AT&T to offer mobile hotspot on iPhone 4 starting March 11th, requires usual $45 data plan
One of the biggest features missing from the iPhone (sans jailbreak) is the ability to use it as a hotspot for your other devices. When Apple announced the new iOS 4.3 they showed this as an added feature. It’s been confirmed that the functionality will be available from the outset and yes, you’ll need to add tethering to your plan at a rate of $20. Or you could jailbreak and pay a one time fee of $20 for MyWi which came in handy for us during CES this year. You decide.
Though it was kind of implied during the iPad 2 event yesterday when we learned that the GSM (that is, non-Verizon) version of the iPhone 4 would be getting iOS 4.3 with mobile hotspot capability on March 11th, we’ve doubly confirmed with AT&T today that the carrier will be offering the feature right out of the gate — a departure from the tethering delay of days gone by.
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