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Why I Won’t Be Buying An iPhone 3G
I don't dispute that the iPhone is an extremely cool little gadget, for a whole host of reasons I probably have no need to explain to most folks likely to be reading columns on this Website. However, even though Apple's iconic smartphone has finally made it's long-delayed debut here in the Great White North, I won't be buying one, and it's not mainly Apple's faultNext entry: The Road Warrior Mailbag plus From The Archive - 12" iBook vs 12" PowerBook Revisited
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Unlimited (in practice, limited to 5GB/month) data plans from cellular carriers here in the U.S. are about $60/month (with a voice plan).
Smartphone unlimited data is around $30/month, but tethering to a computer is not allowed (on some phones it is relatively easy to get around this restriction)
There is usually not a contractual requirement for the data plan - I can call up Verizon and cut on or off the unlimited data plan on a month-by-month basis.
It appears someone has figured out a kludge to tether the 3G iPhone:
http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/how-to-tether-your-iphone-3g-and-browse-the-web-using-your-3g-co