I don't know if this has been discussed before, but I would like to know if the iPhone can be connected to a MacBook for internet access using the AT&T service. That is, with an unlimited data plan, could the MacBook go online wirelessly using the phone instead of a normal broadband connection?
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iPhone connectivity
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Yes, this is called tethering and is coming soon to AT&T. There will be an extra charge for it, with a soft limit of 5GB.
There is no source, he's just parroting what everyone thinks it'll be, since the air cards have that cap. However, iPhone itself, doesn't have a cap, it is unlimited (many people misread the TOS).
The tethering plan has not been officially announced, so there is nothing reliable on it. The 5 gb soft cap is for the current iPhone data plan (which is what's used when people update the carrier settings and enable tethering currently.)