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and now that I've gotten a bit used to it, I'm happy I switched. Very happy, actually.

How do you guys with att and the iphone like the service?

Love it. I actually find less dead spots w/ ATT than I found with TMoble, though I never really had any problems with either.

worth it or no?

Yes.

how is the web service and speed on the 3g?

Well, it's not comparable to DSL or Cable land lines. BUT, there is no comparison between 3G and TMoble's (current, at least) data service. None. The AT&T 3G is so much better it is laughable. Like shooting bullets vs. throwing bullets.

edit: rand some speed tests so you can have actual numbers:

Speedtest on my PC w/ DSL = 3.56mbps down, 1mbps up
Iphone wifi (same network, wireless G): 1.919 Mbps down, .445 Mbps up
Iphone 3g: 1.527 down, .231 up
Iphone Edge: 63kbps down, 75kbps up (this is basically what you are getting on your current phone)

I also use MS excel quite a bit at work and notice they have an app that works with it ... anyone ever use it?

Can't help here. Havent ever used it, can't imagine I ever will.

email .. good/bad?

Both. Again, this comparison is going from a BB Curve to an IPhone, so this may not help you in deciding to switch from a Pocket PC. The BB resolves mails much faster/promptly than the Iphone does, and it has a goddamn keyboard to actually send an email/text with. Big advantage over the Iphone, for me. But, it actually displays an email properly rather than a bunch of code scribbled all over between the text like my blackberry did, which is a huge plus for the Iphone. Sending/receiving/writing is better with the Blackberry, actually being able to read the emails you receive quickly & easily is SO much better on the Iphone.

So a few random thoughts...

Cons w/ Iphone:

No A2DP. So if you are thinking about using a bluetooth stereo headphone with your Iphone, you cant. If anyone's found a working crack/hack/addon that adds this functionality, please feel free to share it. Also, no syncing via bluetooth (or even wireless that I can tell, except for the service Apple offers that does it; that I haven't tried). Lack of bluetooth functionality is a bummer.

No phone as modem functionality (I.E. cant tether it to your laptop and piggyback for net access in the middle of nowhere)

NO HARD KEYBOARD. This is the biggest problem I have with the Iphone, and the biggest thing I miss from my Blackberry. I'm still not used to it, still do not like the iphone keyboard at all. I could hammer out an email using my thumbs on a blackberry like nobody's business, but have more typos using a pinky finger on my Iphone than not. Hate it, hate it, hate it.

ITunes. I hate ITunes, I hate syncing with ITunes, I hate how you have to organize files between multiple computers with Itunes...just yuck. Eventually I'll find a 3rd party solution that works better, but havent gotten around to it yet.

No ability to add memory via an addon card (SD, MMC, etc). This part sucks, make sure you get the 16 gig version instead of the 8.

Cant exchange batteries, and the battery life on the iphone kinda blows.

Pros:

It is absolutely the ONLY handheld device you will need. Need a GPS? check. Music? Check. Calendar? Check. Email? Check. Web browsing while waiting in line at the DMV? Check. Videos for the kid to watch in the backseat so they will stop asking 'are we there yet?"...check. Plus, its actually a pretty cool handheld device gaming platform.

I'm learning the Iphone is all about the apps, the possibilities with this thing are endless.

Summary: The Iphone is much better and I would highly recommend changing to it, but it isnt perfect by a long stretch. But, then again, I'm a picky bastard when it comes to electronics.

think of something you need, and there is an app for it. Probably multiple ones.

Pandora, I.TV, speedtest and Flixster are the ones I use the most. So far...

but havent tried. Mainly because I just got the damn thing & havent quite wrapped my brain completely around how it works locked; but also because it's a company phone/plan. Since I basically coaxed them into swapping from TMobile to ATT & buy us all Iphones I figure I'll wait a few months until I break the TOS -p. So for the time being, I'll keep tethering my Sprint phone (their EVDO network isnt half bad). One of these days I'll be down to one handheld device all the time, but at least I've gotten it down to MOST of the time now...

As for the A2DP problem, there is no workaround to it until Apple decides to put it in a bluetooth update (if they ever do). I guess someone else could hack away at it and figure something out as I dont think it's a hardware issue, but I havent found one around (and I looked for a while). So I'll end up buying a 3rd party addon device I'm sure (they are not that expensive, more of an annoyance).