Dubious Steve Jobs Email Claims iPhone Tethering Talks with AT&T...

An iPhone user alleges that he wrote Steve Jobs, pointing out that AT&T offers data plans for BlackBerry that include tethering for an additional $30 per month, but does not offer a tethering plan for the iPhone, which seems "ludicrous."

Allegedly, Steve Jobs replied:

We agree, and are discussing it with ATT.

Steve

Sent from my iPhone

The news, reported by Gizmodo, has rumor status and has not been confirmed by Apple. Either way, paying an additional $30 for tethering to the already outrageously expensive iPhone plan is also ludicrous. But caught in between two mega-greedy companies, Apple and AT&T, it will probably happen sometime soon. Prepare for the $200 iPhone plan, with unlimited tethering!

Netshare, a great third-party application for iPhone and iPhone 3G, was up on Apple's AppStore, then taken down, then put back on, then finally it has been taken off indefinitely in early August. Nullriver's $9.99 NetShare software enabled iPhone users to share their gadget's wireless Internet connection with a computer. Those lucky enough to snatch it reported it worked great.

However, it appears that the application conflicted with AT&T's iPhone Terms and Conditions, which allege that one cannot use the Data Service sessions by applications that tether the Internet connection to a computer "or other equipment for any purpose."

What now? Nullriver doesn't have the application available for download from its website, but resourceful iPhone users can find the application on the Internet and, with the help of a jailbreaking tool, they can run it on their iPhones.