[0xFFFE]

When I moved here I was surprised to know that I had to explicitly ask AT&T to enable tethering. In India, it is enabled by default and is part of your subscription, you just pay for the data depending on the plan you choose.

[djrogers]

You need a better carrier then. I have unlimited data and no tethering fee on Verizon, and similar plans are available on other carriers as well.