It’s a fair point to say most implementations of either MMS or tethering on a majority of phones suck and are little used by many phone customers. That’s why when those features become simple, a majority of people will actually start using them, causing a flood of increased strain on AT&T’s network.
The answer seems quite simple: AT&T is afraid of what will happen to its network once millions of iPhone users start sending MMS and connecting their computer to the network. There is history behind the theory. Remember the South by Southwest debacle? Throngs of 3G users descended on Austin, Texas and completely overwhelmed AT&Tâs network. That was only three months ago. What has AT&T been able to do since March to significantly balance the foundation of its network? The bigger question is what will happen when millions of people across the U.S. start using MMS and tethering all at once? At this point, I think you would see the network crumble like a house of cards.
Exactly. Just another strike against AT&T and another notch toward an iPhone on Verizon.