Yeah I know - mobile data is still quite expensive - my point is that the technology rocks and the trends are all broadly but strongly moving in the right direction

- network coverage, capacities and bandwidth are increasing

- 3G/HSDPA/HSUPA chipsets are being integrated into an increasing percentage of devices and at lower price points

- data prices are coming down and will fall significantly in the next 5-10 years

I know that I'm really lucky - I have one of those all you can eat corporate plans in Finland and they actually have good networks with enough capacity here - I regularly clock 750Kb/s whilst out and about with my E71

But this is the future - one day, not so long from now, having a MID without 3G/HSPA connectivity will feel like having a PC with a 56K modem

And anyway, even if your data plan sucks its still good to have the option to use a fast data connection if you really need it.