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AT&T Announces Delay in iPhone Tethering

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in iPhone

iPhone owners have been looking forward to the day when they will be able to use their phone as a modem, known as "tethering."  In fact, this feature is an integral feature of the iPhone 3.0 firmware, and it is already available for some overseas carriers.  However, AT&T has not yet allowed its American users to do so, though there has been hope that this feature would become available later this year.  

Unfortunately AT&T does not appear to be ready to do so anytime soon.  AT&T’s spokesman said "For tethering, we need to do some additional fine tuning to our systems and networks so that we do deliver a great experience."  However, some believe that AT&T is actually concerned that tethering could be too demanding on its bandwidth.  Stay tuned to see when AT&T will finally make tethering available to its iPhone customers here in the U.S.

Source:  "iPhone tethering must wait, says AT&T" published at MacNN.

  • Julie Kiernan

    As much as I like my iPhone, I am tired of AT&T. Their phone service and dropped calls cause me to really want to switch back to Verizon. My dream is that the new Apple tablet will connect to Verizon phone and data and allow me to make calls with a bluetooth headphone. That way I could switch back to Verizon even if it means my “phone” is slightly larger. I could surf the net in larger font and have reliable phone service. The tablet would still be small enough to fit in my purse. Am I dreaming?