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Using the iPhone on AT&T

Posted 2007-08-01 10:25 in by jimmy

I’m down here on the beach with my iPhone and it’s A LOT speedier then in Vermont. It feels as if I am on a mid-level DSL/Cable package. Loading web pages is nice and snappy and I get service pretty much where ever I go. Even on the interstate roads there were only a few places where I didn’t get service.

Hopefully all my web browsing, emailing and chatting will count for something when AT&T looks at my usage for the month!

I would love to try and get my iPhone tethered to my MacBook because I noticed that when you actually use Safari on your iPhone for some real web browsing it crashes. Not just a little either, within 10 minutes of just surfing the web, Safari crashed 5-6 times. Google Maps also crashes often which is really too bad. I hope some stability patches get released in the near future.

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  1. If you DO get the tether to work, DO post it. Apparently it’s not working on OS X.

    The moment that works, I’m buying one.


    — Alex    2007-08-01 10:36    #

  2. Safari crashiness seems to be sporadic on my iphone. Try rebooting, that usually does the trick for me.


    — krimpet    2007-08-01 16:18    #

  3. I thought that AT&T service plans prohbited tethering. Has that changed?


    — Mark    2007-08-01 21:34    #

  4. no, they just limit your data usage. smart people have found ways around this for years. But for example, if you want unlimited data for your phone, its $20 a month, if you want unlimited data for a pda, its $40 a month, and for a laptop (wireless card or tethered) it $60 a month. They call it “unlimited” but it sorta is because the type of device you use limits how much data you could realistically use. Now if you have the $20 plan and then manage to tether without them knowing, you save $40!


    — pwrbkdude    2007-08-02 11:58    #

  5. I was at your burlington store and learned the iphone is not supported by AT&T in Vermont. Do you see this changing and do you have any suggestions on petitioning AT&T to support Vermont?


    — norm    2007-08-13 16:07    #

  6. @norm – This is very unlikely. Have a look at this – http://makkintosshu.dyndns.org/journal/say-goodbye-to-the-iphone-in-vermont


    — Jimmy    2007-08-13 16:57    #
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