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Verizon confirms DROID tethering cost, will ask subscribers to double-down on their data plan
Just a few days ago Verizon made the less-than-shocking confirmation that DROID tethering was coming, but wouldn't say how much it would cost. Now that the hardest of hardcore fans are already waiting in line, disconnected from the world at large, the company is unleashing the bad news: it'll ...
AT&T defends its data network from Verizon ad attacks
AT&T defends its data network from Verizon ad attacks
appleinsider.com — As Verizon has stepped up its efforts to portray AT&T;'s data network as sparse and largely unavailable,... AT&T; has published information that shows Verizon isn't telling the whole story. (more) AT&T defends its data network from Verizon ad attacks
Tethering to iPhone still coming, AT&T says; no date set
computerworld.com — Computerworld - AT today reiterated its plans to offer tethering on the iPhone, but again gave no... date when that might happen -- more than a year after the carrier first said tethering would be coming "soon." Asked just when that would be, a ... (more) Tethering to iPhone still coming, AT&T says; no date set
Motorola Droid Launch Surprises Verizon Employees - iPhone Comparisons Abound
stageselect.com — Buy Android Games Buy Android Games style= The Droid launched nationwide today, including in the Chicago area,... where Verizon Store employees were not allowed to turn on the phone until the designated time. So, at midnight last night, the world ... (more) Motorola Droid Launch Surprises Verizon Employees - ...
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Droid Tethering Details — Double-Down of Price and Bandwidth
jkOnTheRun — ... , which is double what the previously expected charge was. That’s about the most I’d pay for any phone tethering. But according to Engadget, the good news is that you get double your monthly bandwidth. The Droid requires a data plan just for the non-phone usage and that data plan is capped at 5 GB per month. The additional $30 fee gains you five more gigabytes specifically for the tethering. So it’s not all bad, considering I’m paying $60 a month for 5 GB right now on a USB adapter with Verizon. In fact, if I could get another 5 GB for tethering at this ...

Verizon Droid tethering will cost you
Macworld — ... users will soon be able to use the device to tether though, something the iPhone is not capable of. Tethering allows the mobile device and its data connection to be used as an Internet connection for another system like a laptop. Verizon has confirmed that tethering will cost you though —an additional $30 per month for an additional unlimited data plan that is also limited to 5Gb. So, if you want tethering you will pay $60 above and beyond the monthly contract for service for an 'unlimited' 10Gb of data per month. Verizon isn't stopping there with the sticker shock either. It ...

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