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    mollytjm
    Sep 15 10:24 AM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    the iphone is still better, when compared to anything like it...which there isn't! if you use one you'll realize how really amazing it is.
    try looking at the web on a treo or blackberry... if you can see it.     Reply
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    reality
    knocking
    Sep 15 08:43 AM
    Are Text Messaging Prices the Biggest Wireless Issue? [view article]
    Why have the prices increased? You are kidding me. Here is yet another Democrat trying to capture media attention while promoting himself as a change agent. Senator Kohl’s letter does not even warrant a response. Reply
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    capecodmobil
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    Sep 15 12:34 AM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    jessedegenerate:

    A bullet referring to shutting off 3g wasn't needed, and that isnt the point, now is it?

    And as to making some reference of PC power management expertise vs wireless handset power management as if there is some reasonable crossover of expertise is simply misguided. It would be an effort in futility, given your comments, to waste ones time/energy enlightening you with the details. But as you say "smart guy", make a few calls to Qcom, IFX, NOK, RIM or even Apple itself and perhaps you'll learn something....     Reply
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    iWantYourSou
    l
    Sep 15 12:31 AM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    I hate Christians, mostly because of the fact that they believe in an all knowing and all powerful creator of the universe that cleverly hid all evidence of his existence yet demands complete blind faith. Very convenient. Oh, and I also hate them because they're mostly close minded bigots. But I do agree, I hate hearing it called the Jesus phone because it makes the iPhone sound like a cheap symbol of misplaced righteousness. Those f@cking religious zealots think they own the country. If I believed in Hell I would tell them to go there. Reply
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    Seeking
    Alpha and
    Omega
    Sep 15 12:05 AM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    Joel - surely you can turn out a better effort on this Sunday, a.k.a. the sabbath, a.k.a. the Lord's day . . . whatever anyone's faith might lead them to.

    This article appears to be nothing more than a shoddy job of publishing a bunch of half concocted statements that can't be connected logically. "Singularly unimpressed with Apple's choice of Cingular" - please check your facts of carrier names and timing of the choice. Regardless of this technicality, ragging on AT&T's 3G network early in the article while stating that their U.S. competitors' networks are even worse is convoluted at best. If Apple chose Verizon or Sprint would you have been "singularly SOMETHING LESS THAN unimpressed"?

    What do you mean by, "On the wireline side, they finally have a solution that beats all DSL"? Really? Something faster than the 6Mpbs (highest) download speeds that DSL delivers over copper, without it being cable modem FiOS or U-verse? What would that be?

    I'm seeking something significantly better than this article. Hope same does not translate to your work at SJSU, or to your consulting work at Open I.T. Strategies!     Reply
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    James Katt
    Sep 14 11:32 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    The iPhone is by far the best cell phone / smart phone I have ever had.
    It deserves the monicker - Jesus Phone.

    The iPhone can reach 2000+ kbps download speeds but only in European countries, such as Germany, where they have great 3G networks.

    This is nearly the speed of WiFi on the iPhone - where I get 2900 - 5000 kbps download speeds.

    The onus in the USA is on AT&T to improve its 3G network. Although various studies find an average download speed of 900 kbps, I am finding in the cities where I work, download speeds of 380-700 kbps.

    Certainly, 3G is better than EDGE - which is 110-150 kbps. But as illustrated in other countries (e.g. 1500 kbps 3G in Canada), AT&T can do much better with 3G.

    The problem is not the iPhone 3G. The problem is AT&T.

    Woe be AT&T - as well as through lawsuits - if it is found to be throttling network speeds on 3G just like Orange did in France, until Orange was found out.

    Choosing AT&T is not a mistake for Apple. Clearly, there was no other choice. The iPhone is a GSM phone. GSM is a worldwide standard. Verizon is NOT compatible with GSM. Verizon's phones cannot be used wordwide. You can't even text message all over the world with a Verizon phone. Text messages are limited to only select countries. T-Mobile has even worse 3G coverage than AT&T in the U.S. For better or worse, AT&T is the only logical choice in the U.S.A.

    AT&T does have its work cut out for it, however, to satisfy its customers. The iPhone complainers should instead target AT&T so that it will pick up its rump and continue building the 3G network so that it can be comparable to Europe, much less Asia.

    The App Store is a Revelation. It has vastly improved the usefulness of the iPhone. I have over 100 apps and counting since I plan to buy more. My friends have 100+ apps themselves. The quality of the apps far exceed those on Windows Mobile and Palm - my previous smartphones.

