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To: inaflash who wrote (68802)	9/18/2007 11:23:42 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

As far as EDGE only having 30% coverage, the measure depends on what exactly that means. If they cover 90% the population, like the Apple Stores are supposed to be, it may be adequate for now. For Canadians, they'll never get past 10% land area coverage, but will likely get 99.9% population with same. So like many numbers, it's all got to be put into context. The 30% number refers to the percentage of O2's network that has been upgraded....probably either using base stations or covered POP's as a proxy. If you dont live in London, you are going to be using GPRS for data. The number will get better but the initial reviews are going to be based on that 30% coverage number. The battery life issues isn't trivial. All these battery life are with new batteries, and over time, they decay, so in a year, if the 8hr goes down to 6 hr or 4 hr, it will be noticeable, but liveable, while 4hr to 3hr or 2hr starts to become unusable. For people who's voice use averages over 1 hr a day, it's already on the minimum low end and you can't skip a day of charging. This is a good point. I firmly believe that 3G has become at least "good enough" in terms of battery life but Apple's decision to go with a non-user replacable battery might set the bar higher for initial battery life. Does anyone have mobile carrier market share data for Europe (and Asia) on a country by country basis (top 3 or anyone with >15% marketshare)? Unfortunately, I think you normally have to pay to get access to country by country subscriber data. Slacker