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BlackBerry-ies Do It, Windows Mobile-s Do It, Why Can't iPhones & Droids Do It? 3G Tethering

BlackBerry-ies do it. Windows Mobile-s do it. Even educated feature phones do it. Why can't iPhones and Droids to it too? (with apologies to Cole Porter) What is "it"? It is 3G tethering - the ability to use your phone's 3G wireless data facility with another device like a netbook or notebook. In all fairness, iPhones and Android based phones can tether. But, in the U.S. AT&T won't turn that feature on for the iPhone and it looks like Verizon is delyaing making this feature available for the Motorola Droid until next year...

Verizon Wireless: Tethering Coming for Droid (Gearlog)

Gearlog notes that you can probably expect to pay an extra $15 per month for the Droid tethering service. But, this is a good deal compared to the $60 per month you would pay for a dedicated USB 3G device or MiFi router.

As Gearlog also notes, all of these 3G plans top out at 5GB of data per month. So, don't go and download HD video on a daily basis over 3G. You might get a big surprise when you get your first bill.


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