Went to the AT&T store today.
Sadly they don't offer the iphone at the store because the internet we would be forced to use is SLOWWWWW in our area. They would allow you to use an iphone if you purchased it from Apple but it would not have good connectivity. In addition the network doesn't really cover the area I drive to every day so that would mean either spotty coverage or roaming (no charge for roaming) but you might not get very good reception.

So I guess I better hide my itouch better in the evenings so I can find it in the mornings until the network gets better in our area.