Few topics I have written about have generated such strong responses from readers as my recent article about tethering, and how carriers are going to be cracking down on those who abuse it. I still ...

Tethering: It’s one of the most convenient features your smartphone has, yet carriers insist on restricting it. Tethering most often refers to using your smartphone as a mobile hotspot. In other words ...

This guide explains the differences between tethering and mobile hotspots, as well as which one might be better for your business.

For those who know more about packets and networks and AT&T than me, Can AT&T really KNOW if I'm tethering? I ask because I tether (via Jailbreak no addl fees) on my iPhone 4 at least three or four ...

During the WWDC keynote, AT&T was strangely absent from Apple's list of carriers that will support tethering in iPhone OS 3.0. AT&T has since explained that it will support tethering later this summer ...

Unlike iOS, there are plenty of tethering options for Android, and most of them work well depending on what you're trying to do and the type of user you are. Some are wired, some are wireless, some ...

Buried inside many of the latest smartphones is a capability that few people take advantage of. A feature called tethering lets a phone go beyond talk, email and Web surfing to act as a mobile hotspot ...

All modern day smartphones come with the ability to offer internet connectivity on the go. This is what makes them so appealing, with the immense growth in social media also being a contributing ...

The carrier is apparently blocking unauthorized tethering on jailbroken devices without a data plan, according to one report in ReadWriteWeb. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer ...

Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt from Take Control of iPhone and iPod touch Networking & Security, iOS 4 Edition, a very nice ebook saddled with an ungainly title and available for ...