Does your iPhone have SOCKS?  No, not to keep its electronic feet warm (there’s a toasty iPhone dock to do that), I’m talking about network proxies.  It turns out that while AT&T and Apple decided you wouldn’t want to use your handset as a tethered modem with your laptop, enterprising modders have given you the choice.  It involves setting up a background SOCKS proxy server which funnels the iPhone’s EDGE connection through an ad-hoc WiFi link with whatever computer you’re using it with.

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Original post by Chris Davies