People, particularly people with iPhones, love to rag on AT&T. But is it really that bad? Yes, it really is, at least according to the trustworthy Consumer Reports.

If you want tether your iPhone to your computer to share its 3G connection, you have to pony up $20 a month to AT&T for the privilege. Unless you're 15-year-old Nick Lee, who snuck an app that could do it for free into the App Store under the guise of a simple flashlight app.

It's been a couple of weeks since the iPhone 4 pre-order fiasco, and it's tempting to forget about it and just talk about the phone. Tempting, but wrong. What happened earlier this month is important, because it was fundamentally a different animal from past iPhone launch woes. Now we can finally point the finger at who's responsible.

The iPhone 4 has found its way into the hands of select reviewers (read: approved by Apple) and it's no surprise that they're loving it. The enthusiasm isn't baseless, though. The 4th generation iPhone is scoring high marks for its new design, its FaceTime video chats, HD-quality video recording abilities and its longer battery life. Poor AT&T, though: the carrier that has brought us the iPhone since '07 just can't catch a break, as the reviewers collectively slammed the company's service.