I fear the iPhone launch will be painful. Not because I’ll be standing in line waiting to get one in Clarendon (which is not inside) and a thunderstorm hits. No, I fear the traffic jam. Not the traffic jam getting to the mall, but the EDGE network jam.
AT&T’s network has been called out as the weak spot in the offering. I’m on that network with my new Blackberry Curve. When 1-2 million people jump on with their new iPhone, do you think they are going to be trying out the Intenet features over the air? Yep. And do you think they will do it a lot in the beginning, especially this weekend and holiday as they play and show their friends? Yep.
So my already slow web browsing will be painfully slow as millions more people play with their new toy on “my” network.
Maybe I’ll turn off my phone and go outside and play some ball.
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