EDGE'ing over 200 kbps

Folks are reporting a boost in their data download rate for the EDGE network.

Seems project "Fine EDGE" may now be in effect. This June 4 post at Gizmodo said that it would end on June 15th, though. It also seems that speeds are not limited by the protocol itself, but rather the data backend provided by the cell towers.

Supposedly, the goal is to raise the minimum from 40 kbps to 80 kbps. EDGE users are amazed by their 200 kbps downloads they're seeing now. With Sprint's EVDO, you'd be amazed for speeds over 800 kbps. Of course, this depends on the strength of the signal. YMMV.