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iPhone 3G S launches with another round of delays
TG Daily - All News —
... about activation delays, in which users were told that they may have to wait up to 48 hours for a working phone due to the high volume of phone registrations spread quickly. Apple apologized through the iTunes interface and told users that, until AT&T has connected the phone, they should simply use all the other functions of the new phone. In related news, AT&T has addressed rumors that suggested that the company will surcharge its users $55 to activate iPhone tethering. In a Facebook post , the company said There are a lot of reports out there, but wanted you guys to know ...
AT&T squashes tethering surcharge rumors
Macworld —
... , has left customers wondering when AT&T will enable tethering, and whether it'll cost extra. Nature abhors a vacuum, as does the Mac Web. Rumors are afoot that AT&T plans to sock customers with a heavy surcharge if they want to use tethering. It's the latest turn of the worm as disgruntled iPhone users in the United States complain more and more vociferously about AT&T's exclusive distribution arrangement with Apple. AT&T has posted info hoping to put the rumors to rest, though it stopped short of saying when it will activate tethering or if there will be any added cost at ...
AT&T: $55 tethering rumors are untrue
MacDailyNews —
... "There are a lot of reports out there, but wanted you guys to know that rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false," AT flatly states on their AT iPhone 3G S Facebook page. "We’ll have more news to share when the iPhone tethering option is closer to launch," so sayeth AT Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Fred Mertz" for the heads up.]
AT&T: Tethering Cost Not True
dailywireless.org —
Rumors suggesting that AT&T will surcharge its users $55 to activate tethering capability are wrong, says AT&T.
When Apple introduced iPhone OS 3.0, they said two services awaiting activation by AT&T were Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and tethering. They were not immediately available from AT&T.
Tethering, unveiled during the introduction of iPhone OS 3.0 , will enable iPhone users to connect their Mac or PC to the Internet using AT&T’s data network. The feature was ...
AT&T: iPhone Tethering Rumors are False
Technologizer —
... From the company’s official Facebook page: “There are a lot of reports out there, but wanted you guys to know that rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false. We’ll have more news to share when the iPhone tethering option is closer to launch.” ...
AT&T Denies $55 Tethering Plan Rumors
Cult of Mac —
... AT&T used its Facebook page to quash rumors about an iPhone tethering plan Friday.
Apple fan site Appmodo quoted “a source with AT&T” Friday, saying iPhone tethering would cost users an $55 a month and be available sometime in July.
An admin for the Facebook account made a status update saying, “There are a lot of reports out there, but wanted you guys to know that rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false,” says the AT&T statement. “We’ll have more news to share when ...
Damage control: AT&T denies $55 tethering charge rumor
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... that AT&T would charge an additional $55 to enable U.S. customers to use internet tethering on the iPhone, the company has scrambled to deny that claim by posting an update on its Facebook page: ...
iPhone Round-Up: AT&T Tethering Prices; iPhone In China; Crazy Pre-Orders; Speed Face-Off
mocoNews —
... that “The highly anticipated tethering option will also be delivered towards the end of July with pricing around $55 per month.” AT&T wrote on its Facebook page that the information was incorrect. It wrote: “There are a lot of reports out there, but wanted you guys to know that rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false. We’ll have more news to share when the iPhone tethering option is closer to launch.” ...
AT&T says tethering won’t cost $55
MobileCrunch —
... of a $55 tethering plan are false. AT&T didn’t reveal, or even hint at, the actual price, so we’re left to speculate for a little while longer. ...
AT&T responds; iPhone tethering will not cost $55-a-month
iPhonefreak —
... .“There are a lot of reports out there, but wanted you guys to know that rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false. We’ll have more news to share when the iPhone tethering option is closer to launch.” Unfortunately, they still are not able to provide us with any new information. Personally I am holding out hope that AT&T is going to do the right thing and offer tethering at a fair price. That said, I could end up being totally wrong. [via Facebook ]
New source claims $55 iPhone tethering plan
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... If it pans out, hats off to Appmodo. But AT&T; specifically denies this: "rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false." ...
New source claims $55 iPhone tethering plan (Update: Denied again!)
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... If it pans out, hats off to Appmodo. But AT&T; specifically denies this: "rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false." ...
AT&T iPhone MMS delayed until September? Tethering cost controversy continues
SlashGear —
... AT&T, meanwhile, have denied the $55 reports on their Facebook page, though they’ve not made clear exactly how much they will be charging: ...
$55 Extra for iPhone Tethering? I Don’t Think So, Nor Does AT&T [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network —
... Aside from my thoughts on the matter, AT&T has already chimed in. They’ve debunked the $55 extra claim as far as I’m concerned with this quote from their Facebook page: ...
iPhone Gets Multimedia Texting Capability Today—In Other Words, Two Years Late
mocoNews —
... text message. AT&T is charging 30 cents for an individual message, and $20 a month for unlimited messages. But with the iPhone anything is possible, and in this case, as you may suspect, Apple has taken MMS one step further. Instead of strictly being limited to sending photos, or graphics, Apple has upped the ante and allows you to send maps and other graphic rich multimedia. To get access to MMS, you’ll have to sync your phone to iTunes. AT&T has the details on its Facebook page. Gizmodo walks you through the process ...
iPhone Gets Multimedia Texting Capability Today—In Other Words Two Years Late
mocoNews —
... text message. AT&T is charging 30 cents for an individual message, and $20 a month for unlimited messages. But with the iPhone anything is possible, and in this case, as you may suspect, Apple has taken MMS one step further. Instead of strictly being limited to sending photos, or graphics, Apple has upped the ante and allows you to send maps and other graphic rich multimedia. To get access to MMS, you’ll have to sync your phone to iTunes. AT&T has the details on its Facebook page. Gizmodo walks you through the process ...
AT&T remains elusive on official date for iPhone tethering
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... seems to think this is a change in AT&T's official stance, but LaVallee explicitly refers to it as "the company's prior statement."
When it comes to iPhone tethering, has Appmodo gotten the story straight before? Well, on June 17th they quoted a source who said "The highly anticipated tethering option will also be delivered towards the end of July with pricing around $55 per month..." -- then on June 19th, AT&T explicitly denied the $55 cost via their Facebook page.
On July 9th they quoted the same source saying that MMS and ...
