Definition of "tethering" []

• Present participle of tether. (verb)
• The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the PC (noun)

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• "The term tethering was around a long time before the iPhone."
• "I did end up using a special file that I found on a website (Thanks twitter!) and boom, tethering is enabled … and working! shame about the 3g coverage in my home area."
• "Best deal on a 12-month contract: Optus was originally the only provider offering a 12-month contract, but Vodafone has also added that option, albeit with high handset charges. hard to pick here, though again tethering would be an issue for Optus users."