AT&T Says Tethering Not Happening In 2009

Edward Kirk · October 14th, 2009, 09:26 PM

After Steve Jobs' confirmation that Apple would work with AT&T to make tethering an option on the iPhone, we all had high hopes that it would soon become a reality. Unfortunately, AT&T recently corrected one popular news blog for saying that it would be ready this year.

9to5Mac was asked by an AT&T representative in an email to correct a post in which they had stated that tethering would be available in 2009:

Just reading again – where did anyone promise tethering by EOY? Where did you see that? We promised MMS by end of summer and ended up being a few days late for that…

This was after Steve Jobs's comment in response to a customer asking about tethering back in August 2008:

We agree, and are discussing it with ATT.
Steve
Sent from my iPhone

Not long after, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega told TechCrunch in an interview at the Web 2.0 Summit that "an official, AT&T sanctioned method of using the iPhone as a 3G modem for a laptop is on the way 'soon.'" So just how long is "soon", anyway?

[via 9to5Mac]

Shutterrelease · October 14th, 2009, 09:38 PM #2

Geez...

iPhown · October 14th, 2009, 11:44 PM #3

Blackra1n takes a whole 5 seconds to download and 30 seconds to run. Two minutes to reboot, 2 minutes to let Cydia load and close, 30 seconds to install Beejive. And a minute an $30 bucks to purchase it.

Within 10 minutes, any iPhone owner can tether.

Stephen007 · October 15th, 2009, 09:17 PM #4

Quote:

Originally Posted by iPhown

30 seconds to install Beejive. And a minute an $30 bucks to purchase it.

Within 10 minutes, any iPhone owner can tether.

Beejive allows you to tether? I just updated to 3.1.2 so I don't know how to tether anymore. That carrier hack that worked on 3.0 was awesome.

iPhown · October 15th, 2009, 09:20 PM #5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen007

Beejive allows you to tether? I just updated to 3.1.2 so I don't know how to tether anymore. That carrier hack that worked on 3.0 was awesome.

lol Major fail on my part. I meant PdaNet.

But now that MyWi is available for 3.1 and 3.1.2, it's $20 cheaper and a lot more convenient to tether.

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Edward Kirk WrAdminterizer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,084 Thanks: 19 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts	AT&T Says Tethering Not Happening In 2009 - October 14th, 2009, 09:26 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> After Steve Jobs' confirmation that Apple would work with AT&T to make tethering an option on the iPhone, we all had high hopes that it would soon become a reality. Unfortunately, AT&T recently corrected one popular news blog for saying that it would be ready this year. 9to5Mac was asked by an AT&T representative in an email to correct a post in which they had stated that tethering would be available in 2009: Just reading again – where did anyone promise tethering by EOY? Where did you see that? We promised MMS by end of summer and ended up being a few days late for that… This was after Steve Jobs's comment in response to a customer asking about tethering back in August 2008: We agree, and are discussing it with ATT. Steve Sent from my iPhone Not long after, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega told TechCrunch in an interview at the Web 2.0 Summit that "an official, AT&T sanctioned method of using the iPhone as a 3G modem for a laptop is on the way 'soon.'" So just how long is "soon", anyway? [via 9to5Mac] __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

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	Blackra1n takes a whole 5 seconds to download and 30 seconds to run. Two minutes to reboot, 2 minutes to let Cydia load and close, 30 seconds to install Beejive. And a minute an $30 bucks to purchase it. Within 10 minutes, any iPhone owner can tether.