MacBook 3G: Ringer or Red Herring?

MacBook 3G: Ringer or Red Herring? | TheAppleBlog:


So is this a logical “next move” by Cupertino, as Mawston suggests? If Apple were actually in the netbook game, like Acer and Asus, than 3G inclusion would indeed be the obvious progression. In reality though, both internal and external factors argue against the likelihood of Mawston being correct.

You will see Apple and AT&T release a tethering option for the iPhone before there’s any chance of this happening. And frankly, I think it’s more likely Apple would start selling a 3G USB dongle as an option rather than build 3G into the machines at this point; heck, thinking about it, it’s patently silly to think that Apple might refresh the Macbook and Macbook lines again to add this any time soon, no? So it’s at least six months off before these units get updates (but adding a dongle as an option? simple).

But first, they need to support and sell tethering on the iPhone. And my guess here is that the holdup is in reality capacity and infrastructure in ATT land…

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  • http://www.stefanseiz.com Stefan Seiz

    Well, t-mobile germany is nice enough to give me the option of buying a 3G USB Dongle i can use for free on my existing iPhone Dataplan with a second SIM they gave me for free. Quite cool, given i don’t even have an 3G iPhone yet. This is essentially tethering only via a third device.