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2:19PM Nick Broughall | As picked up by David Flynn at APC, Telstra CEO David Thodey has responded to a comment on the Telstra Exchange blog to announce that the company is “working with Apple to enable tethering on the iPhone”, although he can’t reveal any specific dates. It’s kind of mind blowing that it hasn’t happened already, although I’m sure it’s what happens when you get two companies so focussed on doing things their own way that neither is willing to make the sacrifice necessary to bring this service to their customers.
[Telstra Exchange via APC Mag]
Tethering Coming To Telstra iPhones
2:19PM Nick Broughall | As picked up by David Flynn at APC, Telstra CEO David Thodey has responded to a comment on the Telstra Exchange blog to announce that the company is “working with Apple to enable tethering on the iPhone”, although he can’t reveal any specific dates. It’s kind of mind blowing that it hasn’t happened already, although I’m sure it’s what happens when you get two companies so focussed on doing things their own way that neither is willing to make the sacrifice necessary to bring this service to their customers.
[Telstra Exchange via APC Mag] 
Phones
Droid Tethering On Verizon Is $US30 A Month
5:55AM Matt Buchanan | Yes, Droid can tether, but not cheaply. The official word is that Verizon’s Mobile Broadband Connect plan to tether it to a laptop will be an extra $US30 a month for 5GB of data, on top of the standard data plan. [Network World]
Software
How To Enable MMS On iPhone 2G, Tethering On OS 3.1.2
1:32AM John Herrman | What better way to kick off the week than with two questionably safe iPhone hacks, each of which scratches a particular nagging itch: the first being lack of MMS on 2G iPhones, and the second being tethering on OS 3.1.2. More »
Games
PSP Firmware 6.10 Lets The PSPgo Tether To Bluetooth Phones
8:58PM Danny Allen | The PSPgo hit stores yesterday, and it’s about to get firmware that lets it jump online via a Bluetooth device like a mobile phone or laptop. Sony’s update also gives all PSPs support for “SenseMe” automatic music categorisation. Watch the demo: More »
Phones
BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0.1 Features Tethering Option
3:20AM Sean Fallon | Good news for BlackBerry owners who tether their phones—RIM has made the process easier by including a built-in version in the leaked 5.0.1. Desktop Manager update. More »
Phones
3:24PM Nick Broughall | One of the most talked about features of the new iPhone 3.0 software update is internet tethering, or being able to use your iPhone as a mobile modem for your laptop. Both Optus and Vodafone have announced they’ll support the service, although Optus has stated that they’ll be charging you for the privilege. Telstra, Three and Virgin are all yet to publicly announce support for the feature, but thanks to some enterprising people, you can get your iPhone tethered to your laptop for free, today, regardless of carrier. Here’s how. More »
Aussie iPhone Tethering Guide – All Carriers
3:24PM Nick Broughall | One of the most talked about features of the new iPhone 3.0 software update is internet tethering, or being able to use your iPhone as a mobile modem for your laptop. Both Optus and Vodafone have announced they’ll support the service, although Optus has stated that they’ll be charging you for the privilege. Telstra, Three and Virgin are all yet to publicly announce support for the feature, but thanks to some enterprising people, you can get your iPhone tethered to your laptop for free, today, regardless of carrier. Here’s how. More »
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3:00PM Nick Broughall | Apparently Optus has sent out a press release to certain publications, including our sister site Lifehacker, with some details about their plans for data tethering for the iPhone. Maybe they left Giz off the list because deep down they were so ashamed to be charging $10 a month just for the right to tether your iPhone… More »
Optus Charging $10 For The Right To Tether Your iPhone
3:00PM Nick Broughall | Apparently Optus has sent out a press release to certain publications, including our sister site Lifehacker, with some details about their plans for data tethering for the iPhone. Maybe they left Giz off the list because deep down they were so ashamed to be charging $10 a month just for the right to tether your iPhone… More »
Software
11:01AM Nick Broughall | Now that a good chunk of the 40 million iPhone owners around the world have upgraded to iPhone 3.0 software, we’re hearing local reports that internet tethering is working for Aussie Vodafone customers, but not Telstra or Optus ones. Typical. More »
iPhone 3.0 Tethering Working On Vodafone, Not Optus Or Telstra
11:01AM Nick Broughall | Now that a good chunk of the 40 million iPhone owners around the world have upgraded to iPhone 3.0 software, we’re hearing local reports that internet tethering is working for Aussie Vodafone customers, but not Telstra or Optus ones. Typical. More »
Networks
10:00AM Nick Broughall | It’s not really much of a surprise, but enterprising Whirlpool forum posters have discovered that Optus recently updated their pricing document and when it comes to your iPhone data allowance to specify that the included data cannot be used for data tethering. More »
Optus To Charge For iPhone Tethering (UPDATED)
10:00AM Nick Broughall | It’s not really much of a surprise, but enterprising Whirlpool forum posters have discovered that Optus recently updated their pricing document and when it comes to your iPhone data allowance to specify that the included data cannot be used for data tethering. More »
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