Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
I went in to an AT&T store and checked on coverage in my area. In the first place, the clerks were the opposite of the folks in the Apple store, the Apple store people are knowledgeable, attentive and helpful and have an IQ of about 40 points above the three AT&T clerks I saw. Finally, when they could read their own coverage map (about 20 minutes into the conversation) they admitted that while they have "two-bar " coverage out on I-95, they could not expect to have any coverage within 15 miles of my home. I asked if they had a plan that ensured national coverage, ie. the ability to roam (without roaming fees) since they didn't have native coverage. Puzzled look, a bit of whispering, and then, "Come back in the morning, the Manager will be here then."
Hell, even tho I want an iPhone, I will wait until it is no longer exclusive to these idiots.
Rant mode off.
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