AT&T's 3G service still remains capped at 3.6Mbps download, where in other countries HSDPA is up to twice that. The iPhone 3GS is set to support those speeds, but what good is it if the carrier doesn't? Just like T-Mobile is now: Approximately 15% of their coverage area across the US was moved over to 3G. The difference is it was BEFORE their flagship phones, the G1 and the latest Sidekick, were released. The proposed dates for the initial 3G rollout were met by T-Mobile, whereas AT&T still refuses to lay out concrete dates to move their customers to the next level.

It's amazing how obsolete we are, considering the amount of money us foolhardy iPhone/iPhone 3G/3GS users spend not only on the hardware, but on the services as well.

Finally, I would jump on Verizon if the iPhone were to be ported to CDMA. Verizon picked the wrong fruit (read: Blackberry) to support it's first touchscreen mobile handheld.

- Adrian

When the 3G came out, I decided to do my boycotting then. Why? Easy – no 3G service. It amazed me how many of the locals jumped into the 3G price without checking to see if the service was even available. To this day, I still do not have a 3G iPhone because of this reason. People griped about the pricing then and here we are a year later hearing it all again. Seriously? Are people paying attention?

So, fast forward to this coming Friday. (3Gs release) Will I have a 3Gs? Nope. Why? Because of the exact same reasons – pricing (again) and coverage (again). During the past year I have repeatedly written AT&T to point all this out. As recent as two days ago, I told them once again how much money they've lost from me during the past year and the possible next year simply because their coverage is swalloed by Verizon and Sprint when it comes to broadband – and the fact that they don't listen to their customers.

AT&T announced in Februaray of this year that 3G will FINALLY come to us in St. Johns county and St. Augustine. Wow – I finally feel like I'm leaving 1994. Seriously, Sprint and Verizon have had braodband (and really great speeds at that) down here for years. However, is AT&T's announcement just to push sales? Very likely. Should we believe them? Probably not. However, I guarantee that come this fall, lots of St. Augustine iPhone peeps are going to have a very difficult decision on their hands… to wait a few short months for any possible Verizon announcement – or jump into AT&T for another 2 years upon an announcement of finally getting 3G service this fall. ('09) It will be a tough call for me as well. Sprint lost me due to customer service, but they had amazing quality. AT&T has already proven their service sucks – they're following Sprint's CS lead as well. It's going to be a real tough call in a few short months for everyone in our little town.

iPhone – awesome device.
AT&T – worst partner Apple ever made.

I'm going to wait until July to decide. Also because I really want to hear what folks think about the 3Gs once they get their hands on it. And just for the record Adam, I've been saving money to buy an iPhone since the iPhone launched. As of right now I have enough money to buy seven 3G iPhones, or three 16gb 3Gs iPhones, or two 32gb 3Gs iPhones with plenty of cash left over to hit TacoBell for weeks….who's with me?

Thank you for putting together such a well written blog post, bud!