Chris Spera over at GearDiary suggests that for many people, it is. He has an excellent though piece with his reasons why and if we’re talking about mainstream consumers only, I’ll come close to agreeing with him. After all, the iPhone with EDGE and an efficient browser has already proven that point. For me personally, I’ll respectfully agree to with disagree with Chris.I think back to 2005 and the old techADDICTION podcast that James and I did for The Podcast Network. I distinctly remember saying that “3G connectivity is the great enabler”… that was three years ago and it still holds true for folks that carry mobile computing devices around on a daily basis. Due to spotty HSDPA coverage in my area, I recently spent a few weeks out and about working with fallback EDGE connectivity and the experience was painful. So much so that I ate a $175 ETF fee and went back to Verizon’s EV-DO due to better regional coverage. Of course, it all depends on what you’re looking to do with your connection. E-mail and RSS reading? EDGE will do. Much more than that? Nope. Once you go 3G for more data-intensive functions, you won’t want to go back. It’s like going from Broadband to Dial-up in your home.Granted, as Chris points out, coverage is a huge factor… something beyond a consumer’s control unless they want to move, that is. ;) How about hopping over to read his thoughts and having some healthy discussion?
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