I have been surprised to find that edge is much quicker than I anticipated. It may be the area I am in where less demand allows for quicker speeds (possibly.) That is one change that I would make to your very fine comment. Having had 3 treos which never worked right on Verizon, I would rate the iphone an 8 just based on my edge experience and the fact that , so far, I have not had one crash! I am impressed compared to my personal past experience.