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iPhone Tethering Update: 5MB Cap For Users

by Jason Wilk on November 11, 2008

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  • Insiders at AT&T say they are planning to limit data consumption to 5GB per month for the new 3G tethering that was announced last week.
  • It will certainly be nice to grab some internet through my phone in emergency situations, but will it be worth the rumored $10 a month price tag?

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AT&T Working With Apple On Legal iPhone Tethering

by Jason Wilk on November 6, 2008

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  • AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph De La Vega just announced they are working with Apple to let the iPhone serve as a tethered wireless modem for laptops soon.
  • NetShare and iModem are two current iPhone tethering applications that need a jaibroken phone for them to be downloaded. Both are not available through the App Store.
  • Thethering plans for AT&T in the past have been $10 a month, but have never worked with Macs and typically are slow.
  • Some speculating the 3G or Wi-Fi tethering plan will cost around $50 or $60 a month (doubtful)

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Is The Google Phone A Sham? 7 Reasons Why

by Jason Wilk on September 24, 2008

Hyped to be the most open platforms for a mobile phone we have seen yet, there certainly seems to be many ‘closed’ restrictions. Here is a quick outline.

  • Instand Messaging/ Voip
    • As Om point’s out, Google GTalk will launch as the default IM client, but no VoIP will be supported through it. TMoblie will allow third party VoIP apps to work over Wi-Fi, but no 3G support
  • Marketplace
    • Google will be approving applications to the the Android Marketplace much the same as Apple has done with the ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’ approach.
  • Tethering:
    • TMobile will not be allowing Tethering for computers to connect and go online.
  • Bandwidth:
    • Although TMobile claims that for $25 a month, you will get the unlimited data plan ($35 for unlimited text), they will slow down your data sessions to 50 kbps after 1GB of use.
  • 3G Coverage
    • 3G connectivity will only be available for certain cities for the rollout. Check out their coverage map here.
  • Design
    • The phone design supposedly not changed in 2.5 years. What does that say about the ability for handsets to adapt to the OS?
  • Email
    • No exchange support. Must have a gmail account to even activate the phone.

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