Owen-
Is your iphone a 3g version? If so, does that help? .. i.e. do you
get really good coverage and speed?
Edge... and coverage and speed suck. I live out of coverage and use
Edge only to get my Visual Voicemail when I *am* in range and a little
with Google Maps, etc while in big cities (including SFe and ABQ).
I'm ready to try a temporary T-Mobile account, unlocking using the same
technique you reported a while back. I'll keep both T and ATT long
enough to be sure T is an upgrade ( a month or two?).
I have a hint that T-mobile has increased their data service in my home
region (Otowi Bridge between Pojoaque and Los Alamos) because ATT got
mad that I was getting/using too much off-network services (had to be my
voicemail download in the LA-Pojoaque corridor cuz I don't use anything
else really).
What will probably be the real clincher is if T-mobile provides better
*voice* service. I have about 6 dropout zones between my house and
ABQ... my house itself is a deadzone, Jacona, SFe hill, sometimes
mid-599, La Bajada, Santo Domingo dip (sometimes), San Felipe (almost
always). It mostly feels like fumbled handoffs but in some cases
(Jacona, Otowi) it is just a plain big fat hole in the map. What do I
want from living in Rural NM after all?
Apple's plans to "deliver" nationwide on a given date is another reason
I'm a Fanboi myself. Can you imagine anyone else (except maybe Google)
being able to schedule something like that and have a 99% chance of
actually delivering?! I'm sure there will be a handful of customers
who won't get their iPad until Monday or Tuesday, but I'm sure that
UPS/FedEx/USPS/??? will be quite busy that day, not to mention the
Apple Stores.
Carry on!
- Steve
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