Apple iPad Won’t Tether with the iPhone

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A weeks before the release of Apple’s iPad, there are still plenty of unanswered questions about the new MacBook-style device.

One of these questions surrounds Apple’s iPad and Tethering

Apple’s iPad will be sold in two editions: a Wi-Fi-only edition, set to become available on April 3, and a 3G-enabled edition, set to go on sale later in the month complete with data plans from network providers. What is unknown was whether the Wi-Fi-based iPad would have the capability to tether to an iPhone, thereby letting you harness the data connection from your mobile plan to surf the Web.

The answer appears to be no.

According to Apple blog AppleInsider, a Swedish user named Jezper Söderlund says he sent an e-mail directly to Steve Jobs asking about the availability of tethering between the iPad and the iPhone and, the user reports, Jobs wrote back.

Here’s what Söderlund’s e-mail reportedly said:

“I’ll keep it short. I’m Jezper from Sweden, a long time Apple fan, currently about to replace the very last computer at home with a brand spanking new iMac i7. I’m also awaiting the release of the iPad. However, I have one question:

Will the Wi-Fi-only version somehow support tethering thru my iPhone?

Two devices, based on the same OS, with already built-in technology to share one data plan suggests a secondary contract could possibly be redundant.

From the look of your keynote, where the iPad sits well between my MacBook Pro and my iPhone, I was hoping the three of them could interact as seamless as possible.

All the best,

Jezper Söderlund”

And Jobs’ response, as indicated by Söderlund:

“No.

Sent from my iPhone”
Apple and Tethering

Apple Tethering has long been an area of contention among even the most ardent Apple fanboys. After axing a third-party tethering app from the App Store in 2008, Apple and AT&T have remained decidedly vague about when the functionality could return to the much-adored phone.

If true, then, the lack of tethering support on the iPad shouldn’t come as a surprise. While Jobs didn’t go into great detail about the iPad’s other potential tethering possibilities, whether the 3G iPad would be able to tether its data connection to a laptop or desktop, for example — most of those scenarios seem like long shots coming from the dynamic duo of Apple and AT&T.

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2 Responses to “Apple iPad Won’t Tether with the iPhone”

  1. Felicitas Werme Says:
    March 22nd, 2010 at 4:23 am

    It is interesting to see how the iPhone has continued to stay ahead of its competition. Some of the iPhones’ main competitors are the Sprint Palm Pre, the Droid from Verizon, and the Nexus One from T-Mobile. From an overall perspective, the iPhone has the competitive advantage over all of its competitors when it comes to getting the most out of your smart phone.

  2. Nakesha Alatorre Says:
    March 23rd, 2010 at 6:30 am

    Rumor has it that Apple will loosen its iron-fisted rule for the iPad-app store. Clearly, it must do so. Is it only a rumor or is it true?