Tethering between mbp early '08 and iPhone 3GS?

I can't seem to figure out if it's possible, and if so, how. I'm using T-Mobile, which sounds like it supports this....
and there's no "hotspot" setting on this MBP....
thanks--
marc
OSX 10.6.8
ios 6.0.1

The changing Wi-FI Icon, showing signal strength of one to five bars does not always tell the whole story.
One problem with these things in cities is interference from neighbors' networks on the same channel, or "Network Hopping" if you have not told your Mac explicitly to use only your Network.
In 10.7, there is a tool to show detailed signal strength information:
http://subrosasoft.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/hidden-wi-fi-diagnostics-tool-in-mac -os-x-10-7-lion
You can also use the free utility istumbler:
http://www.istumbler.com/
It is not an accident that almost every troubleshooting guide suggests you power cycle your Router as an early step. This will tend to force your Router to find the least-busy channel and use it.

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