Tethering in iPhone OS 4.0 Beta

[Jeff Campbell]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://gizmodo.com/5542146/newest-iphone-40-beta-implies-that-att-is-finally-ready-for-tethering?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+gizmodo/full+(Gizmodo)' target='_blank'>http://gizmodo.com/5542146/newest-i.../full+(Gizmodo)</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Yes! Yes! Yes! Those sounds you heard moments ago are the horrified screams of your nearest AT&amp;T towers. Why? Because iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 brings us a new option in the settings menu: Tethering."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1274280060.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Well, from the screen shot above it certainly looks like they may offer tethering with the <a href="http://developer.apple.com/iphone/index.action" target="_blank">next iPhone OS</a>. The only obstacle will be AT&amp;T. At least it is supported now, or will be once iPhone OS 4 is released. Any thoughts as to if AT&amp;T will actually allow it and when it will happen?&nbsp;</p>

[Sven Johannsen]

Of course they'll allow it, as soon as you call up, or go on line, to sign up for the $60/mo plan, as opposed to the $30/mo plan. It is after all the cheaper iPhone data they are having trouple supporting, not the more expensive, netbook, data modem, any other smartphone tethering data. The problem was the iPhone didn't support throughput of the more expensive data, but Apple has corrected that. It really wasn't AT&Ts fault.:rolleyes:

[Jerry Raia]

The above is also in the iOS4 GM seed as well. I think it is going to be a bit too pricey for me though.