Friday, Jun 29th 2007 by Chris Scott Barr


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Is the thought of AT&T’s slow EDGE network holding you back from buying an iPhone tomorrow? Well things are looking up because AT&T’s Operation Fine Edge appears to be successful. If you’re not familiar with the program, they have been working on a way to boost throughput on their EDGE network so that the iPhone will run faster.

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We say that it appears to be successful because users are reporting increased speeds on the network this evening. Some users are seeing speeds as high as 200Kbps. I know when I was using the EDGE network, I never saw anything close to that.

If this holds true throughout the country, and not just in a few limited areas, this news could really bolster sales for Apple and AT&T. Slow speeds due to the fact that the iPhone doesn’t run on a 3G network has been one of the biggest complaints about the new phone. By eliminating this issue, they will likely win over a lot of customers that were on the fence about purchasing one.

Operation Fine EDGE a success? Users reporting speeds of up to 200Kbps on AT&T’s EDGE network [via MYiTablet]

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