Congrats to the community for stepping up to the plate with this critical feature that Apple has inexplicably omitted for all this time. Just goes to demonstrate the advantage of NOT having Apple as a gatekeeper for the iPhone platform, rather than its users.

Since everyone knows there's a soft cap on data of 5GB with AT&T, does anyone know if AT&T can figure out you're tethering when you're not supposed to be if all you are doing is surfing the web?

I think I'll wait this one out before i get charged up the wazoo.

Apparently WiseWeasel isn't so wise. The lack of tethering has nothing to do with Apple and everything to do with AT&T. It's the carrier that can't cope with all the bandwidth used if everyone was tethering through their iPhones.

With other phones, the tethering option costs extra. But then again, there aren't near as many people tethering with other phones as their would be with iPhones.

Without access to Guest's crystal ball, it's difficult to determine whether the problem is coming from Apple or AT&T's end. The fact that AT&T offers the option for other phones indicates that they are at least open to the possibility of such a feature. The fact that this feature is available for other handsets on AT&T's network, but not for the iPhone, is indicative of a hold up with this particular handset manufacturer, not the carrier.

MacNN readers apparently don't appreciate people saying anything negative about Apple, even when they are clearly in the wrong, but you're not doing anyone any favors by apologizing for Apple's behavior, or dismissing the complaints surrounding their products. Some of us love our iPhones, but would like to encourage Apple to (gasp) make them BETTER... Apple could at least communicate what the hold-up is to their customers, if in fact it is a problem with the carrier. Being able to use your cell phone as a modem for your computer is such a common feature, in particular with so-called smart phones, that this is a glaring omission on Apple's part.

Personally, I wouldn't pay an extra $30 a month for this feature (what, are you freaking kidding me, AT&T?), and so I don't ultimately care too much if official support is added if it means adding that fee to your monthly bill, but for those users who WOULD need this feature, it's disappointing that it's still completely missing in action, with zero announcements about planned support or what the problem is. Until then, bravo to those who have made the effort to circumvent this serious limitation in the iPhone's capabilities.