Faster AT&T 3G network on the way

Can't believe I'm defending AT&T here, but I almost always have four or five bars and decent 3G speeds (~1 Mbps) where I live and work in Tampa. T-Mobile, on the other hand, keeps getting one bar or no service on my mom's unlocked iPhone when I hold the two side-by-side. I guess my point is that it all depends on where you're at. T-Mobile might be excellent and AT&T might suck for some of you, but that isn't the case for everyone.

Oh, Sweden, how I love thee.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=667257

Same here. I live in Willington, NC. The largest city and metro area east of Raleigh and on the entire NC coast. No 3G! Jacksonville, NC & Fayettville, NC, both smaller cities, metro areas, have 3G. Fayettville is 2 hrs NW of Wilmington and Jacksonville is 1 hour NE.

Of course, the reason those two cities exist may be the reason they have 3G:
Fayettville: Fort Bragg (you may have heard of it's famous divisions: 101 Airborne, Delta Force?)
Jacksonville: Camp LeJuene (USMC: Country, God, Corp)

When the rest of yall are upgraded to 5G, let us know how fast it is.

Please note that this will likely not affect Iphone 3G users as the Iphone is only capable of 3.6mbps 3G. but some newer phones and aircards can take advantage of this,, and maybe the next gen Iphone

Rogers Wireless In Canada has had 7.2mbps for almost a year now... I must say, the speeds are awesome, on my novatel USB I get speeds around 3-6mbps and uploads exceeding 1mbps. Problem is, my $30 plan only gets 6gigs (no longer available, you now get 1gig for that price)... I mostly use it in my N95 or my Iphone, but it's nice to be able to slip the sim in my novatel for those times I need real speeds.

The network is likely not nearly as congested in Canada, when I was in the US on AT&T a month ago I felt that my battery drained much faster with less usage.
It seems lately the US has been falling behid in data speeds and pricing... $60 for 5gigs seems hardly spectacular...

i'll just be happy when i get 3g.. period. I'm in college and between the two cities between which i divide my time neither has 3g.

Now when your calls get dropped, you'll have the peace of mind of knowing you were dropped by one of the fastest networks in the nation!

we've had 7.2 Mbps in Europe for ages. Is this really news? I don't think so.

I'm still waiting for regular AT&T 3G in my area. Verizon's 3G arrived 4 years ago. Squeezing more theoretical speed out of 3G seems less important than expanding coverage.
Edge will put you over the Edge. It was certainly never "cutting edge" and never gave users an edge.

So what's the point of a 7.2 Mbps when we are not allowed to do the very thing that would make the speed increase valid, streaming video?