Comments on: BlackBerry tethering software for Mac on the way

By: BlackBerry tether (mobile Internet gateway) for Macs isn’t coming in August, it’s already here « Enterprise Mac

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:12:25 +0000

[...] While I was Googling to track down one of my own stories, I came across this BlackBerryCool.com entry promising that Mac users will soon be able to use their BlackBerry handsets for tethered Internet access. [...]

By: One more Mac tethering solution | BlackBerry Cool

One more Mac tethering solution | BlackBerry Cool — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:52:14 +0000

[...] reading our post yesterday about a tethering to a Mac to a BlackBerry, Tom at Enterprise Mac has one more way of doing the job [...]

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:47:58 +0000

I’m confused. Why should BIS vs. BES have any effect at all on your data rates? When tethering, your data is routed from your phone to the internet via your mobile provider’s network; the server you’re syncing with shouldn’t have any effect whatsoever.

Also, why would you need additional software to tether an 8830? It has the standard Bluetooth DUN profile built in. OS X recognizes the phone as capable of tethering without any additional software at all.

By: Curtis Lemanksy

Curtis Lemanksy — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:54:45 +0000

I will check in here for a second and give what I have found using this, without releasing too much information as I am under a non-disclosure contract with them.
I have personally tested this and it actually does work, very well in fact.
I was able to test it successfully on a 7520 Nextel and a Verizon 8830 World Edition.
Working on a BES it actually moved a lot faster than what it did when I was running it on a BIS, but it still worked very well on a BIS as well.
I will say also, and I hope I don’t get too busted for this, but I do know there is a solution in the works for a MacApp loader for the BB’s also…So we may be seeing a lot of this company to come in the future!