Wi-Fi Networking News' Glenn Fleishman notes that today's announcement of pricing plans for the iPhone includes "nary a mention of Wi-Fi"...
"Remember Wi-Fi?" Fleishman asks. "Remember how every demonstration of the iPhone's browsing, mapping, and email features are conducted via Wi-Fi, not the slower EDGE data service also built into an iPhone? Remember the promise of seamless EDGE-to-Wi-Fi and back roaming with no disruption in the delivery of data during that transition? Remember how goddamn slow EDGE is -- about three times faster than the best analog dial-up, weighing in north of 150 Kpbs in ideal cases? Apple and AT&T are hoping you don't quite remember that well."
Fleishman's point is that AT&T's "unlimited data" plan for the iPhone doesn't include any access to the company's significant network of more than 15,000 Wi-Fi hotspot locations throughout the United States. For that, you gotta fork out another $20 a month.
More here from DailyTech ... more here from the AP ... more here from Reuters ... more here from InformationWeek ... and the press release is here.
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