1. Yes, it's an expensive gimmick designed to increase data charges
2. No, it works great and I love it!
3. No, but it's not much faster than 2G and doesn't live up to the hype
Hello. With total respect, your option is also to ignore it if the topic doesn't interest you. I am interested in learning the wider opinions of the forum at large. I think that many of us believed that 3G would really provide a lightening fast upgrade similar to when we upgraded from dial-up to hi-speed cable modems, but the reality is vastly different and costly as well.
I respect your opinion. This forum is a good place for you to conduct your research. However, you have one thread already dedicated to this topic. Hence my initial comment.
I don't see a point to this thread as stated above you already have one on this subject. Unless of course you are just trying to start an argument. Please feel free to continue this in the other thread.