Like I mentioned on Twitter, it could be worse. You could live where I am and have NO AT&T signal. I want an iPhone. Badly. Although a nice, unlimited broadband connection would be nice. ;) - Zach Flauaus

the carriers never mention they have great coverage in cities, but crap outside. bring back analog. - clarke thomas

Actually, I'm on Verizon. I have a Verizon Wireless EVDO card and a BlackBerry Pearl 8130. My EVDO card is hooked up to a Cradlepoint CTR350 that is shared on a stronger Linksys router to four devices: my MacBook Pro, my Mac Mini, my iPod touch, and my parent's Dell. Five gigabytes is nowhere near enough. On an average of 31 days, that's 165MB per day. I got hit on overages this past month: 171MB over + other data that wasn't billed in previous months apparently. $60. So I now pay $120 for the card. - Zach Flauaus

EVDO is very nice compared to dial-up, especially when it's almost everywhere I go. But that point is only valid on my BlackBerry because I don't travel with the EVDO card. I wish I could get a better deal, but not at all. - Zach Flauaus

I have an EvDO card and a new Treo with EvDO RevA. Trying to decide which is faster. Also use a Cradlepoint PHS. AT&T's 3G coverage has never impressed me at all. - Andrew Feinberg

@Andrew So I'm assuming you're on Sprint? Will the new 5GB cap affect you much? - Zach Flauaus

Exactly what I have found out. I like Verizon EVDO much better. I'm getting s Cradelpoint PHS, thanks to @mojoosd's advice. - Francine Hardaway

What 5gb cap are you referring to Zach? - Mathew A. Koeneker

@Mathew Sprint is going to enforce a new 5GB data cap (the exact same as Verizon Wireless) for all data transfer. - Zach Flauaus

Now we know why the mobile phone companies are not rushing in to give us the latest hardware.. The carriers are not going to like them. - Muthu Ramadoss

I agree, but I am prepared to not have any 3G coverage where I am once I get my iPhone. Hopefully though I'll end up getting a job in a bigger metro area and have it at least sometimes. - Dean Clark

I am in the party that wishes even a few years down the road that they release a 4g cdma iphone :# - Jason Cazier

@Jason 4G CDMA is an oxymoron. Verizon has already adapted LTE (Long Term Evolution) as their 4G network, and LTE is a GSM derivative. Sprint seems to be sticking with XOHM (WiMAX), so the technology that we have come to know and love as CDMA (1xRTT and EVDO) will be no longer in the future. Thought I'd let you know. :) - Zach Flauaus

I absolutely agree with this. I switched from Sprint to get the iPhone and couldn't believe the lack of 3G coverage as compared to Sprint. Luckily, I'm still in a 3G area but it's still annoying that the largest mobile network has a lot of catching up to do in this area. - Lise

A buddy of mine just discovered that his iPhone doesn't work in his apartment. Oops. - Internet's Tad

Zach: I am not sure yet. I am on the road a lot for my job, plus I am trying to consolidate my bills and services from my two ATT phones (BB and N95) since I've taken a huge pay cut and am starting school again at night. Still, absolutely furious at Sprint right now, esp. since Cust. Service has hung up on me. - Andrew Feinberg

By the time we have real 3G coverage, we'll be moving on to the next standard. - Aram Zucker-Scharff from twhirl

4G LTE FTW! Seriously. That's what I'm waiting for. Till then, RevA EVDO will suffice. - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

@Andrew Have you thought about just switching straight to AT&T? It might be the best thing in your position but I'm not sure. Get a tethering package for one of your phones? - Zach Flauaus

Now I'm kind of tempted to do a blog post on all this. Hmm. - Zach Flauaus

Zach: yes, but ATT's 3G service is awful, inconsistent, and slower than EVDO. - Andrew Feinberg

I just came back from visiting relatives and had no cell service much of the time in SD and regular G the rest on AT&T. Rural areas get the shaft from cell companies. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

If 3G is unavailable, does the iPhone switch over to other networks that have signals? Or are you out of luck for any signal? - Hutch Carpenter

Hutch: The iPhone's priority is 3G, then EDGE, then GPRS. Aka: Fast, ehh... And "Oh hell no!" - Zach Flauaus

O2 3G coverage in the UK is pretty patchy too, in certain places it depends which side of a building I am on to get 3G or EDGE. - Richard Peat

Thanks Zach - Hutch Carpenter

Not sure if there's any truth behind this, but it really seems that I had 3G in more places on my at&t Tilt prior to the iPhone 3G launch. - Robert DeBord from twhirl

@Robert, I get excellent 3G coverage driving in LA with my TIlt. Could this be a radio reception issue on the iPhone? - Jericho

coverage, i.e. the network, thus the reason I am with Verizonwireless. - Don Martelli from twhirl

@SC Techcast, rural areas also get the shaft from telephone providers who won't offer DSL, and of course cable providers could care less. I live 40 minutes (on a good day) from an international airport, but at this point my only broadband options are satellite internet and Verizon EVDO. Both are expensive and limited services. AT&T is my cell provider, but no 3G extended this far as of yet (and I'm not holding my breath). We need a broadband program along the lines of the rural electrification program of years past. - asiriusgeek

it seems to me the old iPhone is a better value. - Bob Gannon

I am very disappointed in the AT&T coverage as well as the Customer Service I've received. I love my iPhone, but given a choice of service I'd choose Verizon. - Jill Howard Allen

I got my iPhone 3G expecting that it might help deal with the fact that I get 0-1 bars of EDGE service at home. It turns out I don't get 3G at home at all, but I do less than 500 meters away from it, despite my living in the heart of Silicon Valley. Ugh. - Kevin Fox