[Cialug] the other cool new phone

[Matt Patterson]

I heard through the grapevine that AT&T 3G service in iowa would be 
rolling out in Q4.

I've seen nothing official from AT&T on that.

-Matt


On Fri, 11 Jul 2008, Bill Davis wrote:

> Not really a hidden fact.  Go to AT&T web site and use their coverage map,
> and it will tell you that there is no 3G in Iowa.   I went checked the other
> day because I was fairly sure we didn't.   The AT&T web page about the
> iPhone points you at the coverage map at one point - that's how I found the
> coverage map!   They probably have coverage maps in the stores (last I
> looked).
>
> I have a feeling the salesfolk here will TELL you, too.  Otherwise everyone
> will come back to the store saying "How come I can't get 3G to work?"
>
> I'd like the GPS in the new phone, and16B instead of 8GB, but I don't plan
> on upgrading my iPhone until they get 3G here.   I'll get all the new
> features except 3G and GPS tonight for free when I upgrade my iPhone to OS
> 2.0 anyway.
>
> 2G (aka EDGE) ain't that horrible, frankly. I use the web browsing while out
> and about all the time and it's indispensible.  The old "web browser" on my
> prior phone was a joke.  Safari on iPhone is VERY usable.  And of course
> anywhere there is an open WiFi hot spot, it will use it (automatically if
> you've been there before and used it, or it will tell you and ask if you
> want to use it if not).  Handy.
>
> - Bill
>
>
> On 7/11/08, Tim Wilson <tim_linux at wilson-home.com> wrote:
>>
>> I was in Best Buy the other day, and got to talking to one of the mobile
>> guys.  He said he liked the iPhone better (surprising, considering they
>> can't sell it).  He said they have a live demo of the Instinct, and it feels
>> more clunky than the iPhone.  The interface on the iPhone is more intuitive
>> than the Instinct.
>>
>> Regarding 3G, it appears to be a hidden fact that Iowa doesn't have it
>> yet.  That really is bad business.  Talk about a good way to piss off your
>> loyal customers.  Until Iowa has 3G, it doesn't make a lot of sense for
>> iPhone owners to upgrade to the new iPhone.  The software updates will be
>> applied to the older iPhone too, so you'll get a lot of the same
>> functionality.
>>
>