tethering

I believe there is a thread on this. search tethering and it should come up. I think it's not permitted with at&t.

This is not allowed on AT&T. An app from the iTunes app store was just pulled off because it used tethering.

The app on iTunes was called NetShare, and was initially pulled from the store because AT&T started crying foul!

Apple has been VERY quiet about this app.

The app has since re-appeared on the app store, but in a limited number of countries.

I have still not managed to find out which, so I can download it...

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Unless AT$T releases a data plan for iPhone tethering you will not be able to do it otherwise.

Not allowed on AT&T? AT&T Blackberry's can do it.

This is the only missing feature keeping me from an iPhone. GRR!

Another pain - now iTunes will not communicate with the phone!!!!

Apple is selling the iPhone to the rest of the world... who cares about AT&T? If we switch from an opposition phone (Nokia E61, SonyEricsson 910i) we would like to pick up from where we left off, not pay a penalty and SLIP BACKWARDS. What's with this issue? Our service providers charge us for bandwidth & airtime usage - fullstop! Whether we hook up a laptop to the phone (like we can and have done - on the road - with OS X and our SonyEricsson's and Nokia's) or just talk on the phone, we're still paying for the use - fair deal. What's with Apple standing in the way. WHAT IS THE ISSUE with Apple for the rest of the world? Apple has dropped the ball here...

Nullriver's NetShare app was pulled from all the various countries App Stores, not just in the USA. Here in Canada our two licensed iPhone carriers are Rogers and Fido allow tethering on the iPhone 3G data plans. So for those here in Canada the only way to tether on the iPhone 3G is if they downloaded NetShare prior to Apple pulling it from the App Store...

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My hope is that Apple will straighten this issue out before it's to late to win back their customers and developers trust.

CTonyP wrote:
Not allowed on AT&T? AT&T Blackberry's can do it.

This is the only missing feature keeping me from an iPhone. GRR!

Trust me, there are more reasons when you dig deeper. It doesn't even have copy and paste for goodness sake. That baffles me to this day and I even bought an iPhone 3G. And the battery life -- well, just read around...

And forget a "feature request forum." But everyone is right, AT&T allows tethering on all models of Blackberry's. So, why not on the iPhone yet?

It comes down to money. I'm sure one day there will be released another add-on pack for the iPhone, besides the nifty apps (which of course make it free for us, the end user). But this will come from AT&T and Apple with a firmware update, which will cost us end users money as well. A monthly service fee.

But until then, no tethering, no copy and paste -- and a battery that literally is to many the Achilles heel of the iPhone.

Craig Huffstetler

imagine engine wrote:
Nullriver's NetShare app was pulled from all the various countries App Stores, not just in the USA. Here in Canada our two licensed iPhone carriers are Rogers and Fido allow tethering on the iPhone 3G data plans. So for those here in Canada the only way to tether on the iPhone 3G is if they downloaded NetShare prior to Apple pulling it from the App Store...
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My hope is that Apple will straighten this issue out before it's to late to win back their customers and developers trust.

--Couldn't agree with you more - Apple?

Could you explain to the uninformed what tethering is, please. Thank you.

I'm not properly qualified to answer this question. The term is somewhat new to me, and seems to be invented or associated with the Apple iPhone. Like the person who started this thread mentioned, it seems to refer or be associated with the ability to use your Smartphone as a modem. In other words while disconnected from the 'net ie not connected by ethernet or airport, such as while on the road (could be literally) away from the office; one can link the Smartphone (via cable or commonly, Bluetooth) to the laptop. The phone then serves as a modem providing a link to the internet via its data path to the internet through your service provider. Your phone can already access the internet. Linked to your laptop and acting as a modem, your laptop can have access to the internet via your 'phone. Many have been doing this for years with SonyEricsson's and Nokia's (as I have) here in South Africa. No special deals required or alternate accounts. Just data access on you regular account - simple - like it should be- customer friendly - like it should be! No big deal. OS X has made this easily possible by "discovering/interrogating" the capabilities of your smartphone when first accessing it or enabling a network connection via Bluetooth - fantastic! BUT NOT FOR APPLE'S OWN PRODUCT - THE iPHONE. Figure that out! Customer's need to let Apple know what you want and what you expect - please give Apple feedback.

I automatically thought that I would be able to use the iPhone as a modem as I have been doing this with my old Nokia for years now. I do not want to now go and have to buy a modem to use when I am away on business. This needs fixing urgently.

Battery life is the Achilles heel of all 3G smartphones, the iPhone battery outperforms the rest of this class but battery technology itself is the "Achilles Heel" of all portable devices. Used to be that hardware and software played the catch up game, now it is hardware and batteries. It is rumored that AT&T/Apple are working on a tethering solution, can't wait to see all the posts from people saying their battery only lasted 45 minutes while tethering. I'd rather use an Express34 solution.

If you needed cut/copy/paste why would you buy a phone that has never had it? Not very logical.

Tethering is using a cell phone as a modem for a laptop. It can be done via bluetooth or cable.