iPhone 4 will become a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 5 devices with new iOS 4.3

News about the iPhone do not cease being topical as more and more reports are coming about new features and opportunities of Apple’s flagship phone. Now in addition to that Verizon is launching its own iPhone there is a report that the iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless would include new Personal Hotspot capabilities, enabling users to connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices. It should be noted that while Verizon iPhones may get the feature first, all iPhones will have the feature in iOS 4.3.

"We're sure there will need to be carrier support for this feature, and for AT&T users it is entirely possible we might not see this right away," writes BGR's Jonathan S. Geller. "For those of you with more lenient carriers, however, we are sure you will be pleased to learn that you’ll be able to connect up to five devices over Wi-Fi to the iPhone’s cellular data connection. We are told the OS version will be 8F5148b, the baseband will be 04.08.00, and technical acceptance is planned for March."

Verizon will begin offering the iPhone 4 on Thursday, February 10, while qualified Verizon customers will be able to pre-order them a week earlier. The price will be $199.99 for the 16GB model and $299.99 for the 32GB model with a new two year customer agreement.