Before you sign up for that tablet data plan, why not just your phone as a mobile hotspot instead? Mobile hotspot — sometimes called wireless tethering — is a feature on most smartphones that lets you ...

"That’s why blocking the application makes sense in terms of a carrier’s bottom line. Missing out on that extra cash while its customers consume its precious bandwidth for free isn’t attractive to ...

If only we could have experienced the iPhone in all of its glory from the initial release. 3G has only recently been opened to multimedia streaming. Tethering is still not available though the iPhone ...

AT&T today reiterated its plans to offer tethering on the iPhone, but again gave no date when that might happen — more than a year after the carrier first said tethering would be coming “soon.” Asked ...