Rumor: iPhone Tethering Option in the Works

Remember NetShare, the tethering app that somehow made its way into the App Store, only to be removed, only to be relisted, only to be banned again? Well, it appears a more official, more permanent solution, may just be in the works. While jailbreak users can get relief from our own Tethering Tutorial , an Apple / AT&T fix would help usher in the same functionality to loyal users that adhere to the iPhone's authorized use policies. Apparently, Steve Jobs responded to the email of a Gizmodo reader that had inquired about a tethering plan. The email reads:

AT&T offers data plans for BlackBerry that include tethering for an additional $30 per month (a total of $60 per month for the BlackBerry+tethering plan). It seems ludicrous that the same thing is not offered with the iPhone. I understand the desire to prevent tethering with the current data plan, but I am willing to pay more money to allow tethering! With such an advanced device, why can I not do so?

To which Steve ("Steve?") responded: "We agree, and are discussing it with ATT. Steve Sent from my iPhone." Even though following the BlackBerry's paradigm (paying $30 a month for tethering) is mildly obscene, it would at least give users an official option, for which there is currently none. Way to go Stevie -- even from the grave you're thinking about the little people!

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