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Mark Rejhon · 08-19-2010, 02:18 PM

There is a rumor in one of the leaked powerpoints on a few BlackBerry blogs a few weeks ago about a leaked slide that mentions a WiFi hotspot feature coming to BlackBerryOS 6. It might have been the Storm 3 or the Torch. Take with a healthy grain of salt, could have been fake -- but...

However, in the meantime, you can jailbreak your iPad to add Bluetooth tethering. Then tether your iPad like a laptop to your BlackBerry over Bluetooth (Torch already supports Bluetooth tethering)

08-19-2010, 02:18 PM	#3
Mark Rejhon Retired BBF Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Model: Bold Carrier: Rogers Posts: 4,870	There is a rumor in one of the leaked powerpoints on a few BlackBerry blogs a few weeks ago about a leaked slide that mentions a WiFi hotspot feature coming to BlackBerryOS 6. It might have been the Storm 3 or the Torch. Take with a healthy grain of salt, could have been fake -- but... However, in the meantime, you can jailbreak your iPad to add Bluetooth tethering. Then tether your iPad like a laptop to your BlackBerry over Bluetooth (Torch already supports Bluetooth tethering) __________________ Thanks, Mark Rejhon Author of XMPP extension XEP-0301: www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0301.html - specification www.realjabber.org - open source Last edited by Mark Rejhon; 08-19-2010 at 02:19 PM..
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