3G is amazing on Cingular. I get 1Mb/sec download speeds. That is TRUE 100/KB (kilobytes not kilobits) per second. I tether my phone to my laptop and have broadband anywhere I go. I play MMORPGs, surf the net, and do everything I do on my home broadband connection except download very large files/videos.
I enjoy these speeds in New York City, Atlanta, and the suburbs of Hartford, CT. I'm not sure why everyone is saying it is 'so limited'. Additionally, 3G HSDPA is getting ready to zip up to 3.6Mbps in the near future.
I am absolutely devastated that the iPhone will not have 3G. I really may not be able to purchase at launch a product I was thoroughly excited about at announcement. I feel this is an inexcusable decision on Apple's part and hope we will be pleasantly surprised in June. It's painful to think that Cingular (I refuse to call it AT&T) has 5 handsets under $50 after rebate and one for $9.99 A.R. that all have 3G yet this flagship Apple product will not. Quite frustrating.
The price comment also continues to baffle me. My Treo 650 was $350 after huge discounts and mail in rebates from buy.com. The current 2-Year contract price on the Treo 750 is $499. PDA Smartphones/Pocket PCs have always hovered around $500, folks. If you are lucky you can string some rebates to get them around $300-400. And those phones have NEVER had 8GB of storage! Try 256MB or far less.
As a final comment to the original Cingular naysayer: I would never use Verizon. They terminate your service without warning if you go over 5GB/month of data (http://solutions.vzwshop.com/bba/pricing.htm) and cripple their phones' native functions, requiring you to use proprietary Verizon software. (That software often allows them to nickel-and-dime you)... Here's to Cingular iPhone 3G!
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3G is amazing on Cingular. I get 1Mb/sec download speeds. That is TRUE 100/KB (kilobytes not kilobits) per second. I tether my phone to my laptop and have broadband anywhere I go. I play MMORPGs, surf the net, and do everything I do on my home broadband connection except download very large files/videos.
I enjoy these speeds in New York City, Atlanta, and the suburbs of Hartford, CT. I'm not sure why everyone is saying it is 'so limited'. Additionally, 3G HSDPA is getting ready to zip up to 3.6Mbps in the near future.
I am absolutely devastated that the iPhone will not have 3G. I really may not be able to purchase at launch a product I was thoroughly excited about at announcement. I feel this is an inexcusable decision on Apple's part and hope we will be pleasantly surprised in June. It's painful to think that Cingular (I refuse to call it AT&T) has 5 handsets under $50 after rebate and one for $9.99 A.R. that all have 3G yet this flagship Apple product will not. Quite frustrating.
The price comment also continues to baffle me. My Treo 650 was $350 after huge discounts and mail in rebates from buy.com. The current 2-Year contract price on the Treo 750 is $499. PDA Smartphones/Pocket PCs have always hovered around $500, folks. If you are lucky you can string some rebates to get them around $300-400. And those phones have NEVER had 8GB of storage! Try 256MB or far less.
As a final comment to the original Cingular naysayer: I would never use Verizon. They terminate your service without warning if you go over 5GB/month of data (http://solutions.vzwshop.com/bba/pricing.htm) and cripple their phones' native functions, requiring you to use proprietary Verizon software. (That software often allows them to nickel-and-dime you)... Here's to Cingular iPhone 3G!