The iPhone 3G should never have been called that and Apple should not be touting the latest iterations of the devices as "4G". They are meaningless terms in so

The iPhone 3G should never have been called that and Apple should not be touting the latest iterations of the devices as "4G". They are meaningless terms in so many real world situations. I can have a xG phone near a compatible tower and the right chip set and it might get advertised speeds, or the network might be congested. I can have a xG phone in the desert and get nothing. I can have a xG phone with the wrong chip set for where I am. I can have a xG phone but the carrier roaming charges are astronomical because I'm overseas. It's a difficult problem (obviously), but I want an always connected everywhere phone with transparent and reasonable (!=cheap) pricing for data. I don't want fast mobile if I stand on one foot near the right mobile tower in the right country. I want reliable connectivity. Imagine if you were sold a 60 watt lightbulb for your home and it flickered, was dim or completely dark. It's not the bulb, it's the electrical supply you say? Well the bulb is being sold with the electrical supply in nearly all cases. Phone contracts are the bulb and electrical supply rolled into one.