CNN: AT&T: The most hated company in iPhone land

David Goldman compares the perception and the reality behind AT&T's network woes ("fastest 3G network") and Verizon's marketing field day ("more 3G coverage"). Network strain at AT&T may be contributed to the success of the iPhone; would Verizon have fared better?

"For Verizon ... we still wonder if the network has the capacity and backhaul to support a device with an adoption curve of the iPhone," said Piper Jaffray analyst Chris Larsen in a client note.

Q: How reliable is your network?