“3G is darn near a cable modem experience. When you’re connected via that little “3G” icon in the upper-right hand corner of your mobile phone screen, it’s like a beautiful, golden river of bytes flowing into your cell phone. It makes using the internet on the go an absolute pleasure. EDGE data connections, on the other hand, are none of those things.

The iPhone only supports EDGE data connections— and doesn’t support 3G data connections at all! It’s a cruel oversight for a phone that has such an outstanding web browser. If you think reliance on WiFi is an advantage of the iPhone, check your reality distortion field. I’ve lived the WiFi lifestyle when I’ve travelled, and it’s not pleasant. Free, public WiFi points are a dying breed.