Yeah, The same guy that said Edge was enough. Battery life would take a big
hit. That's why we (Apple) went with Edge. Quote from Jobs. The new one's
will not have a battery door, Battery life _Will Suck_ even more then it
does now.

<4.vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On May 21, 10:35 pm, "4.vic.hea...@gmail.com" <4.vic.hea...@gmail.com>
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> posted Today, 9:43 AM by Eric M. Zeman
>
> AT&T said that by the end of next month, its entire 3G wireless data
> network will be upgraded to HSPA. It will then focus on expanding its
> 3G footprint from 275 markets to 350 by the end of 2008.

More details and a comment from Infosync

The second half of June 2008 will mark a new era for AT&T. Will the
Apple 3G iPhone show up on AT&T with HSUPA support around the 18th of
June?

AT&T today announced that, in the next month, the company will deploy
High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) technology in the six
remaining markets across AT&T's entire 3G wireless broadband network.
When done, AT&T will have completed its deployment of HSUPA
technology, which complements existing HSDPA technology, making AT&T
the only U.S. carrier to have fully deployed HSPA technology in its 3G
network. Today the turbo-3G AT&T network is available in more than 275
markets, but another 75 markets will get such coverage by the end of
the year.

With the new addition of HSUPA technology, AT&T 3G users are promised
upload speeds between 500 and 800 Kbps, complementing the maximum 1.4
Mbps download speeds. However, while a couple of HSUPA data cards have
already been added to AT&T's portfolio, the HSUPA multimedia
smartphones are still missing.

The grin on Steve Jobs' face during his upcoming keynote on June 9th,
if he slips AT&T's and America's first HSUPA multimedia smartphone out
of his pocket, will probably make all of us think how simple that must
have been. However, even giants like Nokia had their initial struggle
with implementing HSPA technology, so has Apple moved from EDGE to
HSPA in less than a year, it's quite an accomplishment.

Too good to be true some may say, and we honestly have no proof of
what exactly the Apple 3G iPhone will and will not offer. The only
thing we do know, is that the Apple 3G iPhone will likely be announced
on the 9th and released by AT&T on the 18th or 19th of June 2008,
perhaps to coincide with a real "AT&T HSPA party". Because, AT&T has
yet to make a big mainstream deal out of its latest network upgrade.

The carrier simply admits that equally as important as the network is
the device through with a customer experiences it; thus more 3G-
enabled smartphones will be released in the summer and fall of 2008.
So, what AT&T is really saying without actually saying it, is that
they are waiting for Apple, HTC and perhaps Sony Ericsson to start
shipping their HSUPA smartphones, and then first, the real action
begins. We agree with AT&T; the carrier would get some serious action
on its network by being host to the Apple 3G iPhone, HTC Diamond and
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 when the holiday season arrives.

Between 2005 and 2008, AT&T will have invested more than $20 billion
in network improvements and upgrades - an average of $5 billion a
year. AT&T recently turned down its older TDMA network, and that will
allow the company to reuse valuable 850 MHz spectrum to expand and
enhance 3G markets. AT&T plans to adopt LTE (Long Term Evolution)
technology to reach even higher speeds in the long term. But before we
start wishing for a LTE iPhone, let's get this 3G iPhone launch over
with.