this might be a stupid question, but if you could download the .ipa file from elsewhere and put it in itunes, would it still work with an iphone when its connected to that itunes? or is that just for jailbroken iphones
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NetShare iPhone Tethering App Reappears in App Store [Updated]
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Loving this App!
I have been using this program for 3 days straight for 1 to 2 hour periods per day, Now I can go to Starbucks and have internet, and not be forced to pay for att wifi, or t-mobile hotspot while on the road. 3g on my Macbook is blazing fast! I am loving myself for having gotten this program the second time around when it reappeared on iTunes.
I have been using this program for 3 days straight for 1 to 2 hour periods per day, Now I can go to Starbucks and have internet, and not be forced to pay for att wifi, or t-mobile hotspot while on the road. 3g on my Macbook is blazing fast! I am loving myself for having gotten this program the second time around when it reappeared on iTunes.
you should still stay connected when the iphone goes to sleep or goes on auto lock!
I've read some of the recent posts here and I have to say I am quite disappointed in how people here try to justify this tethering act as something they deserve to use without getting charged extra. I hope for their sake they won't but for the record if people get charged extra they won't know it for 30 days. It takes the next billing cycle to generate any new overage charges.
I worked at Sprint for several years and they cut off people trying to tether for the very reason of overage. There should be no reason for anyone to go over the 5GB limit on an iPhone especially since the iPhone doesn't surf nearly the speed of what you get on your Mac when connected to the iPhone. So at this point 5GB can be considered unlimited data.
If tethering acquires a high bill for you, you have no one to blame but yourselves. Keep in mind there's obviously a reason why Apple pulled the app, it wasn't to annoy their customers so beware of a possible high bill. Don't pretend that some of you are not going to try to use this to replace your current ISP and use it to download multiple torrents.
Lastly some of you here a very rude calling people fanboys just because other posters don't agree with your rants against Apple. Basically you are saying, "IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME THAT APPLE IS SCREWING ME THEN YOU'RE A FANBOY" Some of you need to take a good look at yourself and your rants before you start pointing fingers at who your referring to as a fanboy.
I worked at Sprint for several years and they cut off people trying to tether for the very reason of overage. There should be no reason for anyone to go over the 5GB limit on an iPhone especially since the iPhone doesn't surf nearly the speed of what you get on your Mac when connected to the iPhone. So at this point 5GB can be considered unlimited data.
If tethering acquires a high bill for you, you have no one to blame but yourselves. Keep in mind there's obviously a reason why Apple pulled the app, it wasn't to annoy their customers so beware of a possible high bill. Don't pretend that some of you are not going to try to use this to replace your current ISP and use it to download multiple torrents.
Lastly some of you here a very rude calling people fanboys just because other posters don't agree with your rants against Apple. Basically you are saying, "IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME THAT APPLE IS SCREWING ME THEN YOU'RE A FANBOY" Some of you need to take a good look at yourself and your rants before you start pointing fingers at who your referring to as a fanboy.
i wasn't talking about piracy, i was just thinkin if there was a way of maybe nullriver themselves offering the .ipa file to be downloaded, then users to manual add it to the applications section of itunes. just a thought.
Nullriver WON'T go against AT&Ts rules or any service providers rules and sell the app privately. They could get sued very easily.
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wrong..the moment the iphone goes to lock, or you close the app, the connection is lost...the app must remain open for the connection to be maintained
I stream >5 hours a day of audio and video WITHOUT any special program or tethering or anything unusual. 5GB is darn right easy to hit if you are constantly sucking down data at 128-350 kbs. The fact is that ATT should either get rid of the unlimited plan or ****.
On home mac usage I easily top 5gb a week so I agree with you that anyone tethering is in for trouble. But seriously, if we are using our phones >8 hours a day then 5gb is too small of a limit.
As far as I know, it will not work on a mac. There is special software for the PC for which you could do it.
well, they produced the installer.app so it is possible. They seem to have a badass attitude so I would not put it past them.
I do understand where you're coming from. Please understand that their are plenty of phones out there, for some years now, that posses the capability to tether. The iPhone is clearly capable, but isn't allowed for unknown reasons. I would gladly pay a tethering package with my iPhone, but it isn't available.
This app becomes a nice *option* for me. Nothing more. I will use it with caution. If I get a nasty bill from AT&T, you're absolutely right... I have no one to blame but myself.
I'm not trying to screw Apple or AT&T. FACT: This app was made available legitimately, and many people purchased it legitimately, and is now being used legitimately. Apple knows damn well I purchased this app... I got the receipt for it yesterday. I have NOT received an email or other notification from Apple, Nullriver, AT&T, or anyone else saying I should not use this app. If used with discretion, I believe most users will be fine.
But don't talk down to us like we're criminals. I've done nothing wrong. FANBOY.
As far as I know, it will not work on a mac. There is special software for the PC for which you could do it.
software? as in jailbreaking my iphone? or just software to crack it?
Yes and No??
Well, I have seen this go back and forth. Has anyone tried this two ways. 1. Have phone hooked up to Computer and let it go to sleep (mine stayed connected). 2. Have phone not connected and let it go to sleep (I didn't try this as I don't feel like switching my settings back).
I have a feeling that is the difference.
