Apple pulls iPhone broadband sharing tool from App Store

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http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...ore/1217609076

http://tinyurl.com/5v4twl


For a few hours, iPhone users got the chance to download an application
called NetShare that could turn the devices into a broadband modem for a
laptop.

Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief,
however. Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to the
fact that tethering is considered against the terms of service of AT&T
data agreements.

DTC <DTC@no_spam_nothing_here.foob> wrote in
news:lH0lk.16093$xZ.1621@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com:

> Snipped from
> http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...and_sharing_to
> ol_from_App_Store/1217609076
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5v4twl
>
>
> For a few hours, iPhone users got the chance to download an
> application called NetShare that could turn the devices into a
> broadband modem for a laptop.
>
> Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief,
> however. Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to the
> fact that tethering is considered against the terms of service of AT&T
> data agreements.
>

Did it also enable Bluetooth DUN for Bluetooth tethering?

On Sat, 2 Aug 2008, DTC posted:
> Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief, however.
> Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to the fact that
> tethering is considered against the terms of service of AT&T data agreements.

Of course, that functionality is available on Windows Mobile phones for
free... ;-)

-- Mark --

http://panda.com/mrc
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

At 03 Aug 2008 01:02:00 +0000 Larry wrote:
> DTC <DTC@no_spam_nothing_here.foob> wrote in
> news:lH0lk.16093$xZ.1621@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com:
>
> > Snipped from
> > http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...and_sharing_to
> > ol_from_App_Store/1217609076
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/5v4twl
> >
> >
> > For a few hours, iPhone users got the chance to download an
> > application called NetShare that could turn the devices into a
> > broadband modem for a laptop.
> >
> > Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief,
> > however. Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to the
> > fact that tethering is considered against the terms of service of AT&T
> > data agreements.
> >
>
> Did it also enable Bluetooth DUN for Bluetooth tethering?
>


There's a neat utility for WinMo that lets the WinMo phone mimic a WiFi
access point. I usually use BT PAN, but if I forget to bring the $7 mini-
USB dongle I bought for the kids' Asus EEE PC, I can connect the Asus to my
Tilt via WiFi.

On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:20:10 -0500, DTC
<DTC@no_spam_nothing_here.foob> wrote:

>Snipped from
>http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...ore/1217609076
>
>http://tinyurl.com/5v4twl
>
>
>For a few hours, iPhone users got the chance to download an application
>called NetShare that could turn the devices into a broadband modem for a
>laptop.
>
>Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief,
>however. Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to the
>fact that tethering is considered against the terms of service of AT&T
>data agreements.


It's back up already.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080802/tc_cmp/209901700

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in
news:g73bgf$28h$1@aioe.org:

> There's a neat utility for WinMo that lets the WinMo phone mimic a
> WiFi access point. I usually use BT PAN, but if I forget to bring the
> $7 mini- USB dongle I bought for the kids' Asus EEE PC, I can connect
> the Asus to my Tilt via WiFi.
>
>
>

A few of us tabletheads met up at Panera Bread (free wifi for all) one
night to compare notes and swap lies. We set up a really nice BT PAN to
move the files around between us and it worked great.

The N800's new USB port app also installs PAN at the same time. Urho
Konttori, its author, also is the guy who authored our Wiimote interface.
You can see it work on his blog at:
http://konttoristhoughts.blogspot.com/
I haven't tried his new theme maker. I'm not much of a graphics addict.

I've stolen the tiny short USB cable off my laptop's 250GB hard drive for
the USB host cable with a gender changer on the end. The tablet now sports
a Western Digital 1TB USB drive that's self powered so it doesn't run down
the tablet battery as a quick way to load new stuff on it when I get bored
with what's on the cards...even out somewhere. I'm using a 12V regulator
cigarette lighter cord to power the drive in the car or a 8AH AGM battery
if you must backpack into the swamp. I was amazed the tablet supports 1TB,
completely. Plays DivX movies through its USB port without a balk!

.....er, ah....how many movies can you store on an N800?.....

......all of em!

