Monthly Archives: June 2009

Enabling Push Notifications in iPhone OS 3.0

June 24, 2009 09:00 by Marc in iPhone

A new feature of iPhone OS 3.0, Push Notifications, are not enabled by default. A quick simple way to get them on, is by installing this awesome iPhone app, I came across earlier today, called “Hey Where Are You: Location Service”, or HeyWAY for short.
Essentially HeyWAY is an app that allows you see where your authorised contacts are located in an embedded Google map. The way the notifications integrate into it, is that you can be alerted when your contact alerts you to their position. You can also request to see where your contacts are, by sending them a notification, which will appear as a Push Notification on their side.

Adding a contact is simple, as the app composes an email for you that you can send to your contact with a pre – defined URL that will authorise you to share your location with them.

One question I know will come up is, What about getting bugged at 3am when my mates pissed at the pub ? Well you can disable Push notifications on an app Level, as well as on an overall full iPhone level. You can also disable notifications from a specific user within the app.

Notifications

The push notification alerts you even when you not in the app. A sound is made (freaks you out the first couple of times :))

Notification

You can then view your contacts location in an embeded Google Map

Map View

The app is Free in the iTunes store and can be downloaded Here -> “Hey Where Are You: Location Service”

Feel free to add me if you would like add me, my email address is on my Contact page. Just don’t let me know you in the pub at 3am please :P

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Enable Vodacom iPhone MMS & Tethering

June 22, 2009 14:23 by Marc in iPhone, Mac

Following my 2 previous posts on setting up MMS & Tethering for Vodacom, which were quite manual and didn’t seem to work and keep the settings, this post will show you how to get MMS & Internet Tethering to work on your Vodacom or MTN iPhone.

EDIT 11/9/09 – It seems that with OS 3.1 Vodacom settings for tethering & MMS have been built into the firmware.MMS still seems to be wonky, and Tethering seems to be working. What we have seen though is that MTN users can no longer use tethering & MMS. They have also stopped the abilty to use custom profiles such as the ones below. See this post http://bit.ly/RVJWd. Bottom line if you not on Vodacom, rather don’t upgrade to OS 3.1 if you would like tethering & MMS to work

A BIG BIG thanks to PJ from Glucode for helping me with this and the files below. He is a LEGEND !!

Please note: (Please read these points before attempting the steps below)

These settings only work for VODACOM & MTN. I will attempt to get CellC & Virgin up shortly.
Do this at your own risk. This is merely a guide on how to get it working, and no responsibility can be taken if it does not work. Unfortunately I cannot provide “after sales service” :)
Please read through the post before attempting this. You need to have some sort of understanding as to how the iPhone works. This guide is not for beginners and I suggest that if you do feel uneasy, to rather leave it until Vodacom brings out the correct settings

VODACOM – If you are using a Mac download & extract this zip file -> Vodacom Carrier Settings Mac (Settings built into firmware)

VODACOM – If you use Windows download & extract this zip file -> Vodacom Carrier Settings – Windows (Settings built into firmware)

MTN – If you are using a Windows download & extract this zip file -> MTN Carrier Settings – Windows

MTN – If you are using a Mac download & extract this zip file -> MTN Carrier Settings – Mac

Step 1 – Uninstall any previous profile settings used

Uninstall any previous Profile settings used to set up MMS or tethering,by going to Settings -> General -> Profile and remove any other existing profiles you may have installed

Step 2 – Enabling iTunes to allow you to run the carrier file:

If you using a Mac, run the enable-carrier-testing.command file, in the above zip file, to set iTunes to allow updating the Carrier settings on the phone.

If you are using a Windows PC, run the enable-carrier-testing.cmd file in the zip file, to set iTunes to allow updating the Carrier settings on the phone.

