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AT&T iPhone data tethering plan to be $55 monthly?

Unless it includes the regular data plan, it's still too much.

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Mobile | by Barb Dybwad | Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:55PM | 1 comment

There's been a bunch of rumour and speculation on this ever since AT&T promised "data tethering is coming," and a new "inside source" puts the monthly price point for the forthcoming iPhone tethering plan at $55. Though it's less than the $70 originally rumoured, unless it includes either the existing phone data plan or SMS/MMS (or ideally, both), it's still too high. John Gruber agrees.

This story around the web:

Trusted sources:
external link AT&T iPhone customers: tethering is… [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)]
external link Appmodo: Official AT&T iPhone Tethering… [Daring Fireball]
external link Daring Fireball Linked List: Appmodo:… [daringfireball.net]

Latest Tweets about this story:

  • curt_m - @jseattle @westseattleblog I'm hope AT&T allows iPhone tethering soon.
  • ZaTaylor - AT&T sends me new accessories email for my iPhone. How about tethering! #hate
  • Netbooee - RT @jonathanstark: RT @kreatre2009: Hey AT&T... Where's my iPhone tethering? The year is almost over.
  • flpatriot - AT&T: $99/mo data-only iPhone plan, no cap, tethering. Make it happen. #justsaying
  • timcourtney - RT @jonathanstark: RT @kreatre2009: Hey AT&T... Where's my iPhone tethering? The year is almost over.
  • jefcon1 - RT @kreatre2009 Hey AT&T... Where's my iPhone tethering? The year is almost over.
  • arieliondotcom - They'll just charge high fees like #AT&T. RT .@courosa If Rogers cuts off iPhone tethering in the New Year, I will be a sad, sad man...
  • stuntaz - RT @SteveStreza: Tethering. Just thought I'd remind you of a reason to hate AT&T, that's all.
  • ransomtech - @courosa AT&T about to release tethering here, but at a premium :-(
  • jzeitler - It's days like these which make me wish AT&T properly supported tethering.

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Apple, AT&T
Related glossary terms:
tethering, SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
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Gregory Tammany (11:49 AM on Mon Jun 29, 2009)

Another failed opportunity for AT&T to not be a corporate monster. In today's economics times, it would of been nice to open up this option as an addition to the forced unlimited data plan the Iphone requires. Can they literally suck every last penny out of their customers? With the momentum the iPhone brings to AT&T, this would have been an easy thank you to their new and existing customers who had to sign up for TWO YEARS. These same customers who are consolidating their services they are subscribing to with the intention of surviving this and maybe even feeding their families this week. Hopefully, they'll smarten up, pull their fangs out a little and help their clients survive this nonsense that is thrust upon us by this same thinking.

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