Tether - TetherBerry Rebranded and Celebrating With 50% Off Sale

great app, def. recommend it

Does this mean anything for users like myself of this great app. Should we download the rebranded version or are we ok.

just asking, please help me out on this one: tethering is now integrated in BDM, so why pay even the 25 bucks for an app that you can get for free? don't misunderstand me, please give a hint on what makes it worth the original 50 bucks...

thanks,
Tobi

The new login site does not allow us to update the pin? It looks like the new rebranded version allow connection via bluetooth. *thumbs up*

that's cool, good to see an upgrade! i have tberry and it was the best purchase i have ever made, well, aside from getting my tour!

This is a must have app to use the internet on your laptop. Originally I had this on my curve 8310 and it worked better than I thought,a little slow,so a few minutes ago I was @ the app world and downloaded it for my new Bold 9700. The speeds are a lot faster on the 3g device compared to the 8310 using the edge network.

Anyone know if you can use this on Verizon without paying the additional internet access fee? (their FAQ says it varies so has anyone used this on Verizon with Blackberry plan?)

Does or can anyone trade or purchase tetherberry and trade me for a free cellunlock? I won a free cellunlock and finding out that i will not be using it.:( i really love to have tetherberry love the app!:) sumone plz hook me up!:) plz text me if interested ty
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I'd prefer to buy Tether from Crackberry, however Blackberry Application World is selling Tether for $19.99 rather than the $24.95 from Crackberry.

Wasn't sure if that was the intended Crackberry price or if it was actually supposed to be $19.99 as well?

I'll wait before purchasing to find out as I'd rather give my business to Crackberry ;)

I'd pay the extra few dollars to get it from CB's app store. Due to BB App World being a POS, I re-purchased several apps through CB, and refuse to use app world ever again.

Cheers

Had the update within 1 min after they sent me the update email. I am at work 10 hours a day so I canceled my internet at home. I got the full version of TetherBerry on Nov 3 09... Since I figured it would be a good option to use the net on my laptop at home. My Storm 2 is my only source I use for the net now(outside of work). I love it and it is obviously cheaper than using the VZ tethering software for $30 a month. I got the update email yesterday morning and updated it just as fast as I could. I was confused a bit as I now have 2 apps for this... It did not overwrite the original TetherBerry 1.1.0 software on my Storm 2 or on my pc it added an entirely new Tether app. It took me a bit to find the pc software as the Tetherberry site had not yet updated at that time. Can't wait to get through this app and see the new bennifets. Thanks TetherBerry...oops I mean Tether. Lol

the new service pack has got the internet connection feature , pls find out before buying any tether tool anymore...

For some weird reason I have never been able to tether 9700 with latest BDM on my lenovo x200 running vista business (but able to sync, backup or restore using usb), constantly get connection error messages in BDM. Just downloaded/installed trial version on both X200 and 9700, right away I'm tethering via usb!! Tethering via bluetooth (though not as fast as usb) also works beautifully!! Maybe not for all, but the ability to tether via both usb and bluetooth with ease justifies the cost, for me at least!

Does the new BDM tether allowing for tethering without a fee (in regard to how the data usage is perceived by the carrier)?

I see a lot of comparisons here, however for those with Verizon (for example), is the BDM treated like true tethering (compared to Tether which makes it look like standard on phone data usage)?

I guess the basic question is, if you want to avoid the additional tethering charges, is Tether (or PDANet) still the only way to go?

Speed is not a major issue for me, however avoiding the monthly carrier fee is ;)

Any info is appreciated!

I've been waiting for a sale on Tetherberry! I litterally called verizon yesterday to cancel my BES, switch to BIS and cancel tethering plan!
talk about perfect timing! thanks tether.com!

19.99 in app world 24.99 everywhere else.
confirmed...purchased mine from appworld for only 19.99!

I wish you could extend the sale for 1 week. I would buy it at the sale price but it's in between pay periods. :)

This is the greatest for mac. Support was fast right out of the gate, I was running just an hour after I emailed them. VZW has been charging me $70 a month for ever on my network card. Get this take advantage of this sale but it is worth well over the $50 any day.

Thanks teather
Dan

Will I be able to move this licence over to a new device when the tour2 is released? I don't wanna spend this much on software that isn't transferable.

I purchased this app on a 50% off Crackberry deal (when I didn't win a contest for it, boo). You don't get a better deal than this. This app is fantastic, it works great, and you can't beat that price compared to what you would pay a carrier. $25 is a very fair price compared to the $15 a month you pay with Verizon for the same functionality (I don't know about other carriers).

