MyWi4 does what it says, does it well, and expects to be compensated well for that ability!

I truly don’t know where to start on this one. First things first, I HATE Rock. I have had nothing but bad experiences with it, and anyone who knows me knows that I’ve been put into the infinite boot loop on 3.1.2 because of Rock, and their infamous “battery suck” problem. If I were anyone else, i.e. a “normal” iPhone user, I would have lost my jailbreak and unlock, because at the time, there was no jailbreak OR unlock for 3.1.3. I would have been royally pissed. Why the reason for this tiny rant? Because in order to install this amazing app, MyWi 4.0, I have to install Rock. I hated having to do it, but I did. Once installed, this app is worth its weight in gold. It IS, however, RIDICULOUSLY priced at $20.00 in the Cydia/Rock store. But let me give you the breakdown, so here we go.

MyWi is an app that allows you to take your 3G signal, and BROADCAST it to anywhere around you in the form of a mobile “Wi-Fi hotspot”. This is especially useful if you have a laptop or a T-Mobile iPhone that needs internet. You can connect up to four devices to your iPhone’s Wi-Fi hotspot. You can also configure it. By its very nature, it will drain your battery a significant amount, but the creators of this app have done what they could to minimize that drain. There are two options that will matter when it comes to saving your battery: the ability to set the radius of how far your Wi-Fi hotspot will broadcast, and what type of notifications MyWi4 will display on your iOS. It gives you the option of the typical, pulsing blue bar at the top that tells you that a broadcast is in process, which sucks a LOT of your battery, or it gives you the simpler option of just having a status bar icon appear next to your battery indicator. This option takes NO battery power, so it’s a no brainer. As far as the radius you broadcast your hotspot, the lower the radius, the more battery power you will save. And since most of the time the devices you want to tether are right next to you, that shouldn’t matter very much.

$20.00 however, is a bit steep. I personally don’t agree with the pricing, but then again, I guess this is what the developers feel it is worth it. There is some silver lining, however, for people who had previously purchased MyWi for older iOS systems – If you upgrade your license, it will only cost you $10 to get the new version, which is a lot more reasonable in my eyes. There is also a ten day trial period, and for those inclined, there are also hacks that can allow you to have 1,000 days of a trial period. Just sayin’!

Give it a shot, and test it out! You can find MyWi in Cydia, so fire up that ten day trial period, and tell us what you think about it.