Those of you who were interested in NullRiver's iPhone App - NetShare that briefly brought 3G/EDGE Tethering for iPhone, there finally seems to be some development.
NullRiver folks seems to have finally got in touch with Apple, they have just published this on their website:
"We've finally gotten in contact with Apple. Looks like the lack of communication was due to automated e-mail systems being employed on both ends, which resulted in e-mails being lost in transit. We're working with Apple to get NetShare back up on the AppStore."
They have not provided any details on the exact reason for the app to get removed from the App Store, but the fact that they are working with Apple to get the app back on the App Store is positive news.
I will keep you posted as soon as I get more details, so stay tuned here at iPhone Hacks.
AT&T really needs to change their policy on this. The amount of data going over an iPhone is now similar to the amount of data going over a PC (with all the streaming radio, etc) and they just need to get with the times.
In the rare occasion that I need to access the Internet from my laptop when there's not a WiFi hotspot around, this would be PRICELESS and would make the iPhone more competitive with other products like WinMobile, Symbian and Palm devices which already allow this (on the AT&T network BTW). Trying to hold back technology is never the answer. If they need to impose limits on their "unlimited Internet" they need to come out and say that. I don't think they do. 3G is fast enough and this app definitely needs to be "RE-Stored" (as in "put back in the store" – clever eh?)
I'm a photojournalist and having the ability to send photos to clients via my laptop and FTP without having to hunt for the nearest coffee shop is crucial to what I do. I hope they get this figured out soon.
This really makes me mad. The iPhone is such as power device. It's easily a miniaturized Mac. But because of some nitwits from AT&T, the iPhone is prevented from it's fully capability. How can Apple sitting there allowing AT&T doing this? Apple should ashamed to be in this partnership with AT&T,
I should also say that, we as the iPhone users, should start a partition to demand the return of Netshare and demand AT&T to make their "Unlimited" usage to be truely unlimited, after all, we pay for it and we have the right to.
I can understand the point of view from the provider not wanting people to use there phone for 3g broadband. Is it not possible just to use the app on a Jailbroken phone?