Current Software For iPad Won't Allow Tethering
In the U.S., we are to at long last get tethering with the next iPhone OS update. That would mean being able to hook up our iPads to our iPhone via tethering right? Well, not so, according to AppleInsider. One can thank software limitations, and not necessarily any form of AT&T policy believe it or not.
AppleInsider had reached out to AT&T, and were told to check in with Apple because the iPad won't allow tethering via USB or Bluetooth.
"This is not a policy issue," according to an AT&T spokesperson that spoke with AppleInsider.
Going back to Apple's listed information on tethering for the iPhone 3GS using iPhone OS 3.0 and beyond mentions one can only tether through a USB cable or Bluetooth. But tethering has not been available on AT&T's network prior to the pending release of OS 4.0.
Of course, future software updates could change this. Some possibilities being spoken of is Apple might add on tethering to the iPad in a future update or even allow the iPhone software to tether over Wi-Fi. We will certainly find out more as WWDC gets closer!
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DavinQ
June 04, 2010 at 2:54am
Windows has been officially banned by Google employees. There are speculations as to why they did this, the biggest being that they are releasing their Google OS soon. Windows is also said to have to numerous protection difficulties. Let me break that myth down for you. Windows security difficulties has minor to do with their quality of programming even though they do have a lot more hackers than the others. They're targeted merely simply because they are the largest applied operating system in America. If Mac was the highest employed program within the States, Mac would have the most bugs, and so forth. Everyone who's likely to spend the time and energy to hack running systems, is going to hack into the ones that can give them the best benefit, not the little guys.
MacAddict4Life
June 03, 2010 at 10:39pm
I believe this would mean allowing the iPhone to act as a mobile hotspot, letting and iPad or laptop join a wifi network the iPhone creates to share it's 3G data connection.
Doesn't sound dumb to me...
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