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

Hey just a message to the big boys at AT&T, better start sharpening you pencils. Your not the only kid on the block with iPhone's. When are you finally going to wake up and smell the coffee guys.
I have 5 of your iPhones, 2 additional cells and 2 AT&T wireless cards and guess what, at the end of their contract your getting the boot unless you start caring more about your users then your wallets.
For example, if and when ever you do decide on your tethering, do you honestly think that I'm going to pay that redicious price.
It's bad enough you changed your unlimited wireless to 5G, but to throw that on top.
The Only thing I can say is "It's been nice knowing you"!

US cell providers are well behind the curve on mobile service and I'm hoping the collective wisdom of both iPhone (as well as other smartphone) users has the know-how and wherewithal to stage some type of official protest. Yes, yes, don't buy an iPhone from AT&T, sure... But, and I'm no legal expert here, this Apple + AT&T partnership is really bleeding Apple and Mac lovers dry to the extent that Microsoft did with their monopoly of the PC market a while back ... and that ended with an anti-trust lawsuit in favor of the plaintiffs. Henceforth, Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot numerous times. Those of us who signed on the dotted line with AT&T: there is such a thing as a fraudulent contract ... "subject to changes without notice" shouldn't be able to fly. Just my $0.02

I am surprised with all the complaints about data usage and tethering no one has pointed out that AT&T already charges extra based on how you use your data - the Enterprise data plan says if you use corporate email, or access corporate web sites, you get to pay $15 per month extra for the same service.

So it shouldn't be a surprise they will charge everything they can get away with.

I am not sure if anyone has had a Windows Mobile device prior to an iPhone. I have been waiting on this iPhone release to upgrade and currently have a WinMo phone by HTC.

AT&T does currently charge for tethering and it is an additional $10 USD per month charge. They recommend that you upgrade to an unlimited data plan if you do not have one already when you sign up for a tether plan. There is no term commitment for it so you can cancel the tether service at any time without impact to your contract.

I can not see them charging more then this for the iPhone users. Especially considering how much easier it is to tether via iPhone versus WinMo.

http://appmodo.com/914/apple-iphone-mms-coming-in-july-tethering-55/

Nope, not gonna pay anything more to AT&T than I am right now... I have 2 iphones on my account and am ready for a price reduction!

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There is a lot of hate on all of the carriers here in the US. Here's what I think Apple could do with their "extra" 2 billion dollars left in the piggy bank. They first create their own "service" for iPhone and maybe iPod Touch (Depends on Steve's mood for the iPod Touch though) and everybody will be flocking to them and AT&T get pissed and spends a lot of money on fixing up their network to the point where they rival Japan's or Europe's cell provider and Apple switch back to AT&T and there shall be peace in the iDevice world :)

I don't think I am all that interested in paying for a full time tethering plan. But I would love (and use fairly often) a pay for use (or hourly) tethering option. Like if I am on the highway and need to send a client a file. I just jump off, tether up my laptop to the iPhone and beam the file off.

That would be useful for sure.