Go TetherBerry, er, Tether!

I installed the updated tether version and ran some test, my browsing speed is noticeably faster compared to when I used the earlier version. me likey!! :-)

How do we upgrade to the new version?

Bluetooth connectivity is clean, simple, and easy! I work out of my car and have owned tetherberry for some time, but the usb cable was always a hassle. Add in bluetooth connectivity.....problem solved!

I can't seem to log in and when I use the forgot password it errors out w/ unable to send email....

I agree, this was so easy to setup and get online! It was incredible. The only problem is, the only page I could browse to was Verizon's "you are tethering and we want money" message. Somehow it must be detecting that I was tethering and not signed up for their $30 extortion fee.

I have T-Mobile and they don't even offer tethering as a part of their service. Does anyone currently use TetherBerry on T-Mobile?

I only see negligible differences between tetherberry and tether when using usb, but using bluetooth seems to increase latency by 100ms and speeds decrease about 20-30 percent. Still, having the bluetooth option is great!

One time fee is great compared to what the carriers are charging. If there was ever a version made to hook up to your router and allow you to broadcast wifi like the MiFi, I would pay $50... This is good, but most places I travel have free wireless internet, so it is not a must have for me. If anyone knows of a program that will allow you to tether and use your wireless router, let me know. =D

Wanted to try free trial before purchasing. Using 9530 with 5.0.419. PC is Windows XP. Here are steps I followed: Open Tether, connect via USB, BBKey, Download PC Files, Windows, selected No for Download windows set up since I have DM installed, selected internal flash as location for download setup files, get Could not write file to memory. What am I doing wrong?

I'm confused, why is tether even trying to sell their app anymore...

IP Modem feature on BlackBerry Desktop Manager (V5.0.1) seems to work quit nicely and without the clumsy device stub... 50% off seems a little overpriced for a redundant app - even if it is 'better' for some people.

To me it would appear the company got caught in the ever more common saga of releasing overpriced apps to bridge a gap... they should gracefully fade away and be happy with the money they managed to make in the short time of their relevance... (at least for the blackberry;)

Has anyone tried it with the bluetooth? I have it setup but it won't access the internet. Is shows packets being sent. If you have it working with bluetooth please post.

I have a bb storm 2, i just contacted VZW they said that i have a 5GB cap on my data usage, and that i could be charged if i try to tether... whats that about? how do i get past it

I'm going to use this offer: http://crackberry.com/blackberry-app-world-money-back-offer-get-15-back-...

...and should get BerryWeather for free :)

It's currently on for 20.99 on Blackberry App World

anyone have any ideas? i kinda just wanna be able to use the internet for my ipod touch... any ideas?

Cool that it's on sale, but makes me sad to read this in the TOS:

IN THE EVENT THAT YOU CHANGE BLACKBERRY PHONES, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PURCHASE AND DOWNLOAD A NEW COPY OF THE SOFTWARE, AT YOUR SOLE EXPENSE, IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO USE THE SERVICE THAT THE SOFTWARE PROVIDES.

So, if my 5th Tour gets replaced I have the honor and privilege of re-purchasing the software in order to continue to use it? That's crap in my humble opinion. On something this expensive I would expect to see something like BeeJive put into place which is a single user license that can be transferred to a different device at no charge but could only be used on one device at a time.

Guess I'll be heading to PDANet for tethering software.

I downloaded Tether, and it seemed to work fine, but today I received an email saying I need a registration code, instead of the Blackberry PIN registration method that was the old way....

When I tried to log in to tether, it could not find my username, email address or other details. Not sure what to do (I did contact customer service and am waiting for a reply). We'll see what happens...

Cheers,
B.D.

Just bought this app full price a week ago! :(

Works great though, you'll definitely enjoy.

I downloaded the trial version and used this between my 9700 and mac. It works great and I would make the purchase but I wanted to know if any knew about additional charges with T-Mobile and tethering... first hand?

see above....

Why would anyone buy this app?

You can do it for free in 30 minutes. How much does this app cost? $50. You just made $100/hr by doing it yourself. :)

Look in the forums.. You can tether on T-mobile for free.... There are instructions.... As far as the people saying this app is useless and overpriced... Sprint, ATT and VZW all charge for tethering access as a monthly fee. so you can either pay $20 bucks for this now, or you can decide to pay $30 a month to tether. (the BBDM doesn't work to override these monthly access fees like tether does)

I have a storm2, this app works perfectly!
I think most of the joy of using this app comes from the fact that there's no recurring monthly fee!
I want more apps like this, set our devices free! :)

"Sprint, ATT and VZW all charge for tethering access as a monthly fee"

They can still charge you for using this program. It's the same as tethering yourself by setting it up yourself. This program simply setup everything for you instead of you entering all the settings in Windows. The developer of this program leeches on the ignorance of people.

