Comments on: AT&T Updates on Status of iPhone Tethering

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By: Aysshh

Aysshh — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:38 +0000

Tethering is what I really needed when my Verizon internet service at home stopped working. It takes 3 days for a verizon technician to come and fix my internet, so tethering has been a lifesaver, especially for my husband who needs to connect to his office database from home. It helps us do things we can’t do on the phone.

By: Richie

Richie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:18:05 +0000

By the way. I’m on an iPhone 3G posting this. I have also owned a corporate blackberry and still have my verizon account. I would never put my family through AT&T hell. And for the record RIM is losing share at an alarming rate. More of us have already switched away from Blackberry. Between Android and an improved iPhone carrier RIM is going the way of the dinosaur. You heard it from me first. Just watch.

By: Richie

Richie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:11:45 +0000

Yeah. Verizon CEO really blew it when he turned Jobs down for the iPhone. AT&T was the backup. Verizon uses CDMA which is fundamentally more robust and much faster than TDMA which AT&T uses. Really a shame since Verizon could have buried AT&T once an for all. Now we have AT&T growing in handset share. But their network is fundentally behind and 2nd in technical ability. apple will keep putting the screws to At&t as they are scared sick that apple will enable Verizon. Got to love those “map” commercials. AT&T is getting crucified. And yes their highspeed 3G coverage is that poor. 2010 will be very interesting.

By: phillip

phillip — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:27:01 +0000

Just like a few of the folks above, i can’t wait until another carrier gets the iphone and offers tethering so can imediately switch carriers.

By: LOL

LOL — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:29:00 +0000

haha.. oh my goodness... so much at&t hate! I for one think tethering is great. It's relatively fast when done right, gets you free internet in places where you cant get internet or would have to pay for it. And you only pay for tethering if you get caught.... still haven't heard of anyone ever get caught for this..

and yeah.. at&t isnt the best cell service by any means. especially in basements, and in like the mountains, but its pretty good. If you complain about a lack of services.. hey you got an iPhone, just hack the sucker and get whatever the hell you want on it.. as a mater of fact, just make your own dam programs. Bitchin gets you nothin.

By: CEMilliken

CEMilliken — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:41:29 +0000

I tethered on AT&T with MS Internet Sharing on my Samsung BlackJack I for years. Tethering is typically going to be used as a backup for people since it is still generally a little slower than your average WiFi at any office or coffee shop. I think their fears of overwhelming traffic are unwarranted. But I don’t see what they see, so maybe they know what they are talking about.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:03:45 +0000

If AT&T keeps fighting tethering… I will have to drop their service. For the price AT&T charges… they shouldn’t be trying to disable tethering. I won’t be a customer once my contract runs out because their service really sucks. When will other mobile carriers work with iphones (other than jailbreaks)? I’ve heard it over and over and AT&T is an expensive service and they really suck. Apple needs to slap them around a bit and let them know who is boss.

By: Obama

Obama — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:38:47 +0000

What they are actually is saying is, "Once we figure out how to charge you with minimal affect to our Internet wireless access plan for our wireless users. we will be glad to turn it back on and stick it on you."

This is a dumb move for a very chitty wireless mobile company. Piss me off!

By: Doug Stracener

Doug Stracener — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:33:21 +0000

Considering the phone was doing tethering quite well without a jailbreak before the latest "upgrade" the argument that the network could not handle it is propaganda.

I greatly object to having to pay an additional large fee to tether my computer to the phone. Both the iPhone internet and the computer internet use the same data circuit we are already paying out the nose for (when it works in 3G areas).

For the fee we iPhone users have to pay for "unlimited data" should include the tethering too.

A comment was made previously about why use tethering vs. using a WiFi hotspot someplace. Answer is: most public hot spots are not secure, and some creative criminals have figured out how to set up a bogus hotspot on their computer and can skim data that way. ! Caveat Emptor!! If you are sending your login and passwords over public access hotspots you are very liable to be the victim of identity theft. The cellular system is much less likely to be intercepted.