BTW, I have no problem with ATT in my hometown. Clearly it isn't that bad for the majority of the country or they would have customers dropping like flies. They have a few areas of the country that are very bad which scream louder then the ones that don't.

But yes, your right... socialism.. they are taking one step at a time. The baby steps slowly numb people then before you know it, it's here.

If AT&T continuously make improvements to their network in the next 6 months they might maintain their improvments for the rest of the year while iPhones and iPads hog the network.

I don't think the iPad will impact stuff like this until the 2nd and 3rd generation models, the ones the masses will start purchasing.

The device purchasing public as become very savvy over the past few years; not purchasing generation-1 devices has become 'common sense'

it doesn't have to do with "better" Internet capabilities. It has to do ith how many people have the device. Like it or not this ipad will probably sell lime crazy.

(Especially if you life in SF or NYC...!)

Hahah, the Verizon people probably wrote this article!

Yes, but most analysts say the opposite is true, that AT&T has been underinvesting in its wireless infrastructure while beefing up its wired infrastructure for its uverse product. Here is one analysis (pre-iPad) of AT&T's wireless expenditures over the lifepsan of the iPhone:

"According to TownHall, AT&T's capital expenditures on its wireless network from 2006 through September 2009 totaled about $21.6 billion, compared with $25.4 billion for Verizon and $16 billion for Sprint (including Sprint's investments in WiMax operator Clearwire). Over that time, Verizon has spent far more per subscriber: $353, compared with $308 for AT&T, Hallaren said. Even Sprint has outspent AT&T per subscriber, laying out $310 for network capital expenditure."

http://tinyurl.com/yk678kx

"total grammer/spelling FAIL!!"

(especially if you life in SF or NYC…)!

I AM LOOSING FAITH IN APPLE UR GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY, UR NOT IMPROVING THE IPHONE UI AT ALL.. UNLIKE ALL UR COMPETITION…. STEP UP APPLE AND BE A MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Dev: I'm pulling down between 3 and 4Mbps when they turned on HSPA 7.2. Before then, almost never under 2Mbps. All over L.A. with its dense population. Give the AT&T bashing a rest. And remember, it's always the few people who have coverage problems who drown out the masses who have nothing to bark about.

What the heck kind of sentence is:

"In regards to the iPad it seems like Apple has been closing working with AT&T to make sure network improvements are made being the products release."