“These features have topped iPhone users’ wish lists since the phone was launched two years ago. But millions of iPhone users in the U.S. will have to wait a little bit longer. That said, AT&T says the features are coming soon,” Reardon reports. “‘We will be offering a tethering plan and MMS for the iPhone,’ Mark Siegel, AT&T’s spokesman, said by phone. ‘But we haven’t announced a date.’”
“Siegel was short on details about when these features would be offered, which devices they would be offered on, and how much it plans to charge for the services. Siegel confirmed that the MMS functionality will be offered by the end of the summer, but he wouldn’t give any indication as to when tethering will be added,” Reardon reports.
“Siegel couldn’t say whether MMS and data tethering will be available on older versions of the iPhone. But if Apple is offering the features as part of the software upgrade, and AT&T offers the service for the iPhone 3G S phones, it would make sense for the company to offer the features on all iPhones supporting the upgraded software. But Siegel couldn’t say for sure if this was the case,” Reardon reports.
“While a delay of a few weeks or even a month or two might not seem like a big deal to some people, it seems strange given that AT&T already offers MMS and smartphone data tethering on several other devices,” Reardon reports.
“It’s difficult to understand why AT&T would need additional time to offer these new features on the iPhone, since it’s clear that the company already offers the services and has established rate plans for them. Siegel wasn’t able to elaborate or offer any explanation as to why AT&T would need more time to activate these services,” Reardon reports. “But I wonder if AT&T is worried about overloading its network.”
MacDailyNews Take: Give that lady a prize! AT&T woefully underestimated the impact of iPhone and has been struggling to catch up ever since. They’re still not there.
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