Comment by Lagoon3384_SWE

>from how handsets could interact with their network

Yes? Imagine millions of devices spamming your radio and core network to death?

>because the carriers were worried about their networks crumbling.

? The performance just want not there until 4G LTE came around. You could only push 2G and 3G so much. 2G was built for voice, data was bolt-on. Just physics. If you have another brilliant idea on how to solve that please comment.