Does OS6 change personal hotspot performance?

My MacBook seems to connect to my iPhone personal hotspot, but it cannot access the internet or get mail through it.  I recently installed OS6.

I have the same problem. The SSID is not broadcast. When I tried to connect through Bluetooth, it gave me an error saying it can't connect to the bluetooth network. I have iOS 6.0.1. It started happening on 11/19.
I tried resetting network settings and it didn't help.
I tried restoring my phone and set up as a new phone. Interestingly enough, when i do this, it's stuck at the Set Up Personal Hotspot step, where it always prompts me to either call ATT or go the website. I have the 5GB personal data plan, btw. I called up ATT and they verified there's nothing wrong with my plan. They opened up a case number and promised to get back by 11/22. I'm not holding my breath.
However, when I restore my phone to an existing backup, it gets me to the Personal Hotspot screen, where I can toggle it on and off. But of course, turning it on still doesn't work.
I went to Apple store and they told me that several customers have complained about the same thing, but they're still not sure at this point whose fault it is, Apple or ATT. They've escalated the problem to engineering, but don't know when this will be resolved. This is really annoying. But at least I feel much better that it's not just happening to me.

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