I was very glad to see this official statement from T-Mobile about its 3G rollout:

"NEW YORK and BELLEVUE, Wash. – May 5, 2008– T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced that the company has taken the first commercial step in the rollout of its third-generation (3G) wireless network by launching its UMTS/HSDPA network in New York City. T-Mobile plans to continue the rollout of its 3G network across major metropolitan markets through the year. By year's end, T-Mobile expects its high-speed data network will be available in those cities where a majority of its subscribers currently use data services.

T-Mobile's 3G network supports voice and data services consistent with available service and handset offerings. The company today offers multiple phones that are able to operate on the UMTS network. The phones are designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to provide the great call quality and rich communication services customers expect from T-Mobile."

I have been very happy with T-Mo, but have been a bit disappointed that I couldn't get 3G like people with other providers. Now it's only a matter of time until the coverage reaches me in Portland.

More about T-Mobile's statement is here. 

Bill, I was just reading about T-Mo....I'm glad that their 3G will suport both voice and data!

If you are in the New York City area, T-Moble has a beta program for 3G.

You need to be a subscriber, have minimum 600 talk minutes, a data plan and live/work in the NYC area.

I asked if I could post up the link to apply and they said it is a public offer:

You can apply for the beta here.

Sweet - thanks for the link.