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iPhone Tethering Delayed Because AT&T Is Afraid? [At&t]
Gizmodo —
... 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 tethering is being delayed because AT&T; isn't prepared to meet the 3G demand. According to the source: ...
Report: iPhone tethering plan delay caused by problematic issues with AT&T network
MacDailyNews —
... worked here, I’ve never seen them be so worried about legalities,' my colleague explained. Regarding the service being available to Blackberry users, he says that it’s a different situation. Blackberry users haven’t slammed AT ’s network by the millions in one quarter, in such large rushes. 'Regardless of how many billions of dollars AT pours into their 3G network, it hasn’t been stable enough to handle all you iPhone users,' he explained," Hadar reports. More in the full article here .
AT&T network issues allegedly the cause of iPhone 3G tethering plan delays
Boy Genius Report —
We heard back in June that the iPhone 3G would not be offered with an optional tethering plan but now a new report indicates that might only be half the story. It now appears that an iPhone 3G tethering plan is back in the mix and is being considered worked on at AT&T. What’s the big issue with a tethering plan that’s causing all this ruckus? It is now being reported that an insider at AT&T is citing network stability issues as the reason for the delays. Of course AT&T customers using a variety of other smartphones have access to ...
Rumor: iPhone as a modem in the works but delayed by network stability issues
Ubergizmo —
... Repeated rumors about using the iPhone as a modem (tethering) have surfaced over the past few months. MacBlogz claims that an insider gave them the reason: “Regardless of how many billions of dollars AT&T pours into their 3G network, it hasn’t been stable enough to handle all you iPhone users”. ...
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VentureBeat —
... iPhone tethering plan in trouble — The iPhone’s tethering plan has been delayed because of AT&T’s concerns about the impact on its network. ...
AT&T Tethering Service Delayed
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
[image] Problematic issues caused by AT&T’s cellular network are preventing the iPhone tethering plan from moving ahead, sources say . Testing for the service revealed a considerable amount of issues, ostensibly the result of an unstable cellular network. Back in August, Apple and AT&T prepared to offer iPhone users the option to purchase an additional data plan that would allow wireless computers to connect through the handset’s 3G signal. Steve Jobs had confirmed this endeavor, adding that it was absurd no such service had existed before. Any delays to the tethering ...
Three Delicious Experiences With the iPhone
Technology - Channel Feed —
... , which is a piece of software available for the Treo as well, although for the iPhone its free. I got it working with minimum fuss, so let me reassure my American / AT&T using friends: if / when your data plan supports using your iPhone as a tethering device so that you can use it as a wireless modem for your laptop to surf the web … it is almost magical. The downside is that it drains the iPhone’s battery, which is to be expected. But as my laptop has a negigible battery I’m usually next to a power socket anyway. Bottom line: setting it up AND using it is a breeze. ...
AT&T: Tethering Coming to the iPhone Soon
Technologizer —
... : 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 laptops soon. And he says it’ll be available “soon.” There have been rumors that this was in the works for a while , but if anyone at AT&T or Apple has made it official until now, I managed to miss it. There are at least two existing tethering options for the iPhone: ...
