The best bit of news I discovered upon my return from Camp Swank

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

The AT&T hurdle is a big one for me. I frelling HATE them.

I have the same concerns. But I do know a few people who use and like them. When I switched away from them (before they merged with Cingular), the only reason I switched to Verizon was because a few places in my particular regular routes had better coverage with Verizon than AT&T. I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile because of rate-plan costs. Dumb move because we can't get cell service at our house (DOH!)

I have slowly come to realize that each companies coverage is person specific: it depends on your particular area. You can get coverage in some places and not others with each company. The phone can also make a difference as well: sometimes where we are standing right next to each other, Susan can often get a signal on her Razr when I can't on my MDA (both on T-Mobile).

While the iPhone definitely does have the "hip factor," I am not too wrapped up in that. I have always been a fan of Apple products because in my experience, they just consistently work - period. I have a fairly good (albeit, two-year-old technology) Windows Mobile device. It has issues. It is not just my unit as many of the bugs I have encountered are experienced on others' devices.

Also, I have seen the current (non 3G) internet capabilities of the iPhone and they are MUCH faster than my phone and even other phones also on the AT&T network. YMMV