3g iphone/tethering/speed/newbie

[1wired1]

Hi, this is my first post. I hope you guys can help me out here.

I don't have an iphone yet, but thinking of getting one.

Background: The only home internet service available to me is dialup, 3g, and satellite. I purchased an aircard and a wireless router that accepts an aircard. The 3g service for an aircard is $60 per month. It works well at my house, no complaints.

My wife wants an iphone for her bday, service for the iphone is $30 per month + the voice plan which we already have. I would like to have one too, not fair for her to have one and not me

Here is what I need to know. Can I unlock the 3g iphones and tether for free without att knowing and how does tethering affect the 3g speed?

Seems that for the same monthly cost I can have two iphones and use tethering for home internet. Just have to pay the upfront cost for the iphones.

Thanks for any help.
1w1

[captainjapanicq]

There are apps that you need to pay for if you want to tether, they are 3rd party apps which require a jailbroken iphone. Can att find you if you are tethering your data probably.

[nmejunkie]

They will find out i recommend PDA NEt if your gonna do it it's the onl one that's easy

[captainjapanicq]

There is a $30 a month 5 gb limit, tethering plan coming out this week from att that you can pay for and do it legally.

[1wired1]

Oh cool thanks for the info. Much easier to do it legally. Is that the same as the previous plan they offered just with tethering?

Thanks

I just called att the rep checked and wasn't aware of the plan coming out. Any more details?

[jakkzen]

You're going to pay $60 for iphone data plan + tethering.

[gQstatus05]

I tether with $30 a month. To my knowledge they haven't released the tethering package yet for the iPhone. I could be wrong though. I would just download PDANet from Cydia, pay the 30 dollars for the year and be done with it. Nothing special with that tethering package it just a fancy name same ish. You can tether with APN: wap

[FLYNZ4]

There is a $30 a month 5 gb limit, tethering plan coming out this week from att that you can pay for and do it legally.

Has anyone heard an update on when the AT&T tethering plan will be announced?

Jim