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iPhone tethering plan for AT&T to be announced at Macworld?
Boy Genius Report —
Just about the only Apple rumor that hasn’t been touched upon in the blogopshere leading up to Tuesday’s Macworld keynote has been an iPhone tethering plan for AT&T. The lack of tethering has been an issue for many iPhone power-users since its launch back in 2007 and its addition would surely help boost the iPhone’s ARPU considering the plan has long been rumored to be somewhere in the region of $30/5GB (which is of course the same deal AT&T currently offers its BlackBerry users). Whether or not this rumor pans out is ...
iPhone 3G Tethering Plan Coming This Week [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
... ) iPhone 3G tethering plan for AT&T; is coming this week for Macworld, says TUAW. Standard AT&T; tether plan pricing: $30/month with a 5GB cap. Who's excited??? [TUAW] ...
Macworld 2009: iPhone Rumors Roundup
iPhone Hacks —
... that they would begin mass production of higher density 32GB NAND Flash chips in the 4th quarter of 2008 so Apple is in a position to announce a 32GB iPhone. AT&T to announce Tethering plans for the iPhone: We have heard rumors that AT&T will be offering their official tethering option for the iPhone for an additional $30 per month with a 5GB data cap. It is being reported that AT&T might make that announcement this week at Macworld. What do we think? It is likely as its high time AT&T announces a tethering plan for the iPhone just like they offer for other smartphones. In ...
Apple and AT&T to Roll Out iPhone Tethering Plan at Macworld?
Mobilewhack.com —
... . Sounds familiar? Well that’s what AT&T BlackBerry users are paying so far. Will we be disappointed this Tuesday or will we be excited? We’ll answer that question soon. via tuaw Tags: ...
Gadget Rumor: iPhone Tethering Plan To Be Unveiled At MacWorld
GadgetReview —
... According to a TUAW source close to AT&T, the service provider will unveil the highly anticipated (and long rumored) ...
Macworld 2009 Rumor: AT&T to announce iPhone tethering Plan
I4U News —
... News Macworld 2009 Rumor: AT&T to announce iPhone tethering Plan The Apple keynote at the Macword 2009 is only 11 hours away and the last minute Macworld 2009 rumors are flying around. One new rumor is about a current weak point of the iPhone 3G. Currently you cannot use (officially) the iPhone 3G as modem to get your notebook online. TUAW says that they heard that AT is finally announcing a iPhone tethering plan at the Macworld 2009. The plan offered would have a 5GB data cap and cost $30/month, which is rather steep. More ...
Roundup: Meg Whitman for governor?, Sling Player for the iPhone, Picasa for Mac and more
VentureBeat —
... , but TUAW hears from a “trusted source” that it could come as soon as this week. It would cost an extra $30 a month to let you use your iPhone as the Internet access point for a computer. There would be a 5GB limit on data usage — which is the same cap that you get with AT&T’s stand-alone high speed Internet cards for $60 a month. ...
Linkpost | 1.6.2009
TechBlog —
... new pricing - Has deals with three big labels, according to sources. • After an Agonizing Wait, Picasa for Mac Finally Arrives - It's about time. Will it take this long to get Chrome for Mac? • Why Apple and Wal-Mart Are Poised To Rule The World Of Mobile Media - Many are buying the iPhone not for the phone part, but rather to watch and play media. • Verizon Wireless To Overtake AT&T As Biggest Carrier This Week - Through its acquisition of Alltel. • Rumor watch: AT&T tethering plans may be announced this week - For the iPhone. • NIN's ...
Macworld Guessing: iPhone Tethering, iTunes Goes DRM-Free
Today @ PC World —
[image] Apple is expected to announce a $30-a-month iPhone tethering plan from AT&T and will also drop all DRM from its iTunes Music Store in what is the rumor du jour. Using the iPhone as a modem and copy-protection-free songs from the iTunes Store are not a new idea by a long shot, but the move is set to bring these highly requested features to consumers without the need of them to fiddle illegally (read jailbreak) with their phone. [image] Various sources ...
RUMOR: Apple and AT&T to announce iPhone-as-modem tethering plans
MacDailyNews —
... that the long-awaited AT iPhone-as-modem tethering plans (preliminary details in MacBlogz' post from November: 5 GB data cap, $30/month supplementary cost) may be ready for prime time during Macworld Expo," Michael Rose reports for TUAW. "While $30 is a steep charge on top of an iPhone data plan, it's still cheaper than the $60 you'd pay for an EV-DO or HSDPA card plan for mobile data; for some users it may make more sense than a standalone device," Rose reports. Full article here .
AT&T iPhone Tethering Plan Coming Soon?
iPhone News Feeds —
... plan - maybe even sometime during Macworld this week. This has been a big wish list item for lots of folks since Day 1, and has only been available up to now via jailbreak / ‘unofficial’ means.
TUAW has a ‘trusted source’ indicating that AT&T’s iPhone as modem tethering plans may be ready to get announced sometime this week, during the Macworld Expo. Pricing guesses say it may be offered at $30/month with a 5GB data cap.
More details at TUAW.
I don’t urgently need this feature. How about you all? Many of you waiting ...
Daily Apple: Tie You Down, Never Stop Watching TV, Tuesdays With Steve (And Phil) [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... iPhone To Be Tethered This Week - It’s a rumor that’s been around the block and then some, but according to TUAW, the eagle is finally landing this week. They think it’ll come out as a press release announced sometime during the show. Previously published details put the price of the plan at an extra $30 a month, which’ll net you 5GB. ...
Free iPhone tethering options
The Apple Core —
... charging $30 per year for the software. But don’t fret, Gizmodo reports that there are at least two free options for tethering. One is iPhoneModem.de the other is iPhoneModem ($10 gets rid of the nags). The piece notes that there’s a third option called 3proxy but that it requires lots of manual configuration. If you’re gun shy about jailbreaking your iPhone in light of Apple’s insistance that it’s illegal , you’ll have to wait for the rumored official tethering from AT&T. Good luck with that. How do you tether? ...
