Clear cellular is the norm for me now. Five years ago I had lots of dropped calls but now the coverage on TMobile is virtually everywhere I go.
I've also heard great feedback about Verizon's coverage and that it exceeds that of TMobile.
I think coverage will continue to improve and from I read about the coming WIMAX, the cost of its infrastructure is significantly reduced.
The trend is clear that wireless is the future.
Since wireless is not contrained to a specific geographic region and will not be prohibitively expensive to set up, it is expected that content will not be limited by corporate interests. For example, Christian websites could very well start their own global wireless network.
So the fast lane - slow lane idea will be a nonissue as content will be entirely shaped by what people choose rather than what large corporations try to foist on the population.
You're missing my point.
Once again, wireless is cool but can't begin to compete with the potential or quality of transmission that fiber or cable can offer in regards to massive audio and video streams and files.
This is the infrastructure (the pipe) that brings the big web players, Yahoo, Ebay, Google etc. to the publics' pea shooter wireless devices. This is what the debate is about and the infrastructure won't be replaced by wireless any time soon.
Also, coverage and quality of cellular service are completely different subjects. I have Verizon service and I helped build Cingular's system (before it was Cingular). I can make a call almost anywhere but the quality of the call as compared to landline calls is not close unless you're standing still near a tower.