News <News@Group.Name> wrote:

> >> Apparently, a mission to consume bandwidth in wretched excess, as
> >> inefficiently as possible.
> >
> > people used to say that about the web around 1992, no news there. bottom
> > line... apple is paving the future for all of us
>
> Not exactly; fanbois are paving themselves into a corner.

said the Punchcard Operator to the Guy sitting in front of a Terminal in
1969

> Soon fanbois will have to pay the piper for the bandwidth waste being
> generated by their small band, who rightfully should pay higher charges
> associated with their wretchedly excessive and inefficient use.
>
> Enjoy your triple digit dollar per month data plans, fanbois!

no, i turned on tethering last night on my iPhone 3GS and it was free.
so there won't be any additional charges. sounds like you are behind the
curve.