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iPhone 3.1 Firmware Update Tethering Hack does not work

Under: Apple iPhone, Phone Software
Date: September 11th, 2009

According to an article over on Cnet, the release of iPhone 3.1 firmware is blocking a tethering hack. Apparently once you have updated to iPhone 3.1 and you navigate to Settings app – General – Network, you will find that tethering is now gone from the menu.

Apparently the loss of the tethering hack isn’t affecting everyone as varying versions of the AT&T carrier file looks to be the reason for this.

iPhone developers so far haven’t been able to come up with a way to downgrade or even re-enable tethering, so for the moment it looks like if you have lost tethering its gone until a new hack can be found.

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Dagge
Why are you talking about a hack?
In Europe most of the operators support tethering and it became officially available with iPhone 3.0 release.
Now Apple seems to have removed the internet tethering for all customers.
Absolutely unacceptable.
Joshie
I agree dagge
i believe that apple did that because some countries, like united states (at&t) want to charge an outrageous fee for tethering. For the price I’m paying for my iPhone, tethering should come with my plan.
http://iphonetetheringunlock.blogspot.com/ genneth
i have officially broken that tethering lock. my iphone currently runs firmware 3.1, baseband 6.04, and modem firmware 05.11.07. and i also have mms capabilities alongside tethering.
it required me no jailbreak or hack.
scott
genneth are you going to share how you officially broke the tethering lock on your iphone with 3.1 firmware or make us beg for it? I’m not above begging, believe me. LOL please, oh please, genneth, tell us how you did it.
Scott
Dan
So genneth how did you accomplish this? We all want to know. Thanks in advance!!