Originally Posted by ps49556n
I think the absence (thus far) of 3G on the iphone is due to one simple reason....battery consumption. 3G consumes massive amounts of power, with 3G i am thinking the battery life would be reduced so dramatically that they deemed it not worthy.
I think that's the biggest reason.
But I also think it's because AT&T's 3G network is very limited at the present time.
So it's not the same speed as your broadband connection at home or work. I don't think it's as big a deal as some are making it out to be.