http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=427739&f=24&p=3
(I have noticed this on my blackberry as well.)
"It's almost worthless to try and get on 3G during peak times in those cities," Mr. Munster said, referring to the 3G network. "When too many users get in the area, the call drops." The problems seem particularly pronounced in New York and San Francisco, where Mr. Munster estimates AT&T's network shoulders as much as 20 percent of all the iPhone users in the United States.
AT&T might be in the spotlight now, analysts say, but other carriers will face similar problems as they sell more smartphones, laptop cards and eventually tablets that encourage high data usage.
Globally, mobile data traffic is expected to double every year through 2013, according to Cisco Systems, which makes network gear. "Whether an iPhone, a Storm or a Gphone, the world is changing." Mr. Munster said. "We're just starting to scratch the surface of these issues that AT&T is facing."
In preparation for the next wave of smartphones and data demands, all the carriers are rushing to introduce the next-generation of wireless networks, called 4G.
Analysts expect that in a year or so, AT&T's network will have improved significantly...
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