    From only 500 on launch to now over 3000 apps within 2 months, and growing, the App Store is a fantastic market for developers who write apps for the iPhone. Think about it. The App store has distributed 30 millions apps in the first month. It distributed 70 millions apps in the second month. It is destined to become a Billion Dollar market sometime in 2009. This is a money tree waiting to happen for developers - with little marketing to be done as well.

    For those developers that shun the iPhone market - GOOD RIDDANCE. This will mean more money for myself and other developers. It is a fantastic opportunity.


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    gatalec
    Sep 14 07:18 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    There's something in Apple's campaign: "twice the speed, half the price". So the iPhone is only supposed to be running at twice the speed of EDGE, none of the real 3G speed, and both Apple and ATT are in clear as far as false advertising. They never promised true 3G speeds!

    ATT does not play clean, they do "bandwidth throttling" which means they need less equipment to give all a bit more speed.

    These are facts.

    BTW: I was an old AT&T customer with a Cingular 8525. For me it has become "half the speed for twice the price", and I cannot switch back to the old plan and all the features I had with it, including the ability to use the internet on my computer via my 3G phone while traveling.

    Wish I was never lured into the iPhone mania. It's great phone but still a consumer toy: email sucks and too limited to the programs that Apple/ATT allows on the App Store.
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    jessedegener
    ate
    Sep 14 06:40 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    capecodmobile:

    Apple is now only beginning to feel this pain and frankly exasperated the problem by rushing this version phone into the market.

    yeah cause the macbook, powerbook, ibook, macbook pro computers, and 20 years of laptop experience never taught them anything about power management.

    You can turn off the 3g, smart guy. Put that in your bullet points. Also, you people are PC enough to make me vomit. Really, you must be great at parties.

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    Oh Blah Dee
    Blah Dah
    Sep 14 05:39 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    RE: "iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity"

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    Your post is full of Errors:

    1. Cingular has not existed in name, nor in operation, for over 1 year.

    2. The 3G tests you report were done on the previous iPhone software version. The new 2.1 iPhone software has been shown to much improve performance.

    3. The 3G carrier offerings vary with each company in each nation. AT&T is just rolling out 3G in the U.S. and it will be adding many more 3G tower radios for much better service.

    4. You state that Verizon and Sprint do not have any better network service, so, what difference would it have made if Apple used all three of these carriers for the iPhone? None, they all would need to be improved!


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    Jake2
    Sep 14 04:42 PM
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    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    PS: Just keepin' score, fellas. Don't get all upset about anything. Reply
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    Jake2
    Sep 14 04:40 PM
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    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    Take a bite of the apple: Jesus 1, born-again Christians 0. Reply
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    foo
    Sep 14 04:13 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    People can call the phone whatever they want without having to get it approved by Christians first. Anyone who uses their religious sensibilities as a cudgel to alter other people's behavior is no better than the Taliban, or radical Muslims who burn buildings down because you apparently aren't allowed to draw cartoons depicting him.

    America protects the freedom of speech and freedom to practice (or even not practice) religion. We're free to talk about other religions, and even to make fun of them. It's part of living in a multicultural and tolerant society. Welcome to the modern world. If you don't like it, I'm sure there are some religious theocracies elsewhere in the world where you can enjoy stoning to death financial analysts, artists, musicians, bloggers, and others who might choose to make light of religion.     Reply
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    tomdfw
    Sep 14 03:41 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    I should say most of the places I have been don't carry 3G consistently. I live in Plano, TX...My 3G is spotty at best...but I travel a lot and have found little better elsewhere. ATT 3G network just isn't very good. Reply
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    tomdfw
    Sep 14 03:37 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    I agree that the iPhone 3G downloads aren't much better then standard EDGE...To the point that I have turned OFF the 3G capability to benefit from the much improved battery life and consistent connectivity.
    In the long run the 3G being turned off gives better performance since most of the places I have gone don't even carry 3G and this latency of trying to connect and then falling back to EDGE or providing sportty 3G is much worse then using EDGE alone.

    Still love the phone without 3G...just wish ATT would get their act together.     Reply
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    galsfo
    Sep 14 03:05 PM
    iPhone 3G Speeds: More Cingular Mediocrity [view article]
    Great article, long overdue. I always thought AT&T claims were grossly exaggerated and Apple made a mistake in going with AT&T. Reply
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