blogs.zdnet.com - 9/9/2008
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When I travel I carry a second phone alongside my iPhone – for one reason. Tethering.
I need to be able to get online wherever I am and Wi-Fi isn’t exactly ubiquitous and free Wi-Fi seems to be getting scarcer with each passing day. To make matters worse, Apple removed NullRiver’s ...
gizmodo.com - 9/3/2008
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gizmodo.com —
Apple/AT&T; customer William Gillis was unhappy with the
performance of his iPhone 3G. So he filed a...
lawsuit. But what's unique in this case is that the lawsuit isn't complaining just that the iPhone 3G is underperforming, but that the iPhone 3G is ...
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Apple and AT&T Sued for Selling Too Many iPhone 3Gs [Apple]
iphonehacks.com - 9/15/2008
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iphonehacks.com —
One of the features missing from the 1st
gen iPhone and iPhone 3G is the ability to...
tether the iPhone to feed a data connection to your computer to surf the internet. It would have been a treat if it was possible on iPhone 3G. We have already seen ...
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iPhoneModem Brings 3G/EDGE Tethering for iPhone
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An Intensely Selfish Apple Wishlist for Tomorrow’s Event
Technologizer —
... A tethering plan for iPhones. I guess this is more of an AT&T thing than an Apple thing, but rumor has it that you’ll be able to use your iPhone as a wireless modem for a laptop. I hope rumor proves true. ...
AT&T’s iPhone Tethering Plan, Some More Information
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Jason D. O’Grady over at ZDNet has an interesting poll asking his readers whether they would pay an additional $30 per month for iPhone tethering. At the moment, out of 940+ voters, 80% of them said they would not pay for the functionality. So it seems that AT&T would not be losing any customers, nor would they be risking a consumer backlash if tethering was offered for $30 per month. If only 20% of their customers pay for the service, they win. Within the core tech community, $30 may seem like far too expensive of an option for most to consider, ...
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technologizer.com 11/6/2008 — Here’s a bit of cheery news from the Web 2.0 Summit: AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph De La Vega just told interviewer Michael Arrington that the company is working with Apple to let the iPhone serve as a tethered wireless modem for ...
How to Activate Tethering on iPhone OS 3.0
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Tired of waiting? If ...
Rumor: Apple and AT&T Developing iPhone Tethering Plan
gizmodo.com 8/28/2008 — According to a pretty legitimate-looking email thread from one of our readers, Steve Jobs may have responded to complaints that, since the pulling of NetShare from the App Store, iPhone-to-laptop tethering is impossible without jailbraking one's ...
How to Enable 3G Tethering in Your iPhone 3.0 Now [Apple]
i.gizmodo.com 3/19/2009 — We haven't tried this—as it doesn't work with AT&T; yet—but someone has published a tutorial about how to enable 3G tethering in the iPhone OS 3.0 . Note: UK People start here . HOW TO ENABLE TETHERING ON YOUR 3.0 iPHONE Step 1: Check ...
AT&T on iPhone tethering: Not yet
macworld.com 10/9/2009 — Posted on by Lex Friedman , Macworld.com iPhone owners everywhere, rejoice! AT&T on Thursday gave an official update on just when you can expect to gain access to tethering. Oh wait, don't rejoice just yet; it seems the official word is "not yet." An ...
iPhone Tethering Delayed Because AT&T Is Afraid? [At&t]
gizmodo.com 11/4/2008 — A few months ago we ran a rumor in which Steve Jobs had written a reader promising that Apple was working on iPhone tethering for 3G laptop browsing. Now, according to a MacBlogz , a reliable source from inside AT&T; has informed them that iPhone ...
IPhone Tethering Still Unavailable, AT&T Says
blogs.wsj.com 10/8/2009 — AT&T subscribers still won't be able to use their iPhones as wireless modems for their computers, despite the carrier's reversed position on Internet-phone applications.
Apple may be working with AT&T on iPhone tethering plan
appleinsider.com 8/29/2008 — Sam Oliver Published: 10:00 AM EST Apple is discussing with U.S. wireless carrier AT the possibility of offering iPhone 3G users the option to purchase an additional data plan that would allow the handset's 3G connection to be shared with notebook ...
Official tethering option for iPhone on the way?
iphonebuzz.com 9/1/2008 — It seems Apple and AT&T are in talks regarding adding a tethering option to the iPhone. One user emailed Apple to complain about the lack of this feature, especially considering it is offered on most other smartphones for $30/month.
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AT&T-sanctioned 3G tethering on the way for iPhone
mobilecrunch.com 11/6/2008 — In an interview with Michael Arrington at the Web 2.0 Summit, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega let it be known that an official, AT&T sanctioned method of using the iPhone as a 3G modem for a laptop is on the way “soon”.
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App Store Downloads Top 100 Million Worldwide —
Apple Hot News 9/9/2008
Since the launch of the App Store on July 11, iPhone and iPod touch owners have downloaded more than 100 million applications, Apple today announced. Customers can currently find more than 3,000 applications on the groundbreaking store with over 90 ...
App Store Pick of the Week: Spore Origins —
Apple Hot News 9/10/2008
This week, Electronic Arts delivered Spore Origins to the App Store. In the game, you use the Creature Editor to fashion your own archetypal species. Then set it loose. Using the accelerometer on iPhone or iPod touch, you guide it through the ...
What are the handiest iPhone apps for travelers? —
Apple Hot News 9/10/2008
“Say you land in Baltimore and you have a sudden craving for crab cakes,” conjectures Michelle Higgins (nytimes.com). Thanks to iPhone, you can be noshing crab cakes in no time. “With a few taps, iPhone apps with names like Yelp, Urbanspoon and iWant ...
iPod touch “one of the best iPod’s ever made” —
Apple Hot News 9/12/2008
“Inside and out,” notes Donald Bell (cnet.com), “the iPod Touch is in a league of its own in the world of portable entertainment.” Offering “music, videos, photos, podcasts, e-mail, Web browsing, Internet radio, games, Nike+, Wi-Fi music downloads, ...