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I just don't understand this hostility to EDGE. Considering that in everyday use, 3G users in the USA (and often abroad) aren't seeing "consistent bandwidth" ove more than 400 kbps (if that, here in the USA it's closer to 300 kbps), and considering that as more carriers are upping their EDGE service anywhere from 130 kbps to 250 kbps, and considering that GSM/EDGE radios still consume less power than the current generation of 3G radios, AND considering that EDGE is the same the world over (which you can't say about the various 3G and 3.5G standards), EDGE gets a bad rap for no realistic reason.
Everyone looks at the theoretical possible bandwidth for 3G and says you can't compare 1.5mpbs to 384kbps (the theoretical limit for EDGE, I believe), but in real world testing, people aren't seeing the theoretical limits. Since ATT/Cingular applied the "fine EDGE" upgrade to their network in the USA, users on hofo are reporting speeds of 200kbps+.
All I'm saying is, don't kick the EDGE devices to the curb just yet.
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