And there you have it folks. The latest iPhone 4.0 beta software with tethering conveniently stuffed in. Unfortunately, AT&T will charge you twice if you do so choose to go the tethering route, double dippin’ all the way to the bank. For the majority of tech savvy iPhone users whom have had tethering unlocked for months, this isn’t news… Before you go and start doing insanely dangerous celebration stunts, let us remind you that just a few short...
It’s funny, I never thought Android 2.1 was all that big of a deal. After hearing some early performance numbers, it’s clear that 2.2/Froyo will be a much bigger deal. As if the claimed 450% increase wasn’t enough on it’s own, TechCrunch has revealed that Froyo will also include USB Tethering and WiFi hotspot support right out of the box — no need to root! That grabs your attention right away until you realize such goods are often locked...
Within the last few days, from the mouth of tech god himself (Steve Jobs), it’s come to light that the iPad will not be able to tether to the iPhone. Is that really that much of a surprise? I mean, if millions of people with iPhones all buy iPad’s and then tether, AT&T will lose out on considerable revenue. Then again, if they actually offered a tethering package for an extra fee, that argument would be moot. But I digress… The jailbreaking...
After looking over some spec’s for Sprint’s 2010 lineup over at BGR, upon arriving at the very last bullet point my train of thought gets stopped dead in it’s tracks. It simply states “No tethering for phones that require “Everything Plans”. Essentially, that puts the kibosh on all smartphones. Pardon me if I’m over reacting, but a smartphone in supposed to be um…you know…smart, plans included. If I’m paying...
While such news is nothing new, AT&T is still standing by previous statements made in regards to iPhone tethering — that is, that the network needs further work and upgrades before such a feature can launch successfully. Other examples of needed work were seen with the delay of MMS and VoIP apps on the iPhone, though, this past month and more recently this week have seen reversals on both stalemates. Tethering still remains a locked down feature however as in...
