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Official iPhone 3G tethering plan delayed by AT&T network issues

Despite the availability of a few apps such as the now pulled NetShare and PdaNet which is available in Cydia users are not supposed to be tethering their iPhone to their laptops. From the beginning, AT&T made it clear that tethering was not permitted and followed up stating that an official plan was not something [...]

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Nullriver makes it official, NetShare will not return to the App Store

Nullriver has recently posted some additional information regarding their tethering application NetShare and sadly it has been officially banned from the App Store. The news comes in the form of a short and not so sweet statement; “Looks like Apple has decided they will not be allowing any tethering applications in the AppStore. As such, NetShare [...]

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NetShare will not be coming back to the App Store, at least in the US

So long NetShare, we hardly knew you. It seems that despite some hope, Nullriver’s NetShare app will not be making its return to the App Store, and those who managed to grab it on those two brief appearances will end up having the only available copies. Nullriver has not yet posted any additional information on their [...]

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Nullriver working with Apple to reinstate NetShare in the App Store

NetShare, the wonderful tethering app that has made two very brief appearances in the App Store may hopefully soon be making its return. Nullriver has recently posted an update on their website, blaming the lack of initial communication not on Apple, but “automated e-mail systems being employed on both ends, which resulted in e-mails being lost [...]

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Apple offers Nullriver’s iPhone tethering app NetShare, but quickly pulls it from the App Store [UPDATE: It’s back]

Tethering your iPhone to your notebook had been something that was left to those who are brave enough to jailbreak their iPhone. I say brave enough not because the jailbreaking is hard, but the tethering will violate your TOS with AT&T. However, ever so briefly a new app showed its face in the App Store last [...]

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Tether your iPhone 3G to your laptop, surf with speed, violate your TOS

Now that the official App Store is open, the decision of whether or not to jailbreak your phone is not quite as simple of a decision. Personally I am all for it because there are plenty of available options that are not going to be supported by either Apple or AT&T that will be available. The [...]

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3G Activation Process Leaked in Rogers Memo?

iPhoneinCanada.ca recently posted what they believe to be a leaked internal memo from Rogers (Canada’s iPhone service provider) detailing the iPhone 3G activation process. This memo was apparently sent to them by an anonymous user (meaning that this information is unconfirmed.)  The rumored memo contained the following: “To ensure customers can leave with a fully functional iPhone, [...]

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No tethering your iPhone 3G with AT&T

While some carriers are planning, or at least rumored to be allowing tethering with the iPhone 3G such as O2 in the UK, those US based AT&T customers will not be given the option. This comes as a bit of a disappointment for lots of customers, because AT&T currently offers tethering access via a PAM or [...]

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