Flashlight App Sneaks Tethering Into App Store [Pulled]

[FightTheFuture]

Yes they can but I doubt it. Using a killswitch to help AT&T would not be worth the cred that apple would lose.

what if we back up the .ipa file? if a killswitch happens and we lose the app, can we reinstall it...

 

[azentropy]

Should be interesting

Will be interesting if this is the first app that Apple uses the kill switch. But I think the bigger issues is where he got the code? Did he develop it himself or use iProxy code without acknowledgement and also charging for it?

http://wiki.github.com/tcurdt/iProxy/

 

[maokh]

Pft, Apple will kill switch it at AT&Ts request.

Shame that it has come to this, a developer becoming banned from the App Store because carriers won't provide decent enough tethering packages...

Bought it, set it up, typing this through it right now. Great app, one the fastest tethering options I've seen.

That would be the last thing at&t wants, especially with the FCC earlier this year. They will step back and ignore the situation. Apple developer agreement will take effect, and everything will be fine.

 

[rami.g]

Will be interesting if this is the first app that Apple uses the kill switch. But I think the bigger issues is where he got the code? Did he develop it himself or use iProxy code without acknowledgement and also charging for it?

http://wiki.github.com/tcurdt/iProxy/

that's true.....
Lawsuite if he didn't develope the code himself. don't you think?

 

[betaboy78]

I bought the app and it works just fine. I am however now realizing I may not really use it. I find that with the iPhone 4's great display, I am using my laptop less and less. If it would work with my iPad though . . . I would use it all the time, but just for my MacBook Pro . . . meh.

Nice to have, but I am guessing I'll rarely use it.

 

[NewSc2]

Will AT&T be able to tell we are tethering and charge us/yell at us? Have Netshare people had any problems?

I'm glad to have the app, but don't want to get dinged with fees.

I've used the 3.0 tethering hack quite a bit (some months 0-100MB -- just for emergencies, other months 1-2GB and more). Never got any fees.

 

[topher2889]

I'm posting this from my MBP tethered to my iPhone 4! I'm glad I still have the unlimited data plan!

 

[NewSc2]

I bought the app and it works just fine. I am however now realizing I may not really use it. I find that with the iPhone 4's great display, I am using my laptop less and less. If it would work with my iPad though . . . I would use it all the time, but just for my MacBook Pro . . . meh.

Nice to have, but I am guessing I'll rarely use it.

It's nice to have for those times you're traveling/don't want to pay airport wifi fees, hotel wifi fees, etc.

 

[cazlar]

Works ONLY in safari for me. Chrome and FF did not work.

Not sure about Chrome, but IIRC FF has its own SOCKS proxy settings that you will need to set in its prefs.

In terms of iPad using this, I found some instructions on using a .pac file to get it to use a SOCKS proxy: http://snipplr.com/view.php?id=16563

I don't have my iPad handy, or have an iPhone 4 for that matter (yet), but this may be a good place to start.

 

[Gilly Gil]

I just backed up my ipa for all my apps just incase he's forced to change it. Good to have for emergencies.

 

[john123]

Anyone having any issues? I have a 3GS and followed the instructions perfectly, but I don't get a connection.

 

[SParker1tx]

Looks GREAT to me. FINALLY since iPhone 4 has not been jailbroken yet! Wonderful speeds from AT&T in Houston!

 

[davidhawkins123]

windows windows windows windows

we need help here, cba to fire up the mac mini

 

[vrillusions]

My response times and throughput have been great. 3.4 mbit down 1.1 mbit up. Pages load in a snap. Pure awesomeness.

This is within a mile or so of downtown cleveland and i'm in a brick building. have full bars though. I think no one cares about us clevelanders especially no more lebron james

 

[mandoman]

I jumped on this before it get's pulled, but found out later it does not work directly with the ipad (ipad only works with laptop intermediary), so it's useless to me. Oh well, you win some, you lose some...

 

[Xavier]

"Update: Handy Light now off the App store."

Expect that in the next 1 hour or less.

 

[andy71600]

Anyone get this working in windows yet?

 

[gecis]

Someone please post instructions for windows 7. I tried but doesnt work for me. And by the way Lee you screwed ATT hahahaha!

 

[tempusfugit]

I bought the app and it works just fine. I am however now realizing I may not really use it. I find that with the iPhone 4's great display, I am using my laptop less and less. If it would work with my iPad though . . . I would use it all the time, but just for my MacBook Pro . . . meh.

Nice to have, but I am guessing I'll rarely use it.

I've been able to hook up multiple macs to the iphone's data through the app and an ad hoc network on my macbook, but I can't get my iPad to connect to the macbook's ad hoc network. I'm running 3.2 anyone having the same issue?

Not that it really matters, as my ipad is an ipad 3g and has data, but I was just curious anyway.

 

[weemanpow3]

Sure they will pull it from the AppStore, but the question then becomes will apple use it's killswitch to remove it from all iPhone devices.

if apple does that, they have to give me my money back.

 

[ramuman]

on an iPhone 4.

Now I can finally put the phone down and not worry about holding it the right way .

 

[tempusfugit]

Someone please post instructions for windows 7. I tried but doesnt work for me. And by the way Lee you screwed ATT hahahaha!

create an ad hoc network, and go into your proxy settings. set up a socks proxy just like in the mac version. bam.

 

[pavelbure]

just downloaded it

 

[GadgetAddict]

Awesome app... But not so good for the Apple guy who approved this. SJ will rip his throat...

 

[Small White Car]

What makes you think that this case is unique? How would Apple ever be able to guarantee that application does not do anything but what it claims it does?

With other apps Apple may have found everything or they may not have. You're right, we can't be sure.

With this app we ARE sure they didn't find everything. So that's the difference.

It's kind of like how airplane pilots say that the only fuel gauge you can trust is an empty one. Same idea here.