Ron <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in
news:vf4b94hjmcqj685g43let1s1jlqjlook2m@4ax.com:

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080802/tc_cmp/209901700



> "We're not quite sure why Apple took down the NetShare application yet,
we've received no communication from Apple thus far," Nullriver said on its
site.

Well, duh....that's kind of a no-brainer, isn't it? This app will cost ATT
BANDWIDTH...and plenty of it if the tethered PC has a Usenet client, for
instance, or file sharing app not allowed on iPhone.

I'm amazed if they put it back. ATT must be pitching a fit to get rid of
it. You can bet ATT is carefully watching EVERY app the FruitFone Store
sells and carefully assesses its cost to them, demanding its removal if
they can.

If the app's function is to violate the ATT user agreement, why would they
even consider it? I can see no other reason for it except to tether to
ATT....duh...??

"Ron" <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:vf4b94hjmcqj685g43let1s1jlqjlook2m@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:20:10 -0500, DTC
> <DTC@no_spam_nothing_here.foob> wrote:
>
>>Snipped from
>>http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...ore/1217609076
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/5v4twl
>>
>>
>>For a few hours, iPhone users got the chance to download an application
>>called NetShare that could turn the devices into a broadband modem for a
>>laptop.
>>
>>Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief,
>>however. Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to the
>>fact that tethering is considered against the terms of service of AT&T
>>data agreements.
>
>
> It's back up already.
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080802/tc_cmp/209901700


What good is it if ATT does not allow it's use with a iPhone. Unless if your
willing to pay those extra fee's.

"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net> amazed us all with the
following in news:rvnlk.17819$jI5.10629@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com:

> "Ron" <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
> news:vf4b94hjmcqj685g43let1s1jlqjlook2m@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:20:10 -0500, DTC
>> <DTC@no_spam_nothing_here.foob> wrote:
>>
>>>Snipped from
>>>http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...band_sharing_t
>>>ool_from_App_Store/1217609076
>>>
>>>http://tinyurl.com/5v4twl
>>>
>>>
>>>For a few hours, iPhone users got the chance to download an
>>>application called NetShare that could turn the devices into a
>>>broadband modem for a laptop.
>>>
>>>Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief,
>>>however. Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to
>>>the fact that tethering is considered against the terms of service of
>>>AT&T data agreements.
>>
>>
>> It's back up already.
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080802/tc_cmp/209901700
>
>
> What good is it if ATT does not allow it's use with a iPhone. Unless
> if your willing to pay those extra fee's.
>
>

Keep in mind that AT&T is one of a few dozen carriers around the world to
market the phone. It's possible that this type of application is allowed
by others.

This does bring an interesting questions to mind- Does this mean that AT&T
is a minor player in the whole iPhone craze? Could it be that Apple is
abandoning the needs of their original partner to meet the whims of the
others?

On 2008-08-03, Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:
> At 03 Aug 2008 01:02:00 +0000 Larry wrote:
>> DTC <DTC@no_spam_nothing_here.foob> wrote in
>> news:lH0lk.16093$xZ.1621@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com:
>>
>> > Snipped from
>> > http://www.betanews.com/article/Appl...and_sharing_to
>> > ol_from_App_Store/1217609076
>> >
>> > http://tinyurl.com/5v4twl
>> >
>> >
>> > For a few hours, iPhone users got the chance to download an
>> > application called NetShare that could turn the devices into a
>> > broadband modem for a laptop.
>> >
>> > Developed by Nullriver, NetShare time on the App Store was brief,
>> > however. Apple quickly pulled the $9.99 application, likely due to the
>> > fact that tethering is considered against the terms of service of AT&T
>> > data agreements.
>> >
>>
>> Did it also enable Bluetooth DUN for Bluetooth tethering?
>
> There's a neat utility for WinMo that lets the WinMo phone mimic a WiFi
> access point. I usually use BT PAN, but if I forget to bring the $7 mini-
> USB dongle I bought for the kids' Asus EEE PC, I can connect the Asus to my
> Tilt via WiFi.

I heard somewhere that the new iPhone application above will do that
too, but only if the phone is plugged into power. Running both the WiFi
and the 3G transmitter at the same time is kind of a double-worst
case for power consumption (on any phone for that matter).

Dennis Ferguson