The iPhone 3.0 software has been released and those of us within the US are without 2 of the most wanted features: MMS and tethering. At this particular juncture, I think it's safe to say tethering is going to be at a premium. I've read some reports predicting that it could cost an additional $65/mo.

What about MMS? In today's world of smartphones and even your average flip phone, carriers and their plans don't really discriminate between SMS and MMS. If that's the case with AT&T and the iPhone, why the delay? AT&T all ready offers this on a variety of other devices and is simply bundled in the messaging plan. This is why I'm starting to believe MMS is going to cost us.

Now I don't know about you, but this is a feature I'm simply not going to pay for, out of principle alone. Besides, I'm tied into my 3G contract and would only have the ability to send photos and not video. And for me personally, I can share my pictures on a multitude of social networks via the iPhone, where all of my friends and family are anyway.

Ultimately I'm predicting AT&T's delays are due to them trying to come up with tiered plans for MMS and the different iPhone models. Here's to hoping I'm wrong.