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Alex
Alex

Reputation: 9429

iPhone simulator - simulate 3G connection

I am testing the Reachability api, but my physical device only has WiFi access, as I don't have a phone contract. My code needs to distinguish between being connected to 3G/2G or WiFi. Is it possible to simulate a 3G connection on the iPhone simulator?

Clarifications: I am using Snow Leopard. Limiting the bandwidth is not what I need. I need for the actual interface to be identified as the 3G or 2G radio, as opposed to WiFi.

Upvotes: 21

Views: 17780

Answers (2)

epatel
epatel

Reputation: 46051

If you are using Lion try the Network Link Conditioner

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Nowdays there is a part in Preferences on the device (when registered as a developer device) where a "Network Link Conditioner" is available.

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Upvotes: 59

thomas
thomas

Reputation: 5649

I dont think that it is a build-in-functionality in iphone-simulator. But I test it sometimes on my device with wifi (and 3g) disabled.

If you dont have an iPhone but sth. similar (Android for instance) then just enable tethering on your device and use the tethered internet-connection. Then your iPhone-Simulator only gets slow speed ;)

edit: another idea is to limit the bandwidth of your mac. I found this tool online (have not tested it) which should be able to limit network-traffic (to your local router/modem)

Upvotes: 0

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