The bottom line is you are liable for data charges for all methods of tethering EXCEPT for official carrier application tethering, inwhich you pay straight up.

I tried the free download and no matter what I did, I got a notice from Verizon saying that I was tethering and I had to buy the monthly package. How do you get around this page-this was the only page that would load. I really want this app to work, as my internet can be shoddy out here in the sticks. Please help so I can take advantage of the sale!

I bit the bullet, made the purchase (through Crackberry), had the registration info in about 5 minutes. The registration is more simple than than the emails indicated from Tether or Crackberry / Mobihand. You do not need to enter any registration information anywhere, it just works the first time you run it.

The desktop install takes seconds (very small app), the blackberry apps is installed equally as fast. I did not use any installation instructions and it only required that you know how to click 'install' and then later, select your connection type (USB or Bluetooth).

Tried Bluetooth first, worked on the first try. Then tried USB, also worked on the first try. Desktop Manager need not be loaded.

According to speedtest.net, I was getting about .75 of a megabit download speed and about .5 a megabit upload speed (USB) and .62 of a megabit download speed and .4 megabit upload speed (Bluetooth). Latency was twice as high when using bluetooth, but I'm not using a first person shooter over this connection ;)

Browsing worked fine with the occasional image not loading (but would load if I refreshed the page). Outlook worked perfectly (which was my main intent) for sending and receiving emails.

Considering many of the airports I use and that I like to use my laptop outside on occasion (e.g. at a public park), it is well worth it for my use type.

It would be nice if it were a bit faster, but hey, I remember using a 90 baud modem with my TRS-80 Model I :P

It won't be your thing if you are a streaming video on the road fanatic, but for standard browsing, email and other similar applications, it works great, one time fee and very simple to use.

P.S. I am a Verizon user, so I can confirm the new version worked great from the start from Verizon. After using, I went to my Verizon usage data and only saw a minor increase in my standard data plan data usage (as I only browsed minimally).

Also, someone mentioned that there should be a minimize to tray option. In Windows 7 (what I am using), when you hit minimize, it does minimize to the tray with a simple right click re-maximizing it (no menu pops up, just quick and easy).

Thus overall I am pleasantly surprised.

ALSO - So many statements being made that are untrue. Using the desktop manager's tethering will require a tethering plan (at least from Verizon), Tether does not. Not sure why there are so many erroneous posts about this. If your plan does not require a special plan for tethering, then yes, Tether does not make sense. If your plan does (e.g. Verizon, Sprint, etc...), then Tether is a money saving option. I can't speak to the speeds of each method, but for my purposes, it works perfectly and according to my Verizon usage, it is only showing up as simply BB data usage under my unlimited plan (no tethering option).

Anyone wanna trade cellunlock for tether ? I won a cellunlock and sadly i wont be using it:( would love to have tether. Tether deal just came out at wrong time for me:( can anyone help me out? Please let me no. Tyvm
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Great deal for a great app. I got mine through app world and it was 19.99.

Wont work on windows 7 for me

Just downloaded the free trail this morning for my 9700. Installation was pretty straight forward and application started working without any issue. Only concern, it's a pretty much slow connection. You can download emails and browse pages that don't have that much graphics. ESPN, takes some time. Overall, is a cheaper alternative for pricey carrier's tethering plans. By the way I got it in Blackberry Application World for $19.99.

Tether is on sale here at CB for $19.95...

Screw buying to from App World and support CB! If youre reading this you are obviously tapping into the CB community and all of its goodness, so why not support them?

No takers for a trade? :( ill trade cellunlock for tetherberry!! Plz anyone ty

Why is it that the people that do not know what they are talking about... are putting so much fear out there...

"They can still charge you for using this program. It's the same as tethering yourself by setting it up yourself. This program simply setup everything for you instead of you entering all the settings in Windows. The developer of this program leeches on the ignorance of people.

The bottom line is you are liable for data charges for all methods of tethering EXCEPT for official carrier application tethering, inwhich you pay straight up."

To which cell carrier are you a corporate exec trying to scare people into not buying this to go around the tethering plan? If you dont know what you are speaking about, dont spread the wrong word...........

