Want a 3G Iphone for Christmas |
Join the club. Even Steve Jobs says he wishes the Iphone surfed the Web "a little faster" than it does on AT&T's GSM/EDGE network. With the reports this week that Apple (AAPL) is about to sign with this or that overseas provider, rumors are flying once again that the company is set to introduce a faster iPhone in the European market, where so-called third-generation (3G) cellphone networks are better established than they are in the U.S. (For a primer on the difference between 2G and 3G cellphones, see Bandwidth 101: Why the Iphone Is So Slow.)
So far, none of the 3G rumors has proved true. The latest bit of misinformation on this front comes from Robert Cringely, whose column for PBS this week is subtitled "Expect a 3G iPhone for Christmas." |