I'm sure the aux input works fine - you just need the right thin mini cable for the iPhone's headphone jack, or just shave down the current one you have with a knife so that it seats correctly on the iPhone.

 

Eh, there isn't anything wrong with EDGE/EGPRS as a standard. No, it's not the latest technology, but that's irrelevant to AT&T/Cingular's competence in deploying the service (which has already shown to be, shall we say, "limited" at times).

AT&T is in the middle of a massive 3G buildout. There is so much UMTS/HSPDA capable equipment on the towers right now, but most of it is inactive. This is because they need to wait until areas have proper coverage so they can have consistent and uniform rollouts that make sense. Also, AT&T is artificually limiting 3G speeds because of its own bandwidth provisioning. As was recently seen with EDGE, AT&T will increase bandwidth incrementally over time. And you're right: the relatively limited 3G coverage in the US (and the inclusion of WiFi in the phone) us among the several reasons iPhone doesn't currently support 3G.

As a Sprint EVDO user since its US rollout, I can attest that Sprint's EVDO infrastructure is extensive. And they'll be in a good position with WiMax. But AT&T sees the writing on the wall, and with technologies like UMTS Rev 8 (LTE), will be able to compete in that market as well long term.

Agreed.

 

This sounds like Sprint propaganda to me, Verizon will be offering a Rev A service as well. In either case, CDMA is the way to go right now, in the US, for a high speed wireless data network connection.

From what I understand, Apple is getting a share of the revenue stream from ATT. I doubt Sprint or Verizon would have agreed to that. It's too bad, it looks like nice hardware, but i'll stick with my 700p.

 

Huh? I used to work for Verizon so I certainly have no love for Sprint. Verizon has had Rev A for a while now. Mobile WiMax is an entirely different animal. It's true 4G. Sprint is rolling it out in test markets near the end of 2007. Shit man, just read the link I posted.

I agree, I personally believe Apple likely made some pretty hefty demands when shopping for a carrier, and I also personally believe that Sprint and Verizon probably laughed Apple out of the room - if such a meeting ever happened.

 

Agree, I really just wish Apple would have partnered with a different service provider. Cingular/AT&T advertise they have the lowest dropped calls. Thats because you can't even get a signal to make a call. When I had Cingular/AT&T for two years I couldn't wait until my plan was up. It was always a bitch to get a signal in buildings or at home.