Tricker ThreeG – Use SlingPlayer, Skype and Fring over 3G, Edge Or Gprs

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iPhone can eat more bandwidth than what AT&T can offer and hence many great apps on the App Store is confined to usage over WiFi. Sling media promised iPhone users to stream live television over WiFi or 3G wireless networks by tapping into home TV setups equipped with a Slingbox. But the final which has been  released works on WiFi only. This is because AT&T  had recently confessed that SlingPlayer raised concerns for them relating to bandwidth usage. However if, you want to use any of these apps which over 3G Or Edge – it is now very simple. Fool your iPhone to think that its on WiFi, when its actually connected to 3G network.

The amazing app via Cydia named TrickerThreeG does the job and does it pretty well.  The app is similar to Voipover3G which performs the same functions for downloading app store apps and making voip calls. So all you sling player fans who want to use Sling Player over 3G, EDGE or GPRS can do it with this app.  Just install Tricker ThreeG on your jailbroken iPhone and your job is done. However, that’s not all.  The app also works for other VOIP programs. Tricker3G uses  the Mobile Substrate Library  which tricks apps to think that they are on WiFi even though they are on 3G/EDGE/GPRS.  You can use Sling Player, Fring, Truphone and Skype in the default settings.

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Search for “Tricker ThreeG” on Cydia to get this hack / app