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I've also hear that a Lamborghini Murcielago is faster than a big-wheel. I smell a law suit.

Is the sky blue?

Does the iPhone come with a 56k modem?

This is the main reason why i have put off purchasing the iPhone.

They will eventually make a faster network?, they aren't making a faster one anytime soon. Or are they?

wow... edge is SLOWER than Wi-Fi??????!! NO WAY!

i didnt think it was possible.. thanks C-Net =)

I don't get it - everyone know that wi-fi is fast than edge - even AT&T;'s enhanched version of Edge.

And everyone knows that the iPhone looks for and attaches itself to the fastest avalivable network.

cNet is just following it's normal butch mode!

When are these guys going to get off their rant when it comes to Apple?

Bottom line - Apple makes the best product on the market and cNet is still stuck in MS and the PC World - a world that's getting small er ever day and cNet doesn't get it - will the last one standing over there at cNet please turn out the lights when you go home for the last time!

Wow, what would we ever do without CNET around to tell us this kind of stuff??

Just got my iPhone and for some bizarre reason edge is pretty fast in La. Haven't had a single problem loading youtube videos all start streaming within 10 sec.
I did have dialup until 2003 though, so anything faster is good enough for me.

It is really amazing how people complain about the EDGE network being slow when they didn't even have the capability to cruise the web in a decent way before the iPhone even on the 3G networks - I'm sorry the EDGE works just fine and there will only be improvements in the future..

I have my WiFi network running off Dial up modem and it is no faster than EDGE - I don't know what these fools are talking about..

Guess it would matter what connection the WiFi is connected to..

Actually, it is interesting to know exactly how much of a difference there is. Sure, it's obvious that there is going to be a difference, but the actual rate is useful.

Does the robin sing?

Is CNET short for ChrissyNET?

I'm not going to be satisfied until my iPhone has flipbook capabilities.

And a Visualizer for iTunes to calm me down when I'm driving at night on the expressway during a bad storm.

If the iPhone does an automatic check and switch to WiFi, how could they tell which they were using? OK, they were downloading a large file - possibly hoping to report that the iPhone could not deal with a "standard-size file" - but, is there a lock-out built in? Yes ... it was obvious there was a difference, but how would Joe-on-the-street know?
Don't own one, don't plan to own one, would sell it if given one, it doesn't fit MY needs. But, then, I don't use half the "features" in my entry-level-two-years-ago cell phone - the one forced on me by economics rather than need. I don't plan on getting a Lamborghini, either.

DLMeyer - the Voice of G.L.Horton's Stage Page Pod Cast

@ newton

Well that would certainly give it an air of legitimacy. ;P

How can you complain, before you had nothing on your phone now you have constant connection to the internet on your phone, tell me is something faster than nothing!!!

CNET, obviously losing web traffic, needs to boost rankings. This is the best they can come up with?

What happened to all the good journalists? Most places seem to be populated by those that barely passed their journalism finals.

iPhone Safari + Edge = Better web experience than any other cell phone.

Anybody who read this result is clearly need their head checked.

@ DLMeyer

Because the little icon in the upper left tells you what network you're on. "E" for Edge and the AirPort icon for WiFi.

"I don't plan on getting a Lamborghini, either."

YOU LIED TO ME!
Please return our test drive model today. With a full tank this time.

JQ, you apparently missed the point. For some, the internet capability is a significant factor in whether they decide to purchase the iPhone. Heck, even some of Apple's ads are entirely devoted to showing off the internet capabilities, so it's quite important to some people. Before spending a bunch of money on a product, some people actually like to know how well it will work for what they need it for. If someone wants to buy the iPhone in order to use the internet but Wi-Fi isn't widely available, then the iPhone may not be the best decision at this time. This CNet article merely helps people make that decision.

my Big Wheel is outfitted with a Reher-Morrison Super Series 540.

I'm assuming the "(shocker)" insert in the article title is MDN's 'cause there would nothing shocking about these results to me.

In Dallas/Fort Worth I have found EDGE to be far faster than everyone else is claiming it to be (that is - it is not as fast as WiFi, but I can browse Google maps while riding the train - a rather rural part of rthe DFW metroplex suburbs.)

This article leads me to ask, Is there anyone that writes about tech. that actually knows anything, anything at all?

MDN: Denial, not just a river in Egypt.

"I'm assuming the '(shocker)' insert . . ."


I thought it was a non-sequitur involving random lightning, MDN and an iPod.

It's like making slow love to a beautiful woman vs. a quickie with an ugly one.

BHB: And da n00b is not just the longest river in the European Union.

Mr. Peabody, why do you ask that? Did you know the average difference in download times and the degree to which WiFi is faster than EDGE prior to reading the article?

