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AT&T to offer Personal Hotspot Wi-Fi to iPhone users?

AT&T is likely to add Personal Hotspot Wi-Fi as on option for iPhone users when iOS 4.3 hits, following in Verizon's footsteps.

Personal Hotspot gives users a chance to share their iPhone's 3G connection as a Wi-Fi access point for other devices. Apple added support for the option in iOS 4.2.6.



Verizon charges $20 per month for Wi-Fi tethering, and AT&T will likely offer a similar deal.

The move is reminiscent of when Apple added MMS support and Bluetooth tethering to iOS 3.0, but AT&T restricted the features for months.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 20 Feb 2011 3:48

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• 3 comments

• KillerBug

  LoL...$20 a month? Just root the thing and get it for free...oh yeah...it does not have android.
  

  21.2.2011 05:57 #1

• ZippyDSM

  Wait...they are charging you to hook your phone up to your own internet?

  21.2.2011 08:38 #2

• lxhotboy

  Originally posted by KillerBug: LoL...$20 a month? Just root the thing and get it for free...oh yeah...it does not have android. Thats why i love android. I have free wifi hotspots with my droid.

  21.2.2011 18:51 #3