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RE: Useful, but not....
By michael2k on 3/20/2009 12:39:08 PM , Rating: 2
There is no fuss. The capability has been there since the first iPhone (someone actually wrote an app to allow tethering, and sold a few copies before Apple pulled it!).

The real issue is that Apple has made an API for it (probably with features to auto-throttle, measure, and cap so people don't over-spend), and that carriers finally have enough bandwidth to support it.

At least in the US, it was discovered that after the release of the iPhone that data usage increased 50x, and tethering wasn't an option. Many people reported slow or spotty coverage due to too many iPhones in an area.

If they had allowed tethering as an option, I'm willing to bet that service would have ground to a standstill until AT&T could beef up their coverage. My guess is that two years later they've done enough for it to be an option.


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