On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:51:03 -0800 (PST), 4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com>
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>AT&T's current flavor of 3G, HSPA, can only carry 3.6 Mbps downstream
>and about half that upstream;

Easily upgraded to 14.4 Mbps and beyond.

>each phone or device in range is likely
>to see the upper 100s of Kbps downstream and half that upstream, with
>higher peak rates for sustained transfers.

I'm seeing 1.2 Mbps sustained downlink.

>And the more people using
>3G connections, the less likely peak speeds are achieved.

Depends on the capacity of the cell.

>When the current iPhone models were released, reports state that usage
>of EDGE - a moderate speed "2.5G" network standard that straddles
>second- and third-generation standards - tripled in cities like San
>Francisco.

What reports? Internet rumors or something more substantial?
Citation please.

>You can imagine that the release of a 3G iPhone might bring
>AT&T's still-expanding 3G network to its knees.

I seriously doubt it.

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