Exclusive: Tethering for Nokia Lumia 800 devices with MCR3(Tango?) update in test now!

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Thanks to Vodafone_AU – we are happy to confirm that the much-anticipated Nokia Lumia Tethering or WiFi Hotspot (Internet Connection Sharing) update appears to finally be almost here! In response to questions tabled by WPDownUnder to Vodafone today, we have received advice stating that the current Windows Phone 7.5 (MCR3) (Tango?) Update in test at Vodafone contains this feature rollout for the Lumia range.

About time! :D

 

And on their software update Blog:

This great news! The Tethering update has been a long time coming, and aside from some niggling issues with the camera performance on the Lumia 800 – this will really top off this awesome device. Oh – and it should also be here for the Lumia 710.

Great stuff, we can’t wait to have it arrive (in a couple of weeks – certainly before the end of June). It would not surprise us if this update launches around the time of Microsoft’s June 30 Windows Phone Summit!

Sheeds.

KUDOS to mynokiablog for their EXCLUSIVE find yesterday in discovering the MCR3 test at Vodafone_AU and surmising that this would indeed include Tethering! :)

LINK: http://mynokiablog.com/2012/06/07/vodafone-au-testing-a-wp-update-mcr3/

  • http://twitter.com/David_Cook David Cook

    Any news from Telstra on tethering with the Lumia?

  • http://twitter.com/MFaroTusino Michael Faro-Tusino

    Exclusive? I posted yesterday that is was Tango :p

    • http://www.wpdownunder.com/ Sheeds

      LOL – not that bit, Exclusive re: Tethering finally coming with this update :P

      • http://twitter.com/MFaroTusino Michael Faro-Tusino

        My post had tethering written. Last line ;)
        Tethering is a feature of Tango. No tether, no tango

        http://mynokiablog.com/2012/06/07/vodafone-au-testing-a-wp-update-mcr3/

        • http://www.wpdownunder.com/ Sheeds

          Yep, it did. Althought splitting hairs, it assumed Tethering – whereas I got confirmation of that today ;) lol…kudos however to your find. credit above.

          • http://twitter.com/MFaroTusino Michael Faro-Tusino

            That’s better :p

            Hahaha. Not that I’m competitive and all. But yes. You did get confirmation it had tethering. I give you that. Will credit you too ;)

  • http://twitter.com/MagooChris Chris McHugh

    I need this on my Lumia 800 that I won through the MS and Nokia comps, other than the internet sharing, just being able to have the phone work out that the power cable has been plugged in will be a bonus at this point…

  • http://twitter.com/thesorehead ACV

    About bloody time! Tethering worked very well with Mango on my HTC Trophy, really would like this feature on my Lumia.

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  • tj

    Microsoft – hurry up – android gadgets are looking better by the week

  • tj

    it’s July, almost August 2012 – where is the tether support for Lumia 800 (unlocked phone)

    • http://www.wpdownunder.com/ Sheeds

      Sorry to tell you – but I received mine today! :)

  • Magun

    Just finish downloading a couple of Win Phone updates and a Nokia update… and now I have WiFi tethering on my Lumia 800 :D

  • WP7Fan

    Just got the update. Installed fine on Lumia 800 (Telstra). Tethering works fine. Yippe.
    Thanks so much to all involved in delivering this. Need internet when onsite for work purposes.