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Reader Question Of The Week: What Do You Think Of AT&T’s Slow MMS/Tethering Rollout?

Posted September 14, 2009 4:00 AM by Tanner Godarzi
Categories: Cult of iPhone Opinions 

When the keynote was given for Firmware 3.0, a crowd of developers applauded the dozens of features that would not only make development easier but also open up more APIs to create even more robust Apps. Consumers were lavished with just as many non development features, the biggest being the highly anticipated MMS functionality and Internet tethering. A list of carriers appeared on screen but absent from them was the biggest one of all: AT&T. some were shocked and others, not so much. The carrier has had difficulty keeping up with the data demands of iPhone users already but for something as rudimentary as multi media messaging, the texting equivalent of sending an email, there was no excuse. AT&T has dragged its feet on bringing MMS functionality to iPhone users but the big question still remains: when will tethering be officially available? We’d like to hear your take on this issue, are you considering dropping AT&T for another carrier that actually offers features most smartphone users enjoy or are you going to wait out the storm and be that much happier when MMS and tethering are enabled on your iPhone? Sound off in the comments.

Comments

  1. In the 2 years I have had an iPhone I can count on 2 fingers the number of times I wish I had MMS…I just sent an email instead. No big deal. I have never needed to tether, due to the vast number of WiFi locations where I am. It is not as ubiquitous a need as some may make it out to be, at least not that I have seen.

    Posted by Jeremy on September 14, 2009 7:11 PM
  2. Well, contrary to a lot of comments that I read on this and other blogs, MMS and tethering are not, in fact, our God given right. The corollary is, if you don’t like what your current vendor/phone has to offer, then you are most welcome to find another vendor/phone.

    We are what we decide, be it hero or victim.

    Posted by mscientist on September 20, 2009 7:02 PM

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