Can a Powerbook running 10.4.11 share its internet connection with an iPhone 4s?

I have a 10-years-old Titanium PowerBook - still runs as good as new - with a Virgin Mobile 3G modem stuck in its backside. All my other Macs share the modem without any problems but my iPhone 4s doesn't seem to be able to. The iPhone logs onto the network like it should but every internet app on the phone tells me there's no connection.

Hello,
Sadly not as an iPhone 4 running iOS 6 or above needs Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher to sync in iTunes.
Mac OS X 10.6 is not compatible with an PowerBook

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