Precisely.
AT&T can take their new $20 iPhone tethering fee and stick it where the sun don't shine.
You want $20, you better provide me something more than a new toggle switch in network settings.
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Another kick in the teeth -- no tethering between iPad and iPhone?
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Precisely.
AT&T can take their new $20 iPhone tethering fee and stick it where the sun don't shine.
You want $20, you better provide me something more than a new toggle switch in network settings.
I'm well aware of that.
People are offering up jailbreaking and using a Cydia app that turns the iPhone into a wifi hotspot as a solution to the problem.
I'm saying this is a silly thing to have to do to "solve" the problem.
I'm wondering why you imagine Jobs said 'No' to whether the iPhone will allow bluetooth tethering then.
Because it wasn't supported in the iPad's software at that time and AT&T didn't even have a tethering plan when he made that email (if it even came from him).
Other countries have allowed tethering for some time now but the OS doesn't allow bluetooth tethering. This could have been fixed at any stage. Why would AT&T allowing tethering change this?
Because we're talking about the iPad, NOT the iPhone. Up until this point (maybe to change on Monday) the iPad has not supported tethering and thus there would have been no way for AT&T to offer a tethering plan on the iPad (for tethering to work in the U.S. on the iPad, the iPad software has to support it and AT&T has to offer a tethering plan). So now, AT&T is offering a tethering plan and it is up to Apple to release software that will support it on the iPad.
You can run but you can't hide from mywi. lol. Spirit is the reason I picked up a 3gs. I'll be doin the teeth kicking. 
You can run but you can't hide from mywi. lol. Spirit is the reason I picked up a 3gs. I'll be doin the teeth kicking.
Hehehe that is my exact sentiment
. Just hope the 4.0 jailbreak comes out quickly.Why precisely would anyone want to tether their iPad's connection to their iPhone?
You can do alot more on the iPad, pretty much all of the apps work anyway and look better on the iPad. Am I missing something
You can do alot more on the iPad, pretty much all of the apps work anyway and look better on the iPad. Am I missing something
Yes... MiWi and rapid battery drain.
It is silly to have to jailbreak your phone and purchase a Cydia app to do something that the iPhone is more than capable of (tethering via BT to the iPad).
For me the math is simple : one time $10 purchase versus recurring $30 monthly. I can deal with battery drain.
If you could tether your iPad to an iPhone you could use the iPhone's 3G service to connect your iPad to the internet. This means that you could get most of the benefits of having an iPad 3G with only an iPhone and a standard iPad (the WiFi-only model which is $130 cheaper).Why precisely would anyone want to tether their iPad's connection to their iPhone?
You can do alot more on the iPad, pretty much all of the apps work anyway and look better on the iPad. Am I missing something
If you used less than 2GB of 3G data per month and already had an iPhone 3G/3GS you could purchase the tethering plan on the iPhone for $20 per month. However, if you went ahead and purchased the more expensive iPad 3G you'd have to pay AT&T another $25 per month just to get a similar amount of 3G data on your iPad. Thus, with tethering you could potentially save $5 per month in fees to AT&T. That might not be much to you ($60 per year) but it could mean hundreds of millions of dollars to AT&T.
It does get frustrating that restrictions imposed based upon Apple's relationship with AT&T effect users on the other side of the world. I wish Apple would make these restrictions carrier specific. There are many carriers that would not car one bit how you use your device. But with these software restrictions in place they are not able to provide better service than AT&T even if they want to. It is sad really.
This tethering argument doesn't seem to hold water. Here in Australia if you want tethering on your iPhone the charge you $10 per month but I would never use tethering as there is no cost benefit to me and I'm not willing to pay anymore for it plus my plan includes data. Tethering is not as fast as wifi anyway so there is no advantage. If I desperately need web access I can use mcdonalds free wifi. Sine my iPad and iPhone include data, what's the benefit.