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  • 09.04.09
    iPhone getting MMS soon, but not tethering gadgets | Comments Off
    It’s truly amazing that the best-selling smartphone on American soil doesn’t have the ability to send picture and video messages using MMS messages. Sure, iPhone users can email each other all day, but couldn’t send pictures to anyone else. Now, after the third generation of the iPhone came out earlier this year, AT&T’s network is finally ready to carry MMS messages from iPhone 3G and 3GS users on September 25. However, that problem became much more complex with the video capabilities built into the iPhone 3GS. Continue Reading...
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  • 11.07.08
    AT&T set to offer iPhone tethering, but don’t rejoice yet on the go | (1)
    AT&T Mobility CEO Ralphe de la Vega signaled yesterday that the company would soon be releasing an iPhone tethering option to iPhone 3G "soon." For the un-initiated, tethering means sharing your phone's Internet connection with your laptop. It's a great way to get online when you unexpectedly need to get online when there's no available Wi-Fi connection. This new's from de la Vega's interview with Techcrunch seems like good news, but I'm not so quick to celebrate on this one. A look at the history of iPhone tethering application provider Netshare hints at AT&T's strategy on tethering for the ...
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