iPad Jobs says NO to iPad tether....

[jclardy]

Honestly I feel this is a stupid move. If they allowed iPhone to tether ONLY to iPad and vice versa they could build up their user bases for each product. People who buy iPad would be more likely to buy an iPhone, and people who have an iPhone would be more likely to buy an iPad.

Of course, if they did allow that people would still bash them for not allowing tethering to any device or phone.

 

[frunkis54]

Yeah, I didnt mean it is a complaint, just found it amusing.

Ive had an iPhone for almost 2 years now and I still use the default signature.

my apoligies then . when im setting up a new iphone thats one of the first things i change ok maybe the second

 

[EssentialParado]

Wouldn't tethering become a user interface nightmare though? You'd have to ensure the device isn't asleep to be able to connect to it, and it would run down the battery on both devices.

Surely a better solution is to just switch SIM card between devices, clone your sim card, or arrange some sort of duo-plan with your network provider, like a family plan, but for a family of devices.

 

[dave1812dave]

Wouldn't tethering become a user interface nightmare though? You'd have to ensure the device isn't asleep to be able to connect to it, and it would run down the battery on both devices.

Surely a better solution is to just switch SIM card between devices, clone your sim card, or arrange some sort of duo-plan with your network provider, like a family plan, but for a family of devices.

No more so than when using a MiFi which runs up to 4 hours on a charge. I think you are dreaming up problems that wouldn't prevent tethering from working. The Pre Plus on Verizon does tethering...

 

[bossxii]

Wouldn't tethering become a user interface nightmare though? You'd have to ensure the device isn't asleep to be able to connect to it, and it would run down the battery on both devices.

Surely a better solution is to just switch SIM card between devices, clone your sim card, or arrange some sort of duo-plan with your network provider, like a family plan, but for a family of devices.

A jailbroken iPhone can bet setup as a "mifi" device but it will in fact drain the battery at an alarming rate. I've only made it to about 3 hours max before it was dead. Even with the iPhone charging the battery level drops... it sucks down some serious power. On the iPad it won't effect battery life as it just see's this as a Wifi hotspot, unlike a BT tether that some people use with other phones to a laptop.

The tethering process is very simple. Aside form the 5 mins it takes to JB an iPhone, it's a push of a button on the iPhone. Then simply have your laptop/iPad or other Wifi device connect. No different then connecting to a wifi router.

 

[dave1812dave]

A jailbroken iPhone can bet setup as a "mifi" device but it will in fact drain the battery at an alarming rate. I've only made it to about 3 hours max before it was dead. Even with the iPhone charging the battery level drops... it sucks down some serious power. On the iPad it won't effect battery life as it just see's this as a Wifi hotspot, unlike a BT tether that some people use with other phones to a laptop.

The tethering process is very simple. Aside form the 5 mins it takes to JB an iPhone, it's a push of a button on the iPhone. Then simply have your laptop/iPad or other Wifi device connect. No different then connecting to a wifi router.

well, 3 hours of tethering is quite a bit for mobile devices, isn't it? especially when the device wasn't made primarily for such activity. better than nothing. I never have needed my mifi to go more than a few hours at a time, so battery life of roughly 4 hours is adequate for most real world usage. if u need more time than that, plug it in or keep a spare battery available. bummer the iphone has a non-removable battery!

 

[bossxii]

well, 3 hours of tethering is quite a bit for mobile devices, isn't it? especially when the device wasn't made primarily for such activity. better than nothing. I never have needed my mifi to go more than a few hours at a time, so battery life of roughly 4 hours is adequate for most real world usage. if u need more time than that, plug it in or keep a spare battery available. bummer the iphone has a non-removable battery!

I was not trying to imply it's a problem, just simply stating the facts and what to expect if someone were to JB their iPhone to tether.

 

[bluehaze013]

All the more reason to not own an iPhone LOL I don't miss iPhone at all since switching to Nexus. I did miss some of the games on the app store but that is why I am getting an iPad so now can have the best of both worlds, better phone with builtin wifi tethering and iPad for all the games on the app store.

I have a feeling iPad is really going to cut into iPhone sales in the long run being that both are redundant devices and one will offer a much better experience with the bigger screen.

 

[melman101]

I figured this was going to be the answer. 3G iPad here I come. I hate that I'm going on a trip April 10th and won't have it. But oh well!

 

[LSUtigers03]

So how exactly will Apple be able to keep mywi from working?

 

[jmmo20]

This is a stupid move that will only piss off those customers who got an iPhone already.

My operator allows unlimited tethering for free.
I bought an iphone and pay for an internet tariff that allows me to use my iphone and any computer.

I will most certainly NOT buy a iPad 3G just for the eventual and sporadic internet usage outside my home. Home is where my ipad would be 95% of the time.

Bad move, and they will realise it, just like they realised they had to develop an official tethering solution for the iphone.

 

[Mactagonist]

So how exactly will Apple be able to keep mywi from working?

The answer from Steve was rather specific.

Will the wifi-only version somehow support tethering thru my iPhone?

No.

There is no possible way Apple can keep the iPad from tethering to wifi devices like a MiFi, Overdrive, Pre+, Android with wifi tether installed, WM phone with PDAnet installed, JB'd iPhone etc...

But they can refuse to support BT tethering and I expect they will continue to do that while also, as Steve said, not offering any special way to tether iPhone directly to iPad.

This is as expected. I have an extra battery in my bag and an Android phone ready to go when I need to tether I will simply make a hotspot and connect. Simple, quick and easy.

 

[bossxii]

So how exactly will Apple be able to keep mywi from working?

They won't/can't. SJ's response was to someone asking if their was a "legal" way of tethering. Just as people have been tethering their iPhones for well over a year with the JB apps they will be able to tether to the iPad by making the iPhone become a wifi hotspot.

 

[bluehaze013]

You should still be able to tether to wifi on a jailbroken iphone, Can you jailbreak the new ones yet or do they still reset and remove all your apps from use when you reboot?

Maybe they could write something into the OS being that iphone and ipad will both use the same OS that would prevent the tether from working? Not sure on that one but it would seem like an awful lot of trouble for them to go to.

 

[DTphonehome]

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That's fine, steve, I'm sure devteam will figure out how to do it.

 

[mdriftmeyer]

People should just e-mail Schiller, and least he seems jolly. E-mailing a guy who is known to be an ******* and getting an ******* response should not come at any surprise.

Being bluntly honest is American for ******? Coddled your whole life or what?

Are you used to getting what you want after a tantrum?

Apple is not in charge of Tethering. The Telcos dictate the terms.

Get used to it.

I always enjoyed Steve's personality at NeXT and Apple. I always got a straight answer.

It was the mind-game, manipulative middle managers vying for a different post I couldn't stand.

 

[SteveSparks]

Doesn't surprise me. Allowing tethering would cannibalize the 3G version.

This whole thread is amazing. It is not a surprise at all you can't connect the iPAD to your iPHONE. There has been 0% expectation that this would be allowed.

If you had any expectation that any type of tethering would be possible, you have been hiding under a rock for several years.

 

[SteveSparks]

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That's fine, steve, I'm sure devteam will figure out how to do it.

That is exactly why, no. Give an inch people expect a mile.

 

[Niko03]

I have a feeling iPad is really going to cut into iPhone sales in the long run being that both are redundant devices and one will offer a much better experience with the bigger screen.

Not gonna happen.
The iPhone can fit in your pocket. The iPad can't.
The iPhone is a... uh... phone. The iPad isn't.

Maybe it will cut into iPod Touch sales, but not iPhone sales

 

[notjustjay]

I'd prefer a blunt and simple response from Steve himself over a polite and eloquent response from his secretary any day of the week.

Not to mention that usually when you send an email to a corporate executive, the answer you get back is a generic, 3 paragraph long rehash of an official press release, politely worded, that doesn't answer your question!

 

[cmaier]

Anyone find this at all surprising?

 

[Westside guy]

I think Steve Jobs should respond to his emails with long, well thought out, thorough replies that address any conceivable question the correspondent might have. I mean, how long could that possibly take?


(Do I really need to add a roll-eyes or other flag to this post to make sure someone won't think I'm being anything but sarcastic?)

 

[peterdevries]

People should just e-mail Schiller, and least he seems jolly. E-mailing a guy who is known to be an ******* and getting an ******* response should not come at any surprise.

Maybe he is, but he is one of the few CEO's on the planet answering emails at all.

 

[Peace]

Anyone find this at all surprising?

The email or this discussion ?

 

[scottness]

Makes me want to rethink jailbreaking.