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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 23, 2012
We've reported twice on Nokia getting ready to serve up some Tango ROM updates along with new firmware for the Lumia 710. First was a planned update for China and it was followed by an update...
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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 20, 2012
We've previously reported on how the Lumia 710 and 800 do not support Internet Sharing, but the 610 and 900 do. It's a slight pain that has separated Lumia Windows Phone owners. Thankfully...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 17, 2012
Just yesterday we reported that China was destined for some Tango ROM goodness for the Nokia Lumia 710. This was verified by peeking in on Nokia's own servers where they like to toss up the ROMs...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 27, 2012
The Lumia 800 (as well as the Lumia 710) is expected to receive a firmware update sometime soon to enable WiFi tethering on the handset, a feature that was introduced in the Windows Phone "...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 25, 2012
Nokia Lumia handsets are all set sport WiFi tethering with an imminent update, according to a report by Plaffo. We previously touched on the lack of tethering support found with the Lumia 710 and...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 16, 2012
In a Lumia 900 FAQ we recently covered, Nokia has confirmed that the WiFi hotspot / tethering feature will be present on the Lumia 610 and 900 Windows Phones at launch. As for the 710 and 800, which...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 07, 2012
File this under odd and speculation, but possible.
The Sprint HTC Arrive has received some love in the in the form of updates--both Mango and a previous security-fix. But as of late, Sprint has bee...
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by Rich Edmonds
Dec 15, 2011
It appears that Telstra is rolling out the Windows Phone tethering update, and has enabled Internet sharing for customers, following Vodafone AU. We've received multiple reports from readers (...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 05, 2011
For those hoping that AT&T may deliver that firmware update to the original Samsung Focus to enable WiFi tethering/mobile hotspot, you may want to temper your enthusiasm just a tad. Over at...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 10, 2011
For those who are into the whole custom ROM scene--a small but dedicated crowd--you'll be excited to know that DFT have finally released their v2 of their Freedom ROM. We reported back in October...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 29, 2011
HTC Mozart owners residing in India are receiving an update to be able to use Internet Sharing, according to a report at welovewp.hk. Aviraj Ajhekar, an employee at Microsoft India, has published...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 28, 2011
Good news for Samsung Omnia 7 owners on the Three UK network, we have Internet sharing! An update has been rolled out from Samsung that enables the tethering setting to be manipulated. Users can...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 27, 2011
We're getting word that users in Australia on the Optus Network who are using Samsung Omnia 7's are getting a software update that brings WiFi tethering to their devices.
Reader Sri lets us know...
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by Seth Brodeur
Oct 26, 2011
We have been keeping an eye out for WiFi tethering to makes its way onto different first generation WP7 devices via Mango and firmware updates, and now it seems that the LG Optimus 7 just got it...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 17, 2011
In order for our Windows Phones to ever tether via WiFi, it needs at a minium specific hardware--a BRCM 4329 chipset. A few days ago, via XDA, it was reported that the Dell Venue Pro had a BRCM...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 13, 2011
Assuming LG Germany isn't fibbing here, users of the Optimus 7 can expect sometime in the (near) future a small firmware update to enable internet sharing aka tethering. We know the phone's...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 13, 2011
In a great write up at WP Down Under by guest contributor DZX, the Windows Phone Internet Sharing option is put to the test on a Samsung Focus (using the same methods we used to load it up on ours...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 12, 2011
There has been some confusion surrounding tethering (Internet sharing) in Mango, but a list of supported handsets has been compiled over at the XDA Developer forum. OEMs and carriers have the...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 12, 2011
Some potential good news for those of you on Orange FR and who want to tether: evidently they have the billing plan now in place to charge you to use your Windows Phone as a modem/tethering. Users...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 04, 2011
Lots of little things have been happening if you have a developer unlocked device, preferably with the new interop level needed to side-load some more advance apps.
First off, over at Windows Phone...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 29, 2011
So the good is this: folks at XDA are working, with some success, on hacking onto our Mango phones internet sharing/tethering (first seen on the Focus). The bad news is, most of you can't do this...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 28, 2011
For those who managed to get Mango on to your phones in the last 24 hours, congratulations. It seems like so far everyone is really liking the new OS--in fact, folks are ecstatic over it. Still,...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 27, 2011
Ben Rudolph has published a detailed article on the Windows Phone Developer blog covering tethering in Mango and the web Marketplace, which is currently being rolled out. Tethering, or...
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by George Ponder
Sep 01, 2011
We knew that Internet Sharing was a possibility with the Mango update. At the HTC public unveil of the HTC Titan and Radar, Jay and Rich were able to confirm things when they spent some hands on...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 24, 2011
Looks like Mango still has a few hidden surprises. As you can see to the right, that's an official instantiation of Internet Sharing on a Samsung Focus running Mango.
That's the good news, that...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 22, 2011
Smartphones, being fairly expensive these days (especially for us Windows Phone users), are required to be looked after for the two year duration of our contracts (should we be tied to one) until...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 25, 2011
While it seems all our feature check lists were complete throughout the Mango VIP preview yesterday, there was one small function they seemed to miss - tethering. This is without doubt one of the...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 11, 2010
Looks like a good morning for Samsung users! Taking that diagnostic menu one step further has allowed folks to figure out how to tether their Samsung WP7 devices, in addition to (the less exciting)...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 24, 2010
Following on the heels of the rumors last week regarding tethering support, Microsoft’s Director for Windows Phone 7 (Brandon Watson) announced on the Windows Weekly Podcast (at 1:05:40) that...
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by George Ponder
Apr 04, 2009
In what may end up being the shortest lived Terms of Service modifications we've witnessed, AT...
