Laptop data connection via iphone

Method 1
I am interested in connecting my iphone to my macbook to send and receive data. I previously had a setup on an IBM where i could connect to the internet via my blackberry (ATT/Cingular).
Does anyone know of an arrangement of this sort?
Method 2
Even if i could input my iphone screen onto my laptop screen so i could see a large view would suffice
Method 3
Alternatively, i learned that ATT offers wifi service now and is partnered with starbucks, but the plans i read were all listed through ATT residential internet service (not like T-mobile that provides mbile phone subscribers discounts on the wifi plan). My residential DSL/phone setup is currently through Comcast/Vonage; im unaware of wifi plans either of these 2 offer.
Appreciate any insight you are able to provide! Seems there should be a solution right under my nose!
thanks

If you subscribe to one of several AT&T broadband access methods, you qualify for unlimited 802.11b/g access at any supported AT&T or Wayport access point, including those being installed and provisioned at Starbucks.
You will likely in the future, be entitled to iPhone-only unlimited access through such access points simply by virtue of being an at&t iPhone subscriber, though the initial, unannounced 'field trial' of this service has been at least temporarily shut down. This was primarily attributed to abuse by those using a laptop or other non-iPhone device to mimic one, and connect for unlimited use.
You can purchase and register a Starbucks card under the provisions of the Starbucks Card Rewards program, or register a supported Duetto VISA card, add a minimum of $ 5.00 to the card each month and receive two hours of free access per day using any supported 802.11b/g device—including an iPhone—at Starbucks alone. You can start [url=https://www.starbucks.com/card/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1] here to obtain more details.
These are three completely unrelated, but effectively overlapping, ways to get some degree of 802.11b/g access at Starbucks.

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