Yeah, I gotta agree.....
I have a LG CU-500, a pretty cheap but feature-laden clamshell type phone
and through cingular's 3G HSDPA, it is pretty awesome.
It is so fast, in fact, that I could care less what the upload and download numbers are. Bluetooth connection is solid to 20 or more feet.
It all depends on your location, but since July I have noticed a steady increase in the speed and range of cingular's high speed network.

dcarter