Right Click on the Spirit application again and run as administrator
• Run the Spirit Application
• Click on Jailbreak
• Bam your done, your iPhone will restart and Cydia installed. Enjoy.

I have been researching on how to use my iPhone as my own portable wifi for use with my iPad.

It seems Netshare is no longer being sold by The AppStore, and my only option is to jailbreak my iPhone and use PDAnet. Since I upgraded to 3.1.3 and have not jailbroken this phone previously I guess I’m out of options if I want stick to my iPhone and iPad combo.

I could use the 3G router for the Nokia E series, but that would mean I need to carry an extra phone around.

I guess that would do until the IPhone Dev Team decide to release jailbreak for 3.1.3 or maybe just wait for 4.0.