The Lowdown On Lack Of iPhone Tethering

Many things are better abroad in foreign countries such as food, tourist attractions, women and of course cellular technology. The sad state of cellular tech in comparison to many other hardware savvy nations leaves much to be desired in the states, namely phone tethering. Overpriced plans and highly limited data usage make for a poor buy but at least some phones give the option. The iPhone however, has been met with setbacks in the US and the cat has been let out of the bag as to why: they’re is just too many of them.

Typically having sold so many iPhones would be a good thing to some people but not so much to AT&T. They’ve been plagued with network related problems since the handset took off on the popularity charts. Dropped 3G connections and class action lawsuits are the forefront of these problems which put tethering into the backseat of priorities.

Sources point the blame to AT&T’s still developing 3G network that has delayed sweet Internet sharing from an iPhone to a computer. As bitter sweet as it may sound, rushing this feature before its ready will be sure to yield disastrous results as we’ve seen Apple do in the past with activating new iPhones. However, it will be a long while before we see this really materialize outside of AT&T’s development labs. Network upgrades aren’t an overnight upgrade, selling hundreds of thousands of iPhones in the same time could soon be a promotion away.

Via: Mac Life