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AT&T GALAXY S 4 bug hits Wi-fi tethering: fix in the works

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the AT&T Samsung GALAXY S 4 has been discovered to have a bit of a bug in its build affecting users' ability to work with stock wi-fi hotspot and tethering. While some third-party services still work to allow tethering and wi-fi hotspot, AT&T's direct menu support is not appearing working on some (if not all) units at the moment. SlashGear has reported this issue to Samsung and they are currently looking into it. Read The Full Story

Porsche Communication Management System with Harman’s Aha hands-on

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Harman have pushed their Aha system to several vehicle communications systems including Porsche, this system being the one we're having a peek at today. Porsche's Communication Management System is shown here working with the newly announced Aha integrated with vehicle systems. Here we're seeing the full 30,000 Aha internet-based stations in action, everything from internet radio to Facebook integration. Read The Full Story

Verizon no longer allowed to block tethering apps

, Jul 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

This week Verizon has found itself under the legal gun for blocking tethering apps on Android and iOS devices, with the FCC fining them on top of it all for $1.25 million USD. This case appears to be forcing Verizon to adhere to Net Neutrality rules on its 700 MHz spectrum, thusly resulting in the company having to rescind its standing policy of blocking wireless tethering without an additional fee to its smart devices. The spectrum under investigation in this case is used to operate Verizon's 4G LTE network. Read The Full Story

iTether is back with HTML5 app skirting App Store

, Mar 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

If you're an iPhone or iPad user, you probably recall the app that was only App Store last year for about a day called iTether. The app was designed to allow you to tether your iPhone to a computer and use the iPhone as a modem without having to fork over extra fees carriers demand for tethering. Apple originally approved the app, only to turn around and kick it off App Store within a day. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile UK “Full Monty” plan offers true unlimited voice, calls, data, tethering

, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [3]

T-Mobile UK has announced a new, truly-unlimited plan - The Full Monty - with no "fair-use" restrictions for heavy voice, text and data users. Set to accept new subscribers from February 1, the 24-month agreement also includes unlimited tethering, allowing you to use your phone as a way to get your tablet or laptop online without paying extra or running into caps. Read The Full Story

iTether iPhone covert tethering tool hits App Store [Update: Pulled!]

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [6]

Apple has approved a tethering app that allows iPhone users to share their smartphone's data connection via a USB hook-up with their laptop, even if they don't have a tethering plan with their carrier. The app, iTether, has prompted questions over why Apple approved the app in the first place and how long it might last in the App Store, given carriers are unlikely to be impressed at their tethering revenue stream being curtailed. Read The Full Story

Verizon to stop illegal tethering via unofficial apps

, Aug 9th 2011 Discuss [29]

A few days back we talked about AT&T moving to force customers that are tethering their smartphones via unofficial apps and hacks to pay more. AT&T went so far as to tell users that they would have their grandfathered unlimited data plans cancelled if they didn’t stop. Verizon is now following AT&T into the battle to stop unofficial tethering. Read The Full Story

AT&T Will Revoke Unlimited Data Plans For Users Of Unauthorized Tethering Apps

, Aug 4th 2011 Discuss [27]

The days of using your jailbroken iPhone as a hotspot for free tethering without consequence will soon end. AT&T has been sending out warnings to customers about unauthorized tethering, threatening to revoke unlimited data plans for those in violation. Read The Full Story

Vodafone axes tethering fees

, Jun 1st 2011 Discuss [3]

Vodafone UK has announced that it is no longer differentiating between on-device and tethered data use, hopefully marking the start of a trend that will cross the Atlantic and be copied by North American carriers. Customers must be on one of a new set of price plans, launching today, though existing subscribers can shift to a new plan with no contract extension, assuming it costs at least the same as they're already paying. Read The Full Story

Did Verizon Kill Android Wireless Tether App?

, May 3rd 2011 Discuss [6]

Over the last few weeks, AT&T has been trying to crack down on iPhone users who are using jailbroken devices to tether on the network without paying the extra $25 fee. Users who AT&T determines are using unofficial tethering are getting a text that warns them that they will be charged the $25 monthly fee if they continue to tether automatically. I suspected at the time with AT&T making the move that we would see the carriers start to move against unofficial tethering too. Read The Full Story

AT&T warns unofficial tethering will auto-trigger $25 extra fee

, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [12]

AT&T obviously isn't relying on either honor or guilt to get people to stop unofficially tethering their phones. Having sent out SMS warnings last month to smartphone users caught tethering without a special data plan that they were flouting the carrier's policies, AT&T has apparently followed up with a second message, reports TiPB, saying they'll be automatically upgrading users to the appropriate package, an extra $45 $25 per month. Read The Full Story

Crackdown on jailbroken iPhone tethering underway at AT&T

, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [24]

AT&T finally got with the times and offered iPhone users official tethering despite the fact that the iPhone and the capability for a long time. AT&T in its infant suck had blocked the feature out of fear of putting its already sketchy networking in many areas under even more pressure. It took the Verizon iPhone getting the tethering feature to finally get AT&T to man up. Read The Full Story
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