I had been using a BB and tethering to my notebook. I don't know if Cingular can or can't tell the difference, I needed the service so I paid for it and yes, it is about $30 more (BES plan) per month. The good news is you can always switch back to the standard BB plan if you don't want/need tethering.
If you have Verizon you get a real deal as the tethering plan was less expensive and you get EVDO speed. With Cingular, you get EDGE, good for checking email and limited browsing, I always had 80-90kbps. I've read others gettting much better than that but I never did. Someone mentioned that Sprint included tethering but I never checked.
Data is still very expensive for someone like me who may need it one or two days a month and may not use it for a month or two. I had 3G Data Connect but decided to drop it as I was just not getting enough use to justify $60/mo. Hopefully when Sprint starts WiMax roll out, we'll see princes drop for 3G.
Regards-Michael G.
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