New York City 3G Network- AT&T is the main problem not the phone

After weeks of using the iPhone in NYC, I am incredibly disappointed at the 3G data speeds/availability on AT&T's 3G network.
I originally wasn't sure whether the problem was the iPhone or AT&T (or a combination). But I have noticed that there is an enormous difference in 3G speeds during the day vs. at night at the same exact locations, even if you have 5 bars of 3G reception. The city has a high iPhone density and it seems AT&T are in over their heads.
During the day I get very slow data speeds, less than half of what I get at night in the same location. The constant reverting to EDGE, according to a Business Week article, is apparently due to the fact that the iPhone first tests available 3G bandwidth in your location before it connects to the 3G network. If the system is overloaded, even if you get 5 bars of 3G reception, it could be dumping you into EDGE. This especially happens to me when I travel to midtown and other areas of high density vs. when I am close to more residential areas. The locations I go to are capable of delivering 5 bars of 3G, it just depends what time of day it is and whether the system is dumping you back into EDGE.
I know there are many bugs/issues with the phone but as far as the 3G/data networking part, my personal experience is that AT&T seems to own most of the blame.

This pretty much renders my iphone useless during the day because hotmail times out and other web sites. I changed to iphone from sprint instinct because of network issues.
Last night I recommended a Blackberry to someone asking for a recommendation. I'll continue to do that for quite some time.

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