AT&T iPhone customers: tethering is coming, for a price

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Wireless, iPhone

Citing an exclusive source from within AT&T, appmodo reports that "tethering support is coming later this summer" is AT&T-speak for "tethering support is coming at the end of July."

It won't be coming cheaply, however; appmodo's source says a tethering option will cost AT&T customers a whopping $55 a month.

While this is cheaper than the $70 rumor that's been making the rounds, it still strikes me as ridiculous that AT&T is charging additional money for this option in the first place. Considering their "unlimited" data plan is reportedly only unlimited until you reach 5 GB or so in any given month, it seems preposterous for AT&T to charge their customers an extra fee to use the iPhone to access the internet via tethering. But, since AT&T's wrangling caused Skype to be restricted to WiFi only and SlingPlayer Mobile to be almost totally crippled compared to the same software on different models of smartphones running on AT&T's network, perhaps this shouldn't come as a surprise.

With all the negative press AT&T has been getting over the past week, I have to wonder: what do they have against the iPhone?

AT&T iPhone customers: tethering is coming, for a price originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

AT&T iPhone customers: tethering is coming, for a price originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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