- 02-19-2013, 02:18 PM
Thread Author #1
Z10 Bridge AT&T
I'm thinking of maybe switching to ATT from Verizon and just thought of an issue I might have. Just throwing this question out there to see if anyone has any theories or inside info on the question. When the Z10 is released by AT&T in the US, will it have the standard Bridge App that the other Z10 phones have? Will they somehow block the PlayBook's access to the internet like they do on the legacy devices? If they do, will options be available to sideload a different version of the Bridge App like rroyy has provided for older devices?
Thanks for any input. - 03-12-2013, 04:21 PMThread Author #3
OK - so now that people have had a chance to load the update from AT&T to their Z10's (I know it hasn't gone on sale but apparently some people already have the phone), have you noticed that data through bridge is blocked?
- 03-13-2013, 04:04 PM #4 bump.
Originally Posted by chi-town311 
Holding my breath for Verizon, to see if they would do the same as AT&T in the past (blocking Bridge tethering). Called today to get my 9930 replaced (something wrong with the mic, my voice is muffled somehow for others), the lady on the other end trying to get me to upgrade away from Blackberry :-/Bold 9930 - 7.1.0.580, through Verizon
Bridge - 2.1.0.26
PlayBook 16Gb wi-fi - running 2.1.0.1032
PlayBook 64Gb wi-fi - running 2.1.0.1032
Seagate Goflex Satellite, downgraded from 1.3.5, but now upgraded again to 1.3.5;
running the GoFlex Android App, sideloaded.
- 03-22-2013, 04:42 AM #8
Had to bump this. Plan on getting the phone today. Hope there is a work around for this :-/
- 03-22-2013, 04:49 AM #9
So, AT&T are saying its tethering now? That will cost extra.
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Blackberry PIN: 2AE2973A - 03-22-2013, 04:56 AM #10
Just tweeted @rr_yy about this. Hopefully he plans on releasing it for us ATT users without a tethering plan. Some of us have the grandfathered unlimited data plans, and if we add on tethering, we are changing the data portion of our plan and will lose the unlimited part.
Cell Phone History:Motorola Bag phone > Motorola Star Tac gen1 > Motorola Star Tac gen 2 > Motorola Razr > BlackBerry Pearl(8110) > Iphone gen1 > BlackBerry Curve(8310 Red) > BlackBerry Torch(9800 Black) > BlackBerry Torch II(9810 Gunmetal Silver) > BlackBerry Bold 9900) > BlackBerry Z10(STL100-3 Black)
If you think my post helped you, please click the "Thanks" button over there!! --> - 03-22-2013, 05:00 AM #11 Wow, that sucks. But thanks for the tweet to rroyy. Hopefully he'll have something going soon. Originally Posted by homer1475 Just tweeted @rr_yy about this. Hopefully he plans on releasing it for us ATT users without a tethering plan. Some of us have the grandfathered unlimited data plans, and if we add on tethering, we are changing the data portion of our plan and will lose the unlimited part.
- 03-22-2013, 05:07 AM #12 This is the way it always has been. Hard to believe that people expect something different Originally Posted by theegoldenone
- 03-22-2013, 05:14 AM #13 Oh, I know. Current have my 9810 bridged to my playbook. But thanks to rroyy, I'm not getting charged for "tethering". Originally Posted by greggebhardt
- 03-22-2013, 05:21 AM #14 AT&T has always required a data plan with tethering to enable BlackBerry Bridge. Be forewarned though BlackBerry Bridge is crippled on the BlackBerry Z10 compared to its functionality on previous BlackBerry smartphones. Originally Posted by kevinnugent
Posted via CB10 from the BlackBerry Z10 - 03-22-2013, 05:23 AM #15 Yup, I know this (several BBM group friends have had a zed10 for a while now). I just want to be able to surf the web when out and about and no wifi is present(like at my inlaws who don't own a PC and don't have internet).. Originally Posted by kill_9 Cell Phone History:Motorola Bag phone > Motorola Star Tac gen1 > Motorola Star Tac gen 2 > Motorola Razr > BlackBerry Pearl(8110) > Iphone gen1 > BlackBerry Curve(8310 Red) > BlackBerry Torch(9800 Black) > BlackBerry Torch II(9810 Gunmetal Silver) > BlackBerry Bold 9900) > BlackBerry Z10(STL100-3 Black)
If you think my post helped you, please click the "Thanks" button over there!! --> - 03-22-2013, 06:07 AM #16 The BlackBerry Z10 has hotspot capabilities if BlackBerry Bridge is not an option. Originally Posted by homer1475
Posted via CB10 from the BlackBerry Z10 - 03-22-2013, 06:10 AM #18 If I'm not mistaken, AT&T charges for using the hotspot. Originally Posted by kill_9
- 03-22-2013, 06:11 AM #19 What do you mean by "gives me data"? Originally Posted by igotberryfever
- 03-22-2013, 07:07 AM #21 And you're not paying extra for tethering? Originally Posted by igotberryfever
- 03-22-2013, 07:18 AM #22
No. AT&T has not touched the bridge app as of yet. Honestly they probably won't there isn't enough of us for them to go through all of that. When they first did it who knew if the PlayBook was going to take off. Since it didn't sure they don't care.
Posted via CB10 - 03-22-2013, 07:26 AM #23
Ignore that ^
As far as I know, you can take your Sim out and download bridge over wifi and it should work. That fix has been posted in a few threads.BB4Life
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