I have a Storm 1 and I personally don't need WiFi. I get Verizon just fine where I live (not 3G though) and I pay the $30 a month for Data, so I just use the internet on the Network. I personally could care less if I could get a faster or better connection, what I currently have is fine enough....
I agree that the service is generally fine, my new apt is in a soft-spot for data- that is my only complaint/rationale for wanting the capability personally.