UGGGGHHHH! I HAVE to get an iPhone

[DaveTN]

I am probably one of the most outspoken critics of the iPhone with AT&T being the majority of the reason I do not want to own one. (Disclaimer: I DO have an ipod touch and like it)
I am very happy with my touch pro and have been with Sprint for over 12 years. (porbably one of the few happy customers...lol) I also just recently signed another two year contract and am locked in.
However, the grad school program that I have applied to and probably will be accepted into REQUIRES an iphone 3Gs with a data package. It also requires a certain Dell laptop ( I also despise Dell) which I have to purchase at an inflated price. Too bad because I presently use a really nice and much more capable Tablet PC.
On top ot that, the program I'm applying for (Physician Assistant) does not allow you to work, so I'll be unemployed for 27 months and having to foot the bill for 4 phones - 2 for me, one for my wife and the last for my son.
Of course, I also asked why I can't just use my ipod touch but was told that I had to have access to the data network and wifi is not always available. I kinda chuckled to myself thinking about how poor AT&T coverage is where I live compared to Sprint and Verizon. I would actually have a better chance of picking up a wifi signal than a AT&T data signal.

Oh well, just had to rant about something today.

David