[lifeisabeach]

I've had the original iPhone since shortly after they first came out, so obviously I've been confined to the EDGE data service. A bit slow, yes, but nothing I would have called unbearable. We've upgraded to the 3GS since last weekend, but Wilmington has yet to get 3GS service. Ok, that's a bit annoying to be honest since some surrounding and less populated areas have it now, but I confirmed it is coming. And EDGE is still tolerable to be honest.

So fast forward to this weekend, and here we are in the New York area for my wife's HS reunion and vacation. We're out in Middletown having lunch with family and I'm sitting there trying to load my Yahoo home page. They only have EDGE also, but it's some painfully slow version of EDGE, or whatever it is. After 5 minutes, my home page had YET to finish loading before I gave up. That is downright outrageous! I got to wondering if it's possible my service back home is better simply because it was Cingular who serviced the area before AT&T bought them out. If this is how AT&T's service typically is elsewhere, then no small wonder why people go off on them so much.

We'll be in the city tomorrow... I'm curious now to see how their service is in the big apple for comparison.