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Jobs Says No Tethering iPad To iPhone

Posted by kdawson on from the wi-fi-should-be-good-enough-for-anyone dept.

tugfoigel writes "Anyone who currently owns an iPhone and was hoping they would be able to use it as a mobile Web access point for a Wi-Fi iPad just got some bad news. Reportedly, Steve Jobs has said this will not happen. Swedish blog Slashat.se claims they e-mailed Jobs directly to ask him whether or not you'd be able to tether your iPad and iPhone and received a terse 'No' in reply. According to the report, the email headers made it plausible that the reply had come from Jobs's iPhone."

3 of 423 comments (clear)

  1. Now I feel stupid... by zoid.com · · Score: 0, Redundant

    He said it 3 days ago..

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    Zoid.com
  2. Re:You get what you pay for? by tsadi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > my biggest gripe is no multi-tasking

    This is always the first thing I read in any story related to the iPad.

    But has it really been confirmed that multi-tasking will not be enabled in the iPad? [citation needed]

  3. Re:You get what you pay for? by Duradin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I wish I had some mod points.

    'No' is the only safe "business" answer he can give.

    If there's no tethering on the iPhone (in the US) at the moment then it would be rather logical that you can't tether the iPad to the iPhone (in the US).