Can a tethered iPhone provide internet to Time Capsule?

We get 3G at our ranch. In an effort to strengthen the signal throughout the house I am considering whether I can use a tethered iPhone to supply internet service via a Time Capsule or Extreme. Any ideas?

You won't be able to use the iPhone to provide tc with internet. One solution is to get a 3G USB dongle to provide Internet. That would work. But you would need an additional hardware to share the internet from the USB. I think you can buy routers that can share Internet from USB dongles and then connect the tc to the router to get Internet to the tc.

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  • Is there a way to add/delete music to my iPhone/iPad directly through Time Capsule?

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    I understand this might go beyond your understanding but a little input would be great. This isn't really a question, more like an idea:
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  • Can I share the files on the time capsule for all of the macs on my network and can I access time capsule from my laptop while out of town?

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  • I have used Airport Time Capsule with my iMac for several years. I recently purchased a MacBook Air and when it tried to backup to Time Capsule it couldn't because Time Capsule is full. How can I now use the 3TB Airport Time Capsule to back up both?

    I have used Airport Time Capsule with my iMac for a couple years. I recently purchased a MacBook Air and when it tried to backup to Time Capsule it couldn't because Time Capsule is full. How can I now use the 3TB Airport Time Capsule to back up both the iMac and MacBook Air? I don't mind losing earlier backups. I have excluded some items from backing up, but since the Airport Time Capsule is full, I can't even begin to back up the MacBook Air.

    On your Mac.......
    Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
    Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit in the smaller window that appears
    Click on the Disks tab at the top of the window
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  • How can I link Apple TV (Gen1) to Time Capsule (Gen 4)?

    Everyone
    I am using a the above mentioned Time Capsule as privat WiFi Network for our devices at home (MacBook Pro, iPhones & iPads). The Time Capsule itself is connected to a DSL Modem by means of an ethernet cable. So far so good.
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    Best wishes, Andrea

    I guess that the Apple TV should communicate with iTunes within the same network and I suppose that the Apple TV should be linked to the Time Capsule instead of he DSL modem.
    Correct

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