Netshare

NetShare is an iPhone tethering application that allows users to access the Internet via computer using the phone's web connectivity.TechCrunch: Tethering Briefly Comes To The iPhone, Tempers Flare The application was permanently removed from the iPhone App Store on August 2, 2008.Gizmodo: NetShare Pulled From iPhone App Store (Again)

About 20 minutes after its release, NetShare was taken down from the iPhone App Store for undisclosed reasons.TechCrunch: iPhone Tethering Returns To Apple’s App Store Some websites assumed the removal had something to do with a violation of AT&T's terms of service.Computerworld: Apple yanks iPhone tethering app from online store

According to TechCrunch, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. service provider for the iPhone, prohibits tethering for the device.TechCrunch: Tethering Briefly Comes To The iPhone, Tempers Flare Nullriver stated it was "not quite sure" why NetShare was taken down, but assured on its official website that the program "did not violate" any agreements.Official Site: Nullriver

The application was available for download in the App Store again on August 1, 2008.TechCrunch: iPhone Tethering Returns To Apple’s App Store Apple however reconsidered the application pulling it for good on August 2, 2008.Gizmodo: NetShare Pulled From iPhone App Store (Again) Some have speculated that Netshare was pulled to allowed for a AT&T and Apple authorized iPhone 3G tethering plan.Gizmodo: Rumor: Apple and AT&T... Tethering Plan

"We're not quite sure why Apple took down the NetShare application yet, we've received no communication from Apple thus far. NetShare did not violate any of the Developer or AppStore agreements."Official Site: Nullriver

• iTunes App Store: NetShare