AT&T apparently needs more time to shore up its network before it offers data tethering through the iPhone. When it’s finally ready, determining price will be yet another hard issue for the network to take on. Charge too much and you’ve got the obvious consumer disappointment. Charge too little, and its popularity may bring about even more network problems.
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I’ve wanted a tethering option for my iPhone since 2007, when I waited in line to buy an EDGE-based first-generation iPhone. I upgraded to the iPhone 3G, of course, and I’m still wanting and waiting for tethering. Why? Because I’m the kind of customer who is just mobile enough to need Internet access for my laptop several times a year in places that aren’t WiFi handy — but not often enough to make shelling out for a dedicated USB dongle and service plan worthwhile. . . .
. . . read the full article at MacNewsWorld.com
