Instant message speed on the G1

[shuko]

Greetings,

I have been a long time fan of the Sidekick for a few key features, most of which the G1 has been said to have (full keyboard, multitasking, no Microsoft OS.)

One thing I have not seen addressed is the speed at which instant messages are sent and received (AOL, MSN, Yahoo, etc.) I used a Tmobile Dash for a day, and noticed that incoming messages often took 35 to 40 seconds to arrive, with at least that much time between them, even if sent back to back. This delay was enough to render IM functionality useless, as people would get frustrated by the amount of time it took to get a response from me. Hopefully it was just a shortcoming of the IM client for Windows Mobile.

The Sidekick utilizes a special protocol that minimizes this delay. Does anyone know if the G1 will also have this low-latency message reception capability? Will the 3G network implementation render this a moot point?