As am I, but by choice really. The ticket for that train at AT&T is $20/month cheaper, and most of the time I'm on the WiFi jet anyway. (And when I'm not, it's just a little slower... I still get there...

Yes, EDGE is almost as fast as what some other vendors call 3G. You need to be careful with your classifications though. The 'G' stands for generation, and has no qualification on the actual speed of the network. If you want to compare, compare data rates, not hardware generation.

As a good example, AT&T-US's 3G network still has plenty of room to expand and can boost it's rates rather significantly, if AT&T throws money at it (less than updating to a new frequency). And if/when/where they do that, their 3G system will be close to twice as fast as Sprints new 4G system with no changes to user receivers. (The cost is in the transmission equipment, and yes, speed would be down-only, but that's what most people care about anyway.)

I would save about half that switching to T-Mobil as well, thanks to their non-subsidy plan, but their coverage in my area sucks. Rather, coverage in 90% of the area is great, but my house is near center of a small dead spot in my area. AT&T has 5 bars in my basement. T-Mobil has 1 bar on my porch, IF the weather's right outside... Saving $20/month isn't worth having my cell not work in my own house.

The best part: I live mid-city, in the most densly populated area of my city. You know, where T-Mobil has a giant hole in their map, where most of the population lives... And then they wonder why they can't seem to compete in my area, despite having better rates.