Short Answer: It's faster, so that it can handle internet better.
Long Answer:
3G is the third generation of standards and technology, superseding 2.5G. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards under the IMT-2000.[1]
3G networks enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency. Services include wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment. Additional features also include HSPA data transmission capabilities able to deliver speeds up to 14.4 Mbit/s on the downlink and 5.8 Mbit/s on the uplink.
Unlike IEEE 802.11 networks, which are commonly called Wi-Fi or WLAN networks, 3G networks are wide-area cellular telephone networks that evolved to incorporate high-speed Internet access and video telephony[2]. IEEE 802.11 networks are short range, high-bandwidth networks primarily developed for data.
No, I didn't type that out.. I stole it off the internet. I personally don't see the point in all the fansy stuff on phones... I used to have texting.. while it was nice, at times it was more of a pain than just talking to someone. Now internet and such, while you can do it, I have heard of problems with people trying to actually surf the net on their phone. (I don't have it so this is just from what I have been told by my friends that spend WAY to much money on their phone plan)
Long Answer:
3G is the third generation of standards and technology, superseding 2.5G. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards under the IMT-2000.[1]
3G networks enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency. Services include wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment. Additional features also include HSPA data transmission capabilities able to deliver speeds up to 14.4 Mbit/s on the downlink and 5.8 Mbit/s on the uplink.
Unlike IEEE 802.11 networks, which are commonly called Wi-Fi or WLAN networks, 3G networks are wide-area cellular telephone networks that evolved to incorporate high-speed Internet access and video telephony[2]. IEEE 802.11 networks are short range, high-bandwidth networks primarily developed for data.
No, I didn't type that out.. I stole it off the internet. I personally don't see the point in all the fansy stuff on phones... I used to have texting.. while it was nice, at times it was more of a pain than just talking to someone. Now internet and such, while you can do it, I have heard of problems with people trying to actually surf the net on their phone. (I don't have it so this is just from what I have been told by my friends that spend WAY to much money on their phone plan)