Will Current IPhone Owners Upgrade to 3G?
In the wake of the iPhone 3G announcement at WWDC last week, I’ve been thinking about whether it’s time to upgrade–to replace my eight-month old 8GB iPhone with a new model, once the update phone arrives July 11. I’ve decided that I’m going to wait a while. The biggest difference of the new iPhone 3G is reflected in the name–the phone offers 3G network compatibility, which Apple says will mean dramatically better performance for transferring data. What’s more, the 3G features will improve performance when you transfer data and talk at the same time. Which is great–if you live in an area where you can get 3G access. I don’t. I work from home, and spend much of my time there. And unfortunately, I seem to live at the perimeter of AT&T’s coverage area. In fact, most of the time, I can squeak out just about one bar of coverage. I often experienced clipped fragments of conversations or dropped calls, and my phone is all but useless for data unless I’m using my household Wi-Fi, when I’m mo
