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Verizon’s personal hotspot feature for the iPhone 4 will cost subscribers an extra $20 per month on top of their regular data plan. This is the same pricing structure you get with Verizon’s other smart-phones.
There has been speculation that Verizon would stick it to AT&T by offering the hotspot feature – which lets you share your internet connection with up to five devices via Wi-Fi – for free. As it is, the feature costs the same as AT&T’s tethering plan. It is also possible that the wireless hotspot feature will come to all iPhone’s with the release of iOS 4.3.
Verizon still wins, though, even if AT&T allows the hotspot feature. Whereas AT&T charges you $20 just to share your already limited pool of data, Verizon gives you an extra 2GB. This is separate from your iPhone’s regular data allowance, and presumably precludes the use of Verizon’s limited-edition unlimited data plan with the service.
The biggest news about the Verizon iPhone isn’t about coverage or network performance. It’s about competition. Look anywhere else in the world and the choice between multiple carriers has lowered prices. Now, with the Big Two going head to head over the exact same hardware, things may get a little better for the consumer.
Verizon dishes on iPhone hotspot pricing [Macworld]
Photo: Jon Snyder / Wired.com
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