Been thinking about getting this for my wife and couldn't pass up this deal, just bought it!

Nice thing is that the current price is 60% off....$19.99. Can't beat that deal!

I tried this with my MacBook running Snow Leopard (OSX 10.6.2) and I couldn't make a connection with my Storm. Bummmer. I had the earlier Tetherberry for Mac and it worked great until I upgraded to Snow Leopard.
I did get it to work using VMWare and Windows XP...it's still a hassle.

I was getting 900x400 and now get better than 1200x600. Easy install and fire up on my Storm. I bought the original the morning they opened their web site for purchase after using the beta. Great product is now even better.

HEY I CURRENTLY TETHER THRU ATT.. THEY CHARGE ME AN EXTRA 30.00 DOLLARS ON MY PLAN FOR THIS... WILL THIS WORK FOR ME?

I upgraded mine and all went fine. I don't tether that much, but I like the feature that tracks your data usage (small window on orig blog) - so you don't need a separate app to monitor that to avoid any overage charges.

I downloaded Tether earlier today, and so far it has been great! Glad I tried it, and will be purchasing the full version shortly

YAY 100th Commenet.

Have the app really neat, like the upgrade works great with my MAC snow leopard

Yes, this app will work for you. it is worth every penny! im currently running on VZW.... they charge 30 bucks a month for tethering access.

pretty sweet stuff. Glad to see they are still going strong.

This one seems like a more mac friendly program than tetherberry.

If I won tetherberry from a contest am I able to update it? Also, is it worth updating?

So stupid me just learned I didn't have to rebuy this app if I switched phones. So now I have an extra license and no place to use it. What the heck do I do?

Thanks for providing a working demo! Installed on my Storm2 (9550) and MacBook Pro (OS 10.5.8) and it worked as advertised and I immediately purchased it. Could have used it last week when I was in multiple airports that charged for wifi, but am glad to have it now at such a great price.

I have been sold on Tehterberry ie the newly named Tether since I became aware of its existence. This app is great and joins me and my Bold 9700 as my first ever paid Blackberry App!

This is a great app. I am leaving my comment using tether. It was easy to download to computer and download on phone. This is my 1st BB, I've only had it for a little over a week, I just love it!
Thank You Crackberry for this good deal. AT&T want $10.00 extra a month for 5 GB of data.
My only concern is on my phone it is showing trail instead of purchase. ?

What kind of connectivity is used between the BB and the laptop when using Tether?

Using this one: http://i.dslr.net/iphone_speedtest.html

But I keep getting 12-22kbps
Is the trial limited perhaps?

I have had PDAnet since my Treo, and then when I got my storm 1 and DMM 5 it installed and works fairly well. I installed the trial version of tether last night and had issues getting it to work.
Eventually I was then able to get it to work, but I didnt see a big speed difference. PDAnet seems a lil simpler., to connect via cable with (I have never tried to use bluetooth for something like this, and now that then 2 are priced similarly can someone tell me why I should switch?

I don't know how other networks deal with tethering but T-Mobile is pretty straightforward. I just needed the RIM network device driver for my Macbook. Blackberry installs it with their Desktop Manager for Mac. Now, without installing anything on my blackberry, I can tether via usb and bluetooth.... no scripting required. Tether has yet to solve a known incompatibility with Desktop Manager for Mac even in their latest update. *smirk*

Hey, i wondering if someone could help me find out the device password when i connect using the USB cable. I have no problem connecting through bluetooth, but i still need help connecting via USB. Thanks in advance.

Last min purchase, Wouldnt be using it alot, but its nice to have just in case.

This application works perfectly on my Sprint Curve 8330. I was able to download, setup and connect with 15 minutes. Connection speeds were good and I experienced no issues.

anyone know if the carriers can or will be able to block access this way?

Absolutely, you can tether with tmobile blackberry data plan. I'm currently using my storm to browse the web for free. Yes, for FREE. If you have the data plan you can surf all you want at no extra cost

I am a new user of tether (Blackberry 8210/Mac/AT&T) I have problems connecting and staying connected. Sometimes it works great sometimes it doesn't. I assume I have everything
downloaded correctly since it works at times. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I'm using the trial version of Tether on a Mac using a Blackberry Storm with Verizon and it only worked once for me. Now, when I try to connect I'm not receiving and sending any packets with the program. I would love to purchase this great app if I could get it to work. Thanks for any advice :)

Would be nice to Tether my laptop when I'm on the go.