Honestly, if you say that EDGE is the same speed as 3g you're just being silly. I specifically turned my 3g off today to see if it was the same, and downloading mail took 3-5x longer than it did in 3g. It's not bad at all and of course if it was all that was available then I could easily deal with it, but when I switch to 3g it's so much better. Coming from EVDO with my Q9m on Verizon's network I've been spoiled when it comes to speed, but I couldn't deal with EDGE when I know the feeling of 3G and EVDO. It's like moving from a V6 to an in-line 4, it still pulls, but tops out way before the V6 would and you can feel it.