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sorry but apple chose att for a reason. get over it no one cares if you like them or not.
sorry but apple chose att for a reason. get over it no one cares if you like them or not.
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Anyone else counting down the days until they can ditch AT&T?
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Add to that all the ads bashing Apple's partner AT&T, bashing the iPhone in many of their ads, and finally instructing their minions to give false info on the iPhone...
Probability of Verizon iPhone appearance: 6 years
I can't count, for one; and I can't even fathom the alternatives to AT&T. T-Mobile doesn't even have 3G coverage, so I guess we are at a standoff...
I can't count, for one; and I can't even fathom the alternatives to AT&T. T-Mobile doesn't even have 3G coverage, so I guess we are at a standoff...
*rolls eyes*
If I decided to leave the iPhone for an Android phone...you would never know because I would feel no need to make attention-whoring posts about it on an iPhone forum.
So they improved it everywhere else, but forgot to address NYC and SF? It is more likley there are unique challenges in those to cities.
There was an article about these two cities and how each on of them presents a very difficult challenge. AT&T has to comply with certain limits the city, county and state has with respect to wireless RF exposure to the general population. As well, as AT&T has to accommodate to geological (in SF's case) and man made (NY case) advantages and disadvantages. Also, factor in the small amount of spectrum left, and pretty much they are tied down.
FCC is running like crazy to get more spectrum towards carriers (AT&T) right now to sorta fix up the mess.
There we go.
AT&T is great. Awesome customer service and great coverage in the NoVA area. And as has been said several times in this thread alone, it's getting better.
Have had my cell number since 1986/87?. The original service was called Cellular One . . . Then Cingular . . . Now, AT&T. Switch? . . . Ummm . . . I'll need to think about it for a second ot two.
Okay . . . . No!
Okay . . . . No!
Why thank you... I think it's a much better accurate response, I don't know what I was thinking when I said 6.
I use my iPhone 3Gs around 4,000 minutes a month. I travel all over the US photographing weddings and actually envy someone that lives in a good AT&T coverage area. Living in California's Napa Valley AT&T is clearly the worst carrier of the bunch. The coverage 'holes' in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Seattle, Portland, and Washington, D.C., are all still there after 12 years of AT&T saying they are constantly expanding their network. Even in the small towns of Wisconsin, the coverage remains poor and in my area it has actually degraded. If the iPhone comes out on another carrier AT&T will be happy to have you as they will be loosing millions of subscribers that do not have your experience. I read that 1/3 of iPhone owners came from other carriers and I personally know people that won't buy an iPhone because it's AT&T. Even before the iPhone came out we knew AT&T was going to be the weak link in the chain. Go to youtube and listen to the iPhone song, you'll see what I mean.
As for the billing, there have been no problems for cellular but the land lines are another matter entirely.
Actually, if you read well, you will find that AT&T's network problems started with the iPhone 3G and not the 1st Gen iPhone.
1st Gen iPhone users barely complained about service. We mostly complained about the lack of apps, GPS and other gimmicks. Once people got 3G (which was in baby stages), there was a bigger target. However, those with 3G coverage got it good since their experience was flawless and for the vast majority it still is.
3G is nice and very fast where I am. Definatelly not terrible.
Obviously locations will vary....
Depends on your area. It's certainly improved significantly in my area since the new year.
2000-3000??? I'd love to know where. Internet connection has always been more reliable in Brooklyn (I probably couldn't have lived with the iPhone in Manhattan) and the most I still get is in the 700-800 range.
That said, things have slowly gotten better in the last year - biggest difference so far is Union Square. I spent all last Tuesday afternoon there and kept connection which was definitely not the case before.
I have a cheap Verizon dumbphone as well and am finally eligible to renew, but I expect I'll ride out my jailbroken 3GS and see what the situation is this time next year.
I've had issues with inconsistent 3G coverage, but I've been making sure to use the Mark the Spot app as much as possible.
The thing that really concerns me is the future of AT&T and next gen LTE. Apparently, Verizon's already starting work on building up their 4G technology for roll out within the next year or so, while AT&T is dragging their knuckles on improving their 3G network. By the time LTE becomes the standard, AT&T will need to play catch up again.
The thing that really concerns me is the future of AT&T and next gen LTE. Apparently, Verizon's already starting work on building up their 4G technology for roll out within the next year or so, while AT&T is dragging their knuckles on improving their 3G network. By the time LTE becomes the standard, AT&T will need to play catch up again.
Really, there's reception holes in LA. I'm around LA all day, WeHo, NoHo, the Valley, Laurel