The tie-in to AT&T is largely technology driven. Your only other choice in the U.S. would be the T-Mobile 3G network which is even more limited than the AT&T network. The iPhone does not have the hardware to access the Verizon or Sprint networks.

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Carcass? Has Apple died? Long live the beleaguered!

From every ad I have ever seen...."3G not available in all areas..." If your on a fringe area...you have both 3G and edge available. My phone when traveling, switches automatically back and forth. I don't have to stream you tube 24/7....

"since the iPhone 3G and AT&T 3G Network is faulty and rarely provides 3G connectivity to its customers.”

Well then what's that little "3G" doing on my iPhone, ALL THE TIME?

"Keller says Apple markets the iPhone 3G because of its speed, but the phone and the network do not live up to the advertising "

Then why do I see "1.2Mb/S" when I go do a 3G speed test? This seems to be about average too. Look at this, and scroll down to see everyone's speeds... the majority are clustered in the 1.2Mbps area.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pJASLEVIg-lpE4AsJ11KxBQ

I think Peter Keller is just trying to make a quick (unearned) buck.

Heh, I've had my iPhone for two weeks now, and being in the San Diego area, I've had my 3G and E moments, but I have yet to have one single call dropped.

And you know what? I knew I wouldn't always have 3G. I knew phones drop calls. And I knew that advertising "always look(s) on the bright side of life."

Boy, do I feel dumb that I didn't see this opportunity to get rich. On the other hand, I'd much rather be dumb about that, instead of being so stupid that I don't understand ad disclaimers and hyperbolic marketing.

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Eric

There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence. - Will Rogers

This is ridiculous. First off, I nearly always have the little"3G" on my phone, even when I am not in the city. The only time I have edge is if I am way out in the middle of nowhere (which happens alot, but that is because I live in Texas. Can't have 3G everywhere yet). Second, I don't have issues with dropped calls, or with slow speeds. I agree with the majority of the people here. This guy is out to get a quick buck in the bad economy (shouldn't have spent all that money on the iPhone) and if he is unhappy, just go return it and go to Verizon. I am sure you will get much better 3G service over there.. cough cough

It amazes me that there is very little concept of personal accountability left in the world. why must everything be someone else's fault.

read the specifications and make informed decisions. don't run out, spend your money and then - because it doesnt live up to some invented level of performance - whinge and bleat and make it somneone else's problem.

there ARE circumstances where NEGLIGENCE should be punished, but in my view there should be NEGLIGENCE not simply a failure to anticipate every possible nuance of performance that someone MAY find to be not acceptable.

my mind is drawn to the unspeakably ridiculous litigation against macdonalds for the coffee in the lap incident. in which universe is coffee normally sold COLD.

i guess the macdonalds example is at the lunatic fringe of the issue i am discussing here, but it serves to illustrate the point that one should take some responsibility for one's acts. it cannot be reasonable, in my view, to behave recklessly (and i include in this spending many dollars on a device without understanding the extent to which it will suit my needs in the environment i am going to use it in) and then expect someone else to foot the bill and certainly maybe to pay any damages for my lack of attention to that suitability.

the iphone literature and the realities of 3G are well known to everyone who has eyes to see and read.

there are NO guarantees that any mobile device on any technology will perform to the general specification. there are too many unknowns and complexities.

anyone who doesn't understand this is probably better off not buying technology.

i wonder how many people actually get the exact miles per gallon cited in the specifications for urban (etc) cycle. the idea of these numbers is to give the user an IDEA of the kind of performance they might expect compared to a similar device, be it a car or a phone.

the iphone is a great device. sure it has limitations. but that is exactly what a sane person would expect for something at the cutting edge of technology.

get real people and take responsibility for your own decisions.