Comments on: No iPhone Tethering or Dial-Up for Laptop Users

By: Aletur

Aletur — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:03:32 +0000

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By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:22:08 +0000

This is a 20 year old phone in a new gadget body. No SMS forward, can not SMS contacts, can not set individual call forward / diverts (such as CFB,CFNR) and now this ! I wish I had bought a phone that had applications attached rather then applications with an old phone attached.

By: Mark Stimmy

Mark Stimmy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:51:52 +0000

What a load of bull! I get this option on my windows mobile for FREE!

By: Gantt

Gantt — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:22:24 +0000

I bought Iphone 2 weeks ago, switched to At&T from TMobile without even THINKING this would be an issue. Last week in Washinton at hotel, went to connect phone to laptop and COULD NOT BELIEVE this so called "wonderful" device would not tether to my laptop. I remain shocked and amazed. WOW. What a huge disappointment.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:35:41 +0000

Could they make it any more challenging to want and iPhone. I was finally hoping to ge ta decent phone with decent speeds and throw away my Verizon usb data card. So now I'm still stuck with my verizon card and a non-iPhone.

Is there some logic behind not allowing a phone to be tethered? And please don;t say the iPhone has everyhitng you would ever need, why would you want ot use your laptop.

Ug, first make registration a pain and then no tethering. I guess I'll await iPhone the next generation.

Disappointed.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:57:29 +0000

SO, with the 3G iphone, you can't connect it to your laptop and use yourlaptop to browse??? That sucks. I don't want to pay extra to do this.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:09:45 +0000

What is the benefit of 3G if you can't tether??? Edge speeds are more than sufficient if you are just surfing using the iPhone or checking e-mail.

By: Frank Keeney

Frank Keeney — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:57:10 +0000

This is a deal breaker for me. I'll look at HTC devices.

By: KeithM

KeithM — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:44:26 +0000

Deal Breaker for me - I was ready to switch to AT&T for a slimmer phone (my ppc6700 is on its last legs). Guess I will stick with Sprint after all.

By: mick

mick — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:47:41 +0000

This is a deal breaker for me. I would love to get an iPhone. My Centro doesn't seem to impress anyone on its appearance, although it amazes co-workers when I send faxes and e-mail from my laptop out in the field.

By: Dyvim

Dyvim — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:57:41 +0000

Tethering will be a good reason for jailbreaking the iPhone 3G. I never jailbroke my iPhone 1, but I will considering doing my 3G if a good tethering solution appears.

By: thekevinmonster

thekevinmonster — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:18:06 +0000

So that means that if you try to set up an Exchange account and connect to one of those hosted Exchange services, you'll automatically be bumped up to the 45 dollar plan? The only way to get Push on the 30 is to use the Yahoo! or MobileMe stuff?

I hope that's wrong. Otherwise, this entire iPhone debacle is looking like a Bait and Switch. "Here, it'll work one way. And then when the new iPhone comes out, business as usual for AT&T and all you suckers are gonna go for the ride since you already drank the kool-aid!"

By: iamse7en

iamse7en — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:58:07 +0000

Thank goodness for hackers, then. I'm sure we'll see a tethering technique for the jailbreak community.