I don't really understand why you're all going crazy over the data plans and stuff... let's face it - when you're at work, you probably have wireless internet access, and if you own a mac you almost definitely have it at home and THAT is what you will be using for data connections 80% of the time. in the end it will often not matter what kind of cellular coverage you have (voice calls need far lesser bandwidth and signal quality) if you are near a wireless access point (all airports worldwide, almost every university in the developed world, tons of shopping malls, cafes, theaters, ...) and this i think is a major + for the iphone, as it is for every other wifi enabled phone. lets just hope steve lets them make skype for the iphone, that way it won't matter if you have cell coverage, as long as you have a wireless broadband connection available.
everybody just chill..
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At least at my university, you need special software to access the network (VPN client) and since apple has said that the phone will be pretty much closed to third party development, AND the software is made by cisco, I doubt I'll be able to access the secured network with one of these anytime soon. Chief reason I won't be buying the iPhone...I can't even use it where I live, never mind cingular's crappy coverage.