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iPhone Doesn't Surf Fast Enough for Jobs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the must-go-faster-must-go-fastr dept.

ElvaWSJ writes with a link to a Wall Street Journal interview with Steve Jobs and AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson. As you can imagine, they're pretty enthusiastic. Just the same, they address the possibility that the iPhone will slow internet access on Ma Bell's cell network. "Mr. Jobs acknowledged that the company's new iPhone won't surf the Internet as fast as he would like on the network, called "Edge," but added that the device's ability to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots would give consumers a speedier alternative for Web browsing. For his part, Mr. Stephenson said the iPhone represents a broader push by AT&T into Wi-Fi services, including, potentially, mobile Internet calling. The two men also discussed the iPod's "halo effect" and reflected on the origins of their corporate partnership."

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  1. Time... by BlueLightSpecial · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is it time yet for the Iphone to be Myphone so shinyyy....

  2. Not even out by jzuska · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's not even out, and it's already obsolete.
    They already have a 3g one in the works.
    600 now, and 600 when the new one is out.
    LAME

  3. Map mixes Edge and 3G by SuperKendall · · Score: 0, Troll

    Phones with 3G degrade to EDGE when they don't have 3G. I know, for example, Colorado does not have 3G at all and yet there are a bunch of marks on that map, which simply measures network speed at points.

    The country is EDGE ready, not 3G. Sorry.

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  4. Re:oblig by utopianfiat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Umm, so wait, correct me if I'm wrong, but he's got his panties in a knot over EdgeGPRS's shitty bandwidth and piss-poor latency, mentions it, and everyone's like ZOMG THE IPHONE IS SLOW!
    "EDGE can carry data speeds up to 236.8 kbit/s" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_f or_GSM_Evolution
    "In June 2003, a third modulation standard was ratified: 802.11g. This works in the 2.4 GHz band (like 802.11b) but operates at a maximum raw data rate of 54 Mbit/s, or about 19 Mbit/s net throughput" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11g

    FFS I thought this was supposed to be News for nerds and stuff that matters, not Dupes for nerds and stuff that we already know!

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