On Dec 20, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Rick Schummer wrote:
> Or could it be the underpowered and sometimes unavailable data
> network? I know with my Treo 700 I
> can get cell coverage almost anywhere in the USA and Canada, but
> the data connectivity is only
> available in major population centers. I can only use the Internet
> where I can make a broadband
> connection.
I read somewhere that the EDGE data network runs over ordinary cell
signals, so if you have cell phone functionality, you have data
connectivity. That also seems consistent with how SLOW it is!
> Is it possible the iPhone is so dependent on the data connection
> for its functionality that they are
> not offering it in places it has weak or no connections?
The 'phone' part of 'iPhone' is just that: a cell phone. You only
need the data connections for the web stuff and email. But I think
that they didn't want to get a bunch of pissed off people who bought
it and then couldn't get their email. They also don't sell it in
Canada, where there is no carrier who can offer the data features
such as visual voice mail, but when I was there last month, I had no
problem making calls (and paying outrageous roaming charges!).
-- Ed Leafe
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