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Do we have any numbers on iTouch sales so far? The plan on the iPhone 1.0, was on the expensive side, but I still assume that its adoption rate was higher than the iTouch(based on the fact that I know people that have iPhones but no one that owns an iTouch).

I just don't see the added value of the iTouch if there is no phone, and city wide(let alone nation wide) free wifi hotspots are still not realized, because there is no guarantee of connectivity.

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If you lived in Vermont, where (last I knew) you still cannot get an AT&T wireless signal anywhere in the state, you might think differently.

Facing South (towards Rt 12), standing at the highest point overlooking Silver Lake in Barnard - I can get 1 bar with my iPhone - barely. Yes, AT&T's coverage is essentially non-existent in VT. When I'm up there though, this is a positive ...

I don't think the WiFi coverage in VT blankets the state either, making that iTouch browser a little less useful.

funny, i know several people with the touch, myself included, but few with the iphone. fwiw, i already have a phone and don't like at&t (verizon seems to have much better coverage and it's cheaper), but find it useful to have an ipod with a browser. then again, i live in boston, so i don't have too much trouble finding hotspots.

I'm 12 months into a 2yr T-Mobile contract, so the Touch is looking pretty nice despite the 3G thunder.

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