> Two questions.
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> 1) If this is downloaded to the iphone, and there is already a data plan (current data is very limited due to cost), does it interfere? It says it wants to make changes to the settings to continue installing. Will that interfere with my current configuration of data allowance I have with my account?
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> 2) Also, is this app available for download to a Windows 8 laptop or only Apple items? I'm brand new to Windows 8 so do not know what apps are available or even how to search for specific apps that may be available. The big need is getting Internet on the laptop since there is no Internet connection right now. Can it be downloaded to the iphone and then have the iphone be connected somehow to the laptop so the laptop can be used to get mail and to the Internet?
First, if you have been to the previously referenced <https://www.tunnelbear.com> you will already have seen a button for "PC" ("PC/Mac" actually)
There are three different, unrelated, but interacting things here:
1. Tethering, which allows you to let your iPhone become a "hotspot" (via Bluetooth, USB, or Wifi) for other devices, including your Windows computer. Tethering has nothing to do with VPN, nor does it affect your data cap.
2. Data cap, which specifically looks only at the amount of data transmitted through your iPhone's cellular radio -- whether it is the iPhone or the Windows computer generating/receiving the data. Your data cap has nothing to do with VPN, or with tethering, except that you may reach your data cap sooner when tethered.
3. VPN -- Virtual Private Network -- is a secure "tunnel" you can choose to set up to use with non-secure connection sources. Normally, your home network will have been set up with security, and your cellular connection is also secure, so VPN is typically used in 2 circumstances -- (a) work telecommuting, where the employer insists on a VPN connection (and provides the server), so they can KNOW workers' connections are secure, and (b) when using public Wifi hotspots. VPN does not affect your data cap, and has nothing to do directly with tethering.
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