Share iPhone's wi-fi connection

Hi
I had a new wi-fi router yesterday, but my old desktop PC is cabled, which means, that I can't connect it to the internet. There's a LAN port in the router, but the router is placed in a new room and the cable isn't long enough.
So I connected my iPhone to the PC and now I'm tethering the 3G connection via USB. But it's quite slow. So I thought if it's possible to share my iPhone's wi-fi connection in stead of the 3G?
Does someone know if it's possible and how to do it?

David Diaz wrote:
I disagree i use facetime over a cell -> wifi connection all the time
works great...
Is it an iPhone cell connection Or some other cell to wifi, then linking the iPhone via wifi?

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: Saved
: Written by enable_15 at 07:33:33.113 UTC Fri Nov 8 2013
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