All iPhones reported to get Personal Hotspot with iOS v. 4.3.

Computerworld - All iPhones will reportedly have
the Personal Hotspot capability similar to what
Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday for its
iPhone coming Feb. 10.
Carriers will have to support the feature giving
Wi-Fi access to up to five devices. It is not clear
how soon the capability would come to AT&T,
which had exclusively sold iPhone in the U.S until
Verizon's announcement.
The Personal Hotspot feature is enabled in all
iPhones in the impending iOS version 4.3,
according to a Wednesday posting in Boy Genius
Report.
Apple officials could not be reached to comment
on the report, but BGR relied on an unnamed
source to confirm the existence of the Personal
Hotspot capability in iOS 4.3. BGR showed
screenshots that included the Personal Hotspot
feature under Wi-Fi and Airplane Mode settings in
an iPhone interface.
Technical acceptance of the feature is planned for
March, meaning Verizon would have a head start
on other carriers, including AT&T.
Pricing for Personal Hotspot has not been
announced for the Verizon iPhone, although
Verizon currently charges $20 a month for 2GB
on Wi-Fi connections on its Android phones and
through USB and MiFi modems on laptops.
Personal Hotspot will connect the Verizon iPhone
to up to five Wi-Fi capable devices.
Some analysts say Verizon might combine the
cost of its unannounced data fees for the iPhone
with the Personal Hotspot capability. One analyst,
Rob Enderle at Enderle Group, said the monthly
cost for both unlimited data and Personal Hotspot
could reach $120 a month on top of voice and
texting charges.
A Verizon spokesman on Tuesday said the
company will announce all service charges for
iPhone later but did not give a date. However,
another Verizon spokeswoman said Wednesday
that hotspots currently cost $20 monthly for 2GB,
adding, "and to my knowledge that won't
change."
AT&T could not be reached to comment on
when or whether it will support Personal Hotspot
in its iPhones, although it supports similar
capability on other devices.

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