Step 3 – Enabling the carrier (ipcc file) using iTunes

Plug-in you iPhone into your computer and open iTunes.
Select your iPhone in iTunes
If you are using Mac, Option(alt) & click on the Check For Update button
If you are using Windows, shift & click on the Check for Update button
Browse to where you extracted the zip files from above.
In the Files of Type drop down, chose iPhone Carrier Configuration files (*.ipcc) and then in the /Custom folder
Select the Vodafone_za.ipcc file, and press OK for VODACOM
Select the MTN_za.ipcc file, and press OK for MTN
This will load the Carrier file with all the correct settings for MMS & Internet tethering

Step 4 – Finish Up

Restart your iPhone
Once the phone has restarted check your settings in General -> Network -> Cellular Data Network. There should be settings for Cellular Data and MMS
You should now be able to set up Tethering and send & receive MMS’s
If you wish to revert back to the original settings follow step 3 above and use the ipcc file in the “Original” folder of the extracted zip file
Ensure you can make and receive calls after completing the above steps
You may find that you can’t send MMS’s for a short while after setting this up. We are working on the issue

Changelog:

23/6: Added MTN zip files
24/6: Replaced Vodacom Original .ipcc file with updated .ipcc file
26/6: Updated Custom Vodacom .ipcc file to new one provided by PJ. Should fix MMS problems while in 3g
26/6: Unlinked to Vodacom files, as reports of Calls dropping & no connectivity
29/6: Linked Vodacom files back to original version. These .ipcc files seems a lot more stable

Setting up MMS on Vodacom iPhone OS 3.0

June 17, 2009 21:48 by Marc in iPhone

UPDATE: I have posted a new post that has a carrier file for Vodacom that works like a charm and keeps all the correct settings. You can find the post here -> http://www.marcforrest.com/2009/06/22/enable-vodacom-iphone-mms-tethering-2/

Rather use the settings from the above post than the ones below

By default MMS has not been setup on the iPhone OS 3.0 for Vodacom. To do this follow these steps:

Go to Settings -> General -> Network -> Cellular Data Network -> MMS
Fill in the following details:
APN : mms.vodacom.net
MMSC : mmsc.vodacom4me.co.za
MMS Proxy : 196.006.128.013:8080
You may need to reset your Cellular Data APN to iphone.vodacom.za
Once this has been done, reboot your phone
Then go to Messages -> New Message. You will now see a camera icon on the left had side of the message box. Click this, and choose your MMS object. You can also use MMS for voice recordings
This post on MyBroadband has some more info on setting this up -> http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=100952

UPDATE: It seems that Vodacom have blocked MMS from iPhones. I called them earlier, and they said it would only be available in the next software release :( The guys said it might work sometimes.
Call Vodacom and harass them to get this working 082 155

To set up internet tethering check this post ->http://www.marcforrest.com/2009/06/17/setting-up-internet-tethering-on-iphone/

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Setting up Internet Tethering on iPhone

June 17, 2009 20:40 by Marc in iPhone

Rather use the settings from the above post than the ones below

It seems that on Vodacom Internet Tethering is not set up by default in the new iPhone OS 3.0 software that was released today

To set it up follow these steps:

Visit http://wan.to/iphone from the Safari Browser on your iPhone (Big thanks to @eel for this )
Click on Download Config under enable tethering on iPhone 3.0
On your iPhone Go to Settings -> Network -> Enable Tethering
Make sure your phone is plugged into your PC/Mac with the USB cable
On a Mac, a pop-up window appears the first time you connect, saying “A new network interface has been detected.” Click Network Preferences, configure the network settings for iPhone, then click Apply. On a PC, use the Network Control Panel to select and configure the iPhone connection.(For more info visit http://www.apple.com/iphone/how-to/#basics.using-iphone-as-a-modem)
Click the Internet Tethering Slider to ON. A blue band will appear at the top of your screen to indicate your are connected with internet tethering
I disconnected my wireless, and had my 3G running on my phone, and was able to browse the net from my Mac
You may need to reset your Cellular Data APN to iphone.vodacom.za
Good luck & Enjoy :)

UPDATE: It seems that Vodacom have blocked MMS & Internet Tethering from iPhones. I called them earlier, and they said it would only be available in the next software release :( The guys said it might work sometimes.
Call Vodacom and harass them to get this working 082 155

To set up MMS check this post -> http://www.marcforrest.com/2009/06/17/setting-up-mms-on-vodacom-iphone-os-30/

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