iTunes WiFi Store Question

[iBook2PowerBook]

Why doesn't Apple allow the iTunes Store integrated on the iPhone use the AT&T EDGE network, just like Safari does? That would really come in handy when our WiFi is down or having problems. There have been many times when I'm not near a WiFi spot but want to download a song I just heard.

Maybe there's a way to hack it and enable that? That's why I posted it here.

 

[cyclingplatypus]

I think it is more because of file size and the amount of time it would take to download a song file on EDGE.

 

[Hummer]

Lots of bandwidth would be used if they allowed it. And it wouldn't be acceptable to compress the music downloaded via EDGE over the air on the iPhone.

 

[zainjetha]

it would be too much data traffic on network --- don't forget they have blackberry traffic and users with laptops and data cards. The least thing they need is people dowloading large music files