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technologizer.com - 11/6/2008

AT&T: Tethering Coming to the iPhone Soon

— technologizer.com — Here’s a bit of cheery news from the Web 2.0 Summit: 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 ... (more) AT&T: Tethering Coming to the iPhone Soon

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mobilitysite.com - 11/5/2008

Tethering the G1

— mobilitysite.com — Ok, there is an intent of tethering the G1 going on here . I tried and it... did not work on my recent updated RC29 firmware. The installation of the Proxy application failed using the Adm too or downloading it from the site. But it’s a good news and ... (more) Tethering the G1

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cogadget.com - 11/7/2008

AT&T - 3G Tethering Coming to iPhone

— cogadget.com — AT&T Mobility President/CEO, Ralph de la Vega confirmed in an interview at Web 2.0 Summit that iPhone... will officially serve as tethered wireless modem soon for laptops. Although there were no reports about the release date and pricing. (more) AT&T - 3G Tethering Coming to iPhone

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Why Tethering Is Stupid and Unnecessary
The Raw Feed — Everybody's talking about tethering, which is the use of a cell phone to connect a laptop to the Internet. Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Palm phones have done it for years. Soon, iPhone and Android-based G1 phones will, too. But TETHERING IS SLOW, AWKWARD AND LAME. We have to do it for one reason only: AT&T;, T-Mobile, Verizon and other carriers are greedy, and have no vision. Tethering is your "punishment" for not agreeing to pay more than $1,000 for a separate mobile broadband data plan.

Do you tether? Are you stupid?
jkOnTheRun — ... Now before you go and get yourself tied up in knots over that title let me state that I love tethering and find it very useful.  That's why I was quite surprised and taken aback by an article posted by Mike Elgan recently on Computerworld that sets out to prove Why tethering is stupid and unnecessary.   Before you start lobbing hate grenades at Mr. Elgan read through his article and see where he's coming from. ...

Verizons’s Motorola Droid to get tethering in early 2010
Unwired View — Some may find it “stupid and unnecessary“, but tethering is clearly a feature that many users want their handsets to have. While Motorola didn’t say anything about tethering being available for its latest and greatest smartphone – the Droid – it looks like Verizon will offer the feature, although not this year. According to Gearlog, the largest US carrier will allow tethering for the Droid in early 2010, thanks to its Broadband Access Connect plan – this will probably add $15 to your Droid monthly plan. ...

Verizon’s Motorola Droid to get tethering in early 2010
Unwired View — Some may find it “stupid and unnecessary“, but tethering is clearly a feature that many users want their handsets to have. While Motorola didn’t say anything about tethering being available for its latest and greatest smartphone – the Droid – it looks like Verizon will offer the feature, although not this year. According to Gearlog, the largest US carrier will allow tethering for the Droid in early 2010, thanks to its Broadband Access Connect plan – this will probably add $15 to your Droid monthly plan. ...