When the iPhone OS 3.0 was first announced one of the features that got many iPhone owners excited was the ability to tether the device to a notebook. AT&T threw water on those flames of excitement when it announced that it would not allow tethering of the iPhone.
With this week's announcement that AT&T would allow VoIP apps to run on its 3G network many hoped that would also be followed by tethering. For now AT&T is still saying no tethering is going to be allowed for the iPhone.
AT&T says that it won’t release a feature until it is sure the user experience is good. I think most of us would agree if AT&T wants to follow that mantra, the user experience we have now isn’t good. 30% dropped calls is not normal.
Why Apple would tie itself to AT&T is frustrating…AT&T does such a poor job, and overcharges for all services. Tonight due to poor performance of my AT&T (2010) modem for DSL (New Service) with my VOIP provider I needed to bridge my modem….AT&T would be happy to help me at $90 per call but wait…I called waited over an hour with no answer ($90 burning a hole in my credit card) finally gave up looked up on the internet how to do it and bingo for free…now my system is running like a top…no thanks to AT&T. Oh, by the way the reason I switched to VOIP was because AT&T was charging me over $20 month for a simple voice line with no add/on. Again…Apple save your self image…run from AT&T.
tether your fucking balls ATT!!
“Why Apple would tie itself to AT&T is frustrating…”
People forget that AT&T was the only cell phone provider that had the vision to sign on to Apple’s iPhone. For Good or bad. That is basically the reason for the AT&T connection. Hopefully Apple will open up the opportunities to other providers soon.
I think they will have to with Android adoption spreading.