We all know about the NetShare debacle, the tethering app that surprisingly appeared in the App Store, was taken down, appeared again, and was taken down again. What we didn’t know, however, was that this really angered an iPhone user, who sent an email directly up to the God of shiny things himself (that’s Steve Jobs, for all you non-Apple loyalists).

AT&T offers data plans for BlackBerry that include tethering for an additional $30 per month (a total of $60 per month for the BlackBerry+tethering plan).

It seems ludicrous that the same thing is not offered with the iPhone. I understand the desire to prevent tethering with the current data plan, but I am willing to pay more money to allow tethering! With such an advanced device, why can I not do so?

This is where things go wild. Are you ready for this? If you are viewing this on an iPhone, I suggest you be seated, and make sure there is no scope for that phone to fall down on anything other than soft cushions. This is the reply he received:

We agree, and are discussing it with ATT.

Steve

Sent from my iPhone

Gizmodo is counting on the “Sent from my iPhone” part to seal this email as totally authentic. AppleInsider didn’t count on it and has since claimed to have verified that the transmission originated from an Apple IP and the same “D-class” as the other emails sent from the co-founder, CEO, and demiGod.

Of course, unless Apple or AT&T make an official announcement, all this talk is to be considered as rumour, and nothing more. [Ed note: For we all know, Phil Schiller could have snapped up Steve’s iPhone when he wasn’t looking and dashed off a couple emails. It’s not like the pass-code lock is very effective anyway.]

[Via Gizmodo]