So there's a rumor floating around the internets concerning AT&T, iPhones, and tethering. The story goes something like this: the word tether is mentioned in an AT&T notice about users upgrading to a new iPhone and being forced into another two-year agreement. Apparently, some folks who've only quickly browsed the document made the mistake of assuming that AT&T used the word "tether" the way we all know it best: computer-to-phone, modem-style tethering. Unfortunately, this is a semantic problem -- what AT&T's talking about is using the dock connector to activate the phone, and sync with your computer... not the other way around. So next time you hear someone talk about AT&T's "tethering" plan feel free to set 'em straight.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mikepusey @ Feb 13th 2008 10:49PM
Why would you want to tether a phone with that slow of a data speed. Just mail a letter it will get there faster and does not cost $499.
Will @ Feb 13th 2008 10:54PM
first of all, the phone is $399. second of all, if you're an at&t customer chances are you're in an edge area anyways. and thirdly, edge isn't THAT bad
Dave @ Feb 14th 2008 1:09AM
as an ATT customer, I can tell you that EDGE can be THAT bad, and furthermore, tethering "real internet" via edge would take forever. I remember doing it on my cingy 3125 back in the day and it was horrrrrrrible.
Will @ Feb 14th 2008 1:20AM
that was back in the day too, back around the time the iPhone launched they upped the speed of EDGE. and i tether quite often with my blackberry...it's really not that bad as long as you dont expect to be able to stream video or something very data intensive
storino03 @ Feb 13th 2008 11:50PM
I think if you throw a rock at the moon, it would get there 2x faster than the data speeds on an apple cell phone...w-what's it called again?
--James
Michael S @ Feb 14th 2008 12:30AM
iFone
Anthony @ Feb 21st 2008 10:27AM
I think the rock would hit the dumb ass that throw it. While the iPhone holder walks away laughing and sending emails to their friends about the incident.
I had a sprint smartphone for over two years, since converting to the iPhone the edge speed pulls up sites faster than sprints 3G network showing crapping version of the webpages. Very glad I made the switch.
JonnyBruha @ Feb 14th 2008 7:50PM
. . .and sending blurry low res 2mp images of the incident one at a time? Oh, right. If the sun's not out, you won't get any results out of the that camera anyway.
storino03 @ Feb 14th 2008 1:11AM
Well, at least I can tether for free with my $10 unlimited 3G data plan
--James
gmo @ Feb 14th 2008 11:23AM
iPhone great phone edge is slow as balls had verizon before doesn't compare on top of that ni flash for iPhone I been waiting since saturday 11am oak brook il June 29 for flash to come just showing ur bit as I bought the phone
Gib @ Feb 14th 2008 12:45PM
Ever think of punctuation?