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iPad Won’t Tether with iPhone

It should come as no small surprise for those still waiting for some kind of tethering option for their iPhones, but Apple’s iPad, scheduled to launch April 3, probably won’t support tethering either. That’s according to Steve Jobs himself, who made the brief–if not curt–announcement in response to an emailed question from Swedish record producer Jezper Söderlund.

It’s a fair question to ask, as the tethering situation for Apple’s iPhone can be confusing enough as-is. Officially, the iPhone can share its mobile or WiFi connection with an attached desktop or laptop. It’s not a question of the phone’s technology; it’s a question of the phone’s carrier. AT&T, the iPhone’s sole carrier in the United States markets, doesn’t yet support tethering. Though it promises to bring this feature to iPhones eventually, there’s been no set date for deployment—just a promise that it’ll come “at some point in the future,” says AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel.

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Apple sets iPad release date

More than a month after Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPad, his company has finally set a release date for its highly anticipated tablet.

The Wi-Fi-only iPad version will be available to customers in the U.S. on April 3. The company didn’t announce a launch date for the iPad model boasting both 3G and Wi-Fi, but it did say that it should hit store shelves in late April.

Pre-orders for both versions of the iPad will start on March 12.

Apple’s iPad announcement comes just days after AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said that he believes the Wi-Fi-only version of Apple’s iPad will outsell the 3G-capable model. Stephenson contends that “a lot of people” likely won’t want to pay for another 3G subscription.

AT&T’s 3G data plans for the iPad will cost $14.99 for 250 megabytes of monthly data or $29.99 for unlimited data.

iPad pricing starts at $499 for the 16GB, Wi-Fi only model.

– Don Reisinger

[Thanks: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com]

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