TetherBerry now Tether: new BlackBerry version, Android on the way, and a giveaway!

By on Jan 8, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Exclusive January 8, 2010

tether-androidTetherBerry, the company behind the popular BlackBerry tethering application of the same name, announced today that it is re-branding its product to Tether as it expands beyond its BlackBerry roots and embraces Android. We got a sneak preview of its upcoming Android app and the Android version will rival its BlackBerry cousin when completed. We tested Tether for Android with a Dell Studio 17 running Windows 7 and a Motorola DROID and it performed amazingly well. Being an early beta, we expected some glitches but the Android version installed easily on both the handset and the desktop and established a connection with zero configuration. We did not give Tether an extensive workout but it did perform flawlessly during the short time we used it to browse the web and send some emails. Android owners whose interest is piqued and don’t mind being guinea pigs can head over to Tether’s website as the company is currently accepting beta testers for its Android version.

Not to be overshadowed by our excitement with the Android version, the newest version of Tether for BlackBerry supports both USB and Bluetooth tethering, provides faster download speeds, offers an improved user experience and is now available in the BlackBerry App World. In honor of its new name and new version, Tether has slashed the price of its BlackBerry application by 50%, offering Tether at this discounted price until January 10th. BGR readers get some extra special love as Tether has given us 25 complimentary license codes for its BlackBerry application. To win a free copy of Tether for BlackBerry, tell us in the comments how you would use Tether in your daily life. One entry per person, duplicate entries will be disqualified. The contest closes Saturday, January 9th at 11:59PM and twenty-five winners will be chosen. Please be sure to use a valid email address in the email field when you submit your comment as we will use that address to contact the winners. Happy Tethering!

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  • mam693

    I’d use it when I go to my grandma’s house because she doesn’t have internet access.

  • Mike

    This tool will be a god-send for airports and long commutes! Finally have the ability to surf the web anywhere :)

  • gary smith

    As there is no internet connection where I work and I’m constantly bored as hell on my breaks and at Lunch and am relegated to my berry when I have a perfectly working MacBook Air sitting at my house. I’d use this app every work day.

  • Andy Thomas

    I would use this product when I travel for my personal laptop.

  • joseph g

    I would use tether berry to look at blue prints on the go.

  • Andrew

    I would use this when im in my dorm doing homework for school. because its hard to get internet on my laptop and i always have a good connection with my tour.

  • Bold Michaelangelo

    I would use Tether to connect my laptop to the Internet when I meet clients to get their projects funded. I meet them usually at a construction site and there is rarely wifi.

    Thank you.

  • Jonathan X

    At work and on the go!

  • Anthony

    Tether could help me live a longer, healthier life. The money I save will be used toward my fitness center dues, which will in turn improve my overall health and well-being.

  • Starr Luu

    I could use this!

  • NG

    I use it on Amtrak whenever I travel to nyc

  • Larry

    I just purchased a new 9700 and new Sony Vaio P, had to sell my old LG x120, and Bold 9000 to get here. So what better accent to “my” perfect mobile combination than Thether. Pick Me, Pick Me.

  • Mark Munoz

    I work everyday at ATT and the company is so ridiculous that we do not even have wifi in our call center my laptop and my day would thank you for the distraction of being able to tether my blackberry while listening to some of the most ridiculous things any human being will ever hear.

  • Paul

    I would use tether berry at my work at Fraser Health Authority. Our hospitals are located all over the lower mainland of Vancouver and as a developer, I find myself driving too and from clinics, hospitals and offices for hours in the day.

    If you have ever had trouble getting an appointment to see a specialist, or found yourself waiting hours in line at your local laboratory to get blood work done, well I’m the guy who fixes those issues and makes them more efficient so that people can get help faster. I’m either programming, training or trouble shooting and not all of the sites have wireless drops for my laptop. Sometimes I have to even dial in! ARG!

    So Tether would help me get to my hospital network faster and from any location. Thus directly affecting the way people are treated and cared for in the hospitals. Plus I could do it via the companies Unlimited data plan with rogers and show others how to do it too. I’d be a kind of test bench for them.

  • Geena

    Be forewarned. Tether.com is in a mess and fumbling set up/log in and all else over and over. I jumped on it awhile back ands worked great for a short imer on my unlimted dtat sprint.
    Tne issue now is on their side. They still have my $ but it is not functioning. I have been back and forh with them for a week.They keep attempting a fix. Spent 30 back and forth in th last 10 days. Bye , bye, another low standard product. Sad because it is a great idea..not followed through properly.

  • jay

    i would give it to my girlfriend as she has no internet at her place, just her blackberry

  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomstanbury Tom Sanbury

    I have used advanced technology to kill quotas since the the early 90′s. I work in sales in the Electronic Medical Record software market. I sell cutting edge IT software, products and services. I believe in using the same. Tether would demonstrate and provides faster download speeds ANYWHERE (no telling where I will need to access our ASP or the Internet within the hopsital or the bowels of the corporate offices. I have had a BlackBerry for over 6 years and want to keep it. Tether will allow me to meet all my goals.

  • http://www.geekcowboy.net Mike

    I would use this app in my bid to fight evil in the world.

  • Hoang

    Would like to know will it work for the new Motorola Droid?
    Thanks

    • Neal Rose

      Just use PdaNet, it works. You can find it from Android Market.

      • http://foodnetwork.com foodie

        Why use pdaNet when Tether is faster and works with all BlackBerry devices, pdaNet doesn’t.

  • oz

    I use it when I am on vacation so I can still work when I am not suppose to be working

  • toyandme

    And what is the advantage of Tetherberry compared to the free tethering software on RIM’s site?

    • Ann

      Not sure about other carriers, but Sprint has RIM’s Phone as a Modem (PAM) option disabled for most users. If you have a Simply [almost] Everything Plan (SEP), you don’t even have the option to pay to have PAM service added. On certain limited talk plans you can add PAM for an extra $15/month and with a 5gig/month data limit, but Sprint does not allow customers to have the option of purchasing both a PAM service and an unlimited data plan. Tether works through your unlimited data plan, so extra monthly PAM charges and data limits are moot, and you can still have your SEP.
      The only Sprint BB plan that includes PAM as a regular feature is through Sprint Relay for people who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, so it has incoming voice calls disabled.
      Unfortunately, I just got a new laptop and just missed the Tether contest and sale, but I used the 7-day free trial and really liked it, so I’m hoping it goes on sale again in the near future.

  • Steven

    I would make up some bullsh%t story about sending pictures to my family while I was away from them, and I hope to win!

  • Bellacm81

    TetherBerry has been working woderfully up until this morning – now iget an error that says, on the black berrt screen: “attenmpting a connesctions. General scocket error. Failed to locate the server. Please exit application and try again.” HELP!

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