We have some disappointing news for all those waiting for NetShare to be available in the App Store again, it appears that NullRiver's iPhone App - NetShare that briefly brought 3G/EDGE Tethering for iPhone only to be pulled down from the App Store after being available for 20 minutes and then available again briefly only to be pulled down again might not make it back to the App Store despite a statement from Nullriver that they were working with Apple to get their iPhone app back to the App Store.
Wired.com who got a chance to catch up with Nullriver's CEO Adam Dan has reported that Apple was reviewing user contracts with providers, including AT&T.
If that's the case then the likely hood of NetShare making it back to the US App Store remains remote as AT&T spokesperson Brad Mays has already confirmed that that tethering with iPhone is not allowed. He has cited a clause in AT&T's Terms and Conditions which further confirms this:
"Furthermore, plans(unless specifically designated for tethering usage) cannot be used for any applications that tether the device (through use of, including without limitation, connection kits, other phone/PDA-to computer accessories, Bluetooth® or any other wireless technology) to Personal Computers (including without limitation, laptops), or other equipment for any purpose."
Dan understandably frustrated lashed out at Apple's approval process:
"From what I can tell their approval process is not very strict at all," Dan said. "It's more technical than content related is what it seems like to us. I think they run it, start it up and if it doesn't crash they approve it. They brainlessly click through, and if there's problems they remove it is what it seems like.
"They're shooting themselves in the foot these days; they're probably just understaffed," Dan said. "We'll see how it goes. Hopefully they don't get too much of the bad press and it doesn't ruin the iPhone, because I want to develop for it."
However, there are still chances that NetShare will be available to iPhone users in countries where mobile carriers do not have such restrictions.
Other than NetShare, we have already seen few iPhone Apps such as Box Office and "I am Rich" removed from the App Store.
Your thoughts?
[via Wired.com]
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Where does this leave people like me who dl from there iPhone and had to restore thus losing the app? I lost £5.99 on this nonsense. Emailed null river 1 week ago and still no response!!!!!!
I can't believe people are still posting about this..
Its' not going to be back in the store for OBVIOUS reasons — tethering was not allowed under the Apple SDK rules from the day they ANNOUNCED the SDK..
If you want to get a program that allows you to tether — use a jailbroken iphone and 3proxy or whatever its called.. Oh and its free..
whoever has the program couldnt he make it public like sharing it with others or no because of drm?
I don't think that Box Office has been removed. I just got an update which (among other things) renamed it "Now Playing" – so perhaps if you were searching for Box Office, you wouldn't find it, but it is still there. I'm not sure what the reason for renaming is, but it is not the only application to do this – I had another update today, renaming JawBreaker to ReMovem.
Thethering is allowed in Australia. Why should AT&T dictate on what Apple applications are allowed globally? This is a US only condition. Where is your backbone Apple? Nullsoft why dont you make it available on your website? it is allowed in other countries.