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Will AT&T Charge Extra For MMS & Tethering?

Posted by kdawson on from the is-a-bear-catholic dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Bill Snyder questions whether AT&T's jockeying on tethering and MMS may signal coming iPhone pricing surcharges. After all, as Apple's exclusive US partner, Ma Bell should have plenty of insight into upcoming iPhone features and revenue opportunities. Yet AT&T was very conspicuous in its absence from the list of providers who will support tethering and MMS at Tuesday's launch of the new iPhone at WWDC, and by Wednesday, it was backpedaling furiously, saying it will offer both services — later in the year. Certainly, the exclusive arrangement between the companies is proving to be an ugly roadblock to Apple's iPhone vision. But Snyder thinks it may go deeper than that: 'My best guess is that we'll see horrendous pricing surcharges for tethering and MMS, on top of the already expensive data and voice charges iPhone users pay. I don't think AT&T execs wanted to stand up at WWDC and announce that.'"

6 of 326 comments (clear)

  1. I thought... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...paying extra for stuff was considered a feature by Apple users.

    1. Re:I thought... by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 2, Funny

      Paying extra to Apple for Apple stuff is considered a feature by Apple users.

  2. "Will AT&T Charge Extra?" by Tumbleweed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, proof there IS such a thing as a dumb question! Congratulations! Was this one of the Millennium Problems?

    1. Re:"Will AT&T Charge Extra?" by Amouth · · Score: 4, Funny

      funny thing.. dealing with verison (after they bought MCI).. we dropped our t1 with MCI back in Nov 07.. after they came and removed equipment we continued to get bills.. I just findly resolved all of that about 2 months ago (yes nearly 2 years alter).. just last month i got a bill again.. but this time it wasn't for service..

      the bastards had the nerve to bill me for the postage and paper they send the previous bills on - as it was a "fee" that is normally included with service but as we didn't have "service" we had to pay the fee separate.. i enjoyed ripping their phone people a new one

      --
      '...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
  3. AT&T "backpeddling furiously" by bugeaterr · · Score: 2, Funny

    And they didn't trip? They must be on sure footing.
    I'm putting out a "buy" signal on AT&T shares.

  4. Or OTOH... by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't think AT&T execs wanted to stand up at WWDC and announce that.

    Or they were told not to spoil the festive atmosphere of the party with a line that was sure to bring out the Boo Birds bigtime.

    --
    "It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."