There's no way I'm buying the iphone until it comes out as G3. I am not giving AT&T;60 bucks a month such slow speed. If the monthly rate were 30 I'd reconsider. Dvorak is right that apple's move for letting AT&t;be sole provider is puzzling. They could have sold a lot more phones if it was not tied to one carrier.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2156422,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000584

@Chef

"It's like making slow love to a beautiful woman vs. a quickie with an ugly one."

It looks like Chef has been doing some comparison shopping.

What is more important, in the long term?

3G [4G, 5G etc] or wifi?

This is more FUD against Apple's iPhone.

Of course Wifi is faster than Edge, IT'S also FASTER than 3G - so what's the big deal.


This is just another hit-piece to try to keep people from buying the iPhone.

@ anthony007 - the data plan for AT&T;is unlimited so you don't get any additional charges whether its faster or slower. And BTW you're getting access to the web on the go as oppsed to not getting it or limited with the other Smartphones out there. And yes, I had a Samsung Blackjack and it sucked looking at the web.

"... I am not giving AT&T;60 bucks a month such slow speed. If the monthly rate were 30 I'd reconsider..."

anthony007 How much do you pay for your cell plan now? Does it have data included?

-gb

Funny how loudly people gripe about not having something they've probably never used. (3G)

I NEED 3G!!!

(ever used it?)

NO BUT EDGE SUCKS!!!

(how badly does it suck?)

...

A lot!

MDNW - "want" as in I want more buzzwords in my phone.

It is amazing to me how WiFi is now a speed - It is only as good as its connection to the internet - I can set up a WiFi network attached to a 56k modem and it will be slower than EDGE - Use the proper terminology "Connected to WiFi connected to a cable modem or T1 Line or DSL" not just WiFi - Freaking idiots..

I too am 13 times faster than my wife,

I just tell her

"hey, we started at the same time, keep up!!"

@ hotinplaya

Is this your first wife?

I seem to think that EDGE is moderately fast. I don't see it a being so slow. I use it just fine and tested it on cnet and got over 100 Kbps as my speed. Not super fast but not 56K. I do experience casual bumps in connectivity but I can certainly surf away from WiFi with it. My problem is the unstable Google Maps not EDGE.

I was first in line at the La Encantada Store to get an iPhone and did a review here is the link

http://web.mac.com/kof4life/iWeb/Site/Blog/9ADEFCD3-233C-425F-9E8E-8C1EEB0739A0.html

72 hours with the iPhone

:( actually 3rd

The iPhone's automatic switching from EDGE to wi-fi is absolutely freaking out all the Winblows users who are using the Macintosh platform for the first time. No one can imagine that capability with any Winblows device.

When the first software update comes out and people's iPhones start working even better and have new functionality, the landslide will begin. Most people are used to Winblows updates slowing down their computer. This will be a shocking breath of fresh air1

"I too am 13 times faster than my wife,
I just tell her "hey, we started at the same time, keep up!!"

"@ hotinplaya
Is this your first wife?"

":( actually 3rd"

Hotinplaya,
I think you just answered your own question.

How long before Wifi is everywhere and we can ditch other forms of wireless?

hotinplaya

That was pretty funny about your wife. Got a serious laugh out of me.

Thanks

I do have to agree many people have not tried 3G and dont seriously surf with their phone. Even with the iPhone I dont seriously surf. One because I know I can't view the pages as well as my HD Cinema Display does and because I dont use a phone for that purpose. I think the internet on the iPhone is great and light years above any other phone web experience I have had. I used to own a Sidekick 1, 2, and 3 and a Helio. The iPhone is way better. as a phone and as an internet device. The complaints mostly come from a condition I like to call "iPHONE ENVY"

People automatically raise the bar when it comes to Apple, but rather than expecting better than what they have, they expect better than what is possible, and then they whine and throw fits about it ten ways from Tuesday. This is rampant immaturity.

CNet obviously is granted by the Community of Scientists Dedicated to Revealing the Obvious (CSDRO). I'll bet they get some mad money dumbing down the populace so that they will be ever-more receptive to the Community's next brainless revelation.

no doubt, people do raise the bar when they see the Apple name...

if this was the Zune phone cnet would compare its network speed to 14.4 dialup and crow about how fast it is!

ChrissieOne, Yeah. They keep trying to tell me there are icons on my LG. Stuff to tell me what's happening. My wife pointed out the "No Service" icon yesterday while we were waiting to give blood in the library. Service was fine outside!
Interesting ... she calls me to get help with her Mac, or for her friend's Windows (Eew!) machine, and can barely manage getting her v-mail, but she speaks phone icons? Very strange!

Oh. Yeah. Thanks for the info. Not that I'll remember ... (doh!)

Dave