Engadget is reporting that on the release date of the iPhone the speed of EDGE data connections in the US is increasing significantly. This does not surprise me, as Apple is definitely committed to making their products look good on release. Also, some of you may know that the iPhone will have a feature called visual voicemail, where all a users voicemails will be listed on the screen, allowing the user to select the ones they want to listen to. This means AT&T has already shown they are willing to change aspects of their network just for Apple. Have any US based Tamspalm readers seen an increase in EDGE connection speed today?
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I noticed a big drop in latency (from 2-3s to 1) but no throughput increase. I’m in San Francisco, w/ a 680.
I should mention that without actually downloading a file, there isnt a good way to test this. The DSLReports mobile speed test that everyone on Engadget is using to test speeds is giving erroneous readings. I will have access to a Treo 680 tomorrow, and will try to test actual download speed.