Comments on: Where did NetShare go?

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:30:31 +0000

You would think that they would make the app available for people that could not get high speed in their area, but is able to get 3g on their phones.

By: Nando Reis

Nando Reis — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:53:06 +0000

Hey, would any of you who were able to grab netshare before it was taken off be willing to send me the ipa of the aplication? Besides what difference does it make for att if i am surfing the web on my laptop or on my iphone? I will use it the same amount and load the same pages with no difference whatsoever of what I am seeing. In a way this is censorship and it is wrong. If anybody outthere would send me that ipa email me at: nando@santosreis.com. If you need help on how to find the ipa i can walk you through it. Thanks alot!

By: The Darker Side Of iPhone App Development | The Apple Blog

The Darker Side Of iPhone App Development | The Apple Blog — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:00:38 +0000

[...] an iPhone app (for eventual distribution in the App Store) and, given what happened recently with NetShare, I took a moment to step back and see just how much control Steve & Co. have over the [...]

By: Nicolai Hjorth

Nicolai Hjorth — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:32:16 +0000

Hey – what about us poor bastards in Europe. We pay per MB so it would not be a violation of TOS for us to use the iPhone as a router.

Anyway, it is a two-faced problem with AppStore. On one hand it is nice that is some sort of checking (if there are at all) to the quality of software. But if it also means that Apple will control the software on AppStore for other than quality and stability, then it is a problem. Also like the Wii and Sony PS I do not like that it depends on where you are in the world what you can access.

And now we are at it. Adobe Photoshop downloadable costs 2½ times as much in Denmark as in US. Hey! Watcha playing at. Thank god I have a company in NY that can serve as an address for me :D

By: christian

christian — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:16:49 +0000

on Daring Fireball: "Furthermore, unlimited plans (except for DataConnect and BlackBerry tethered) 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 laptops, PCs, or other equipment for any purpose." As John Gruber makes a point (at least regarding the US market), "is whether Apple obligated to enforce this"?

By: Mike Loiterman

Mike Loiterman — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:14:35 +0000

I bought it, and before I could sync my phone back to me MacBook Pro, I deleted it as well as all my other apps since I was having some sync problems. This was before I knew they removed it from the store.

Once all my other apps were reinstalled and syncing correctly, I tried to re-download NetShare, but found that it was gone from the App Store. I emailed Apple and they said they could not allow me to download it again, but they did give me a refund.

By: Jenny Kortina

Jenny Kortina — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:55:08 +0000

Thanks for the spell check

By: Michael Moncur

Michael Moncur — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:41:15 +0000

I’ll gladly pay AT&T an exuberant fee, or even an exorbitant one, if they make tethering LEGITIMATE. This means real wifi network sharing, none of this silly Netshare baloney.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:01:08 +0000

You wrote: “pay AT&T some exuberant fee ”

I think you meant “exorbitant.”

That said, it is annoying that Apple’s QC isn’t up to snuff on the App store.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:04:29 +0000

Just a quick point: I don’t know how you deduce that “it is fairly obvious that AT&T simply does not want users to have the ability to tether their phones” when Nullriver states that “it is not available in any country on Apple’s AppStore.” There are quite a number of wireless carriers involved internationally. AT&T is not the exclusive provider of wireless service for the iPhone in every single country.

Also, while the most obvious assumption would be that the wireless carriers want to be able to charge for tethering, nothing is known for certain, thanks to the very cryptic and at times non-existent responses from Apple on the issue.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:21:46 +0000

Bad idea using this, I foresee lots of contracts being violated… it was removed for a reason.

By: Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:31:05 +0000

I was able to get NetShare on the second time it made its appearance, and yes (at least so far) it still works. Even after the recent 2.0.1 firmware update and several sync’s afterward.

Hopefully it will continue to work, although I am aware it breaks the TOS so I am very nervous about using it. I am really hoping it comes back with the approval from AT&T, even if it means an additional fee to use it without concern.