This is a major bummer. iPhone Atlas is reporting that AT&T has no plans to allow you to use the iPhone 3G as a cellular modem tethered to your laptop to provide an Internet connection. I used to have a Motorazr that was on the 3G network and LOVED the fact that I could get an Internet connection on my laptop anytime I had cellular service. As much as I love my iPhone, the lack of Dial Up Networking (DUN) is enough to make me sigh in disgust.
There are methods for tethering the current iPhone, and I don’t doubt that ambitious hackers out there will come up with a way to tether the upcoming iPhone 3G. I had shied away from doing anything to my iPhone not strictly supported by Apple and that would risk additional charges on my AT&T bill. However, this news might be enough to push me over the edge and into an iPhone crackdown.
