3G is rather overrated in my opinion. Sure it is faster than EDGE but it is not the be all, end all feature in a device. It's not fast at all compared to the 30mbps internet that cable companies and services such as FiOS offer. I think it is more of a geeky status thing more than anything else. "Oh look. My phone can download websites 1.9 seconds faster than yours can. I win". That is a stupid mentality.
You are forgetting that most people don't want 3G on their blackberry for bragging rights, they want it for tethering. They want to combine their data card with a good handset and carry one thing around.
Both Sprint and VzW have high[er] speed Blackberries capable of tethering, and charge a nominal fee for it. Versus ~$60 additional to your handset. I think Sprint charges $15 for the tether add-on??
I want 3G, but it has absolutely nothing to do with speed. Lots of others feel the same way. I want 3G because it allows simultaneous data and voice. This means I could be talking on my bluetooth headset AND get the all critical email I need. I can't count the number of times I was on several long work related calls, and miss an important message just because stupid EDGE doesnt allow data and voice at the same time. OR .... what if I'm talking on the phone and someone asks where the closes sushi place is? On my curve I have to hang up with them because nope ... no voice and data at the same time. It is short sited on your part to say people have stupid mentality for liking 3G because you can't see past the "Speed" part.
The "stupid mentality" portion of my post was only directed at people who want 3G for the bragging. So no it wasn't short sited. Don't kid yourself. More people are interested in 3G for the speed aspect as opposed to the voice and data at the same time aspect. What do you see when they advertise 3G? You see speed. I am sure voice and data is important to many people, but it is not the primary concern on most peoples minds.
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3G is rather overrated in my opinion. Sure it is faster than EDGE but it is not the be all, end all feature in a device. It's not fast at all compared to the 30mbps internet that cable companies and services such as FiOS offer. I think it is more of a geeky status thing more than anything else. "Oh look. My phone can download websites 1.9 seconds faster than yours can. I win". That is a stupid mentality.
You are forgetting that most people don't want 3G on their blackberry for bragging rights, they want it for tethering. They want to combine their data card with a good handset and carry one thing around.
Both Sprint and VzW have high[er] speed Blackberries capable of tethering, and charge a nominal fee for it. Versus ~$60 additional to your handset. I think Sprint charges $15 for the tether add-on??
I want 3G, but it has absolutely nothing to do with speed. Lots of others feel the same way. I want 3G because it allows simultaneous data and voice. This means I could be talking on my bluetooth headset AND get the all critical email I need. I can't count the number of times I was on several long work related calls, and miss an important message just because stupid EDGE doesnt allow data and voice at the same time. OR .... what if I'm talking on the phone and someone asks where the closes sushi place is? On my curve I have to hang up with them because nope ... no voice and data at the same time. It is short sited on your part to say people have stupid mentality for liking 3G because you can't see past the "Speed" part.
Definitely something a T-Mobile fanboy would say.
The "stupid mentality" portion of my post was only directed at people who want 3G for the bragging. So no it wasn't short sited. Don't kid yourself. More people are interested in 3G for the speed aspect as opposed to the voice and data at the same time aspect. What do you see when they advertise 3G? You see speed. I am sure voice and data is important to many people, but it is not the primary concern on most peoples minds.