Well, I have seen this go back and forth. Has anyone tried this two ways. 1. Have phone hooked up to Computer and let it go to sleep (mine stayed connected). 2. Have phone not connected and let it go to sleep (I didn't try this as I don't feel like switching my settings back).
I have a feeling that is the difference.
I'm amused/slightly worried that a computerworld writer came to macrumors forums to find something to quote for his article on tethering...
http://www.computerworld.com/action...leBasic&articleId=9111479&source=rss_topic123
(Also to some people implying that I, among others, may be some low wage AT&T/Apple employee trying to be sympathetic to their cause..you are so wrong on so many levels you have no idea. I hate it, but I know I have a plan for my phone that does not allow tethering so I know that AT&T is fully capable of billing me something insane for tethering if they wanted to. I want it to change, but at the moment, that is not happening and if that does, I will probably have to upgrade to a more expensive plan that does allow for tethering (and even then, in the 5gb/month max kind of range). But I am not some stupid corporate shill for telling the truth. You want people who HAVE been billed for tethering to come up? Go look on howardforums, I see that kind of stuff regularly there.)
http://www.computerworld.com/action...leBasic&articleId=9111479&source=rss_topic123
(Also to some people implying that I, among others, may be some low wage AT&T/Apple employee trying to be sympathetic to their cause..you are so wrong on so many levels you have no idea. I hate it, but I know I have a plan for my phone that does not allow tethering so I know that AT&T is fully capable of billing me something insane for tethering if they wanted to. I want it to change, but at the moment, that is not happening and if that does, I will probably have to upgrade to a more expensive plan that does allow for tethering (and even then, in the 5gb/month max kind of range). But I am not some stupid corporate shill for telling the truth. You want people who HAVE been billed for tethering to come up? Go look on howardforums, I see that kind of stuff regularly there.)
Personal responsibility
It seems to me that Apple would owe their customers(of whom many will be new to tethering and won't have neccessarily associated this app with Att's fine print)who purchased NetShare,that the app may cause them to be disconnected and owe hundreds of dollars if they have no tethering plan.Therefore,I think it highly unlikely Att will be throwing anybody any surprises for a while.My battery seems to last almost as long when it's not even plugged in to the wall,is that a bug in NetShare and will we get the updates like all other purchased apps?
It seems to me that Apple would owe their customers(of whom many will be new to tethering and won't have neccessarily associated this app with Att's fine print)who purchased NetShare,that the app may cause them to be disconnected and owe hundreds of dollars if they have no tethering plan.Therefore,I think it highly unlikely Att will be throwing anybody any surprises for a while.My battery seems to last almost as long when it's not even plugged in to the wall,is that a bug in NetShare and will we get the updates like all other purchased apps?
Again, I point out that this is your problem that has nothing to do with Apple. Other AT&T phones come with tethering software, but that doesn't mean AT&T is giving the owners of those phones a free pass when it comes to tethering if they have the wrong data plan. It's your responsibility to know what you can and can't be doing with your phone and your plan. You signed the agreement, you said you'd agree to it. The availability of NetShare does not mean Apple and AT&T are saying it's okay for you to tether. If you don't like it, cancel your contract.
If you don't like it and you can't bear cancelling your contract, complain to Apple for making it available to US customers, and complain to AT&T for not having a data plan for tethering for the iPhone.
You're all going to...
Hell in a handbasket!!!
I can not believe how many people on here are so high and mighty to tell people what they should and shouldn't be doing with their 3G iPhone.
GOOD GOD PEOPLE !! chilax already!
Please do not take this so seriously. Don't take anything seriously most of all yourselves!
Hell in a handbasket!!!
I can not believe how many people on here are so high and mighty to tell people what they should and shouldn't be doing with their 3G iPhone.
GOOD GOD PEOPLE !! chilax already!
Please do not take this so seriously. Don't take anything seriously most of all yourselves!
EVERYONE wants to tether, however if its in the contract saying you cant, then you HAVE to take into account the consequences, aka billed a small fortune
I'm not telling people what they should and shouldn't be doing with their iPhone. I am just pointing out what is written in all that fine print they apparently forgot to read and comprehend when they agreed to service from AT&T. There is a huge difference there.
If they still feel like ignoring it and they still feel like ignoring the good warnings telling them not to overdo it, then they will get what they agreed to. Basically: bills, possible disconnection, warnings.
It's that simple, it's that obvious, and some people are still not understanding it and think it's some evil AT&T scheme. Well guess what, like I said, you agreed to it in the first place. Time to cancel the contract or move to a different phone with a tethering plan if it's that important to you.
I completely agree with you.My point is that Apple has not informed people who are unaware of the restrictions on tethering or otherwise,specif with the iPhone.Though it's not fundamental for them to do so,as Att already has,given that the iPhone has this perculiar policy on tethering it would surely seem reasonable to warn them.A lot of people who use there phones for tethering have it built in from when they first get there phones and only have to pay the$40 or so extra if there phone company decides to charge them for it.Apple offered this app through there store to many people who will have been too ignorant to realize the risk of using it.I think therefore Apple under these high cost stakes would notify the purchasers of this app that they should only use it where there ISP allows it.Because they haven't I think they don't expect Att to penalize people harshly for using it yet.
No one will know anything regarding NetShare until Apple or Nullriver release an official statement.
how will at&T find out that you tethered your iphone 3g? and how do you know how much data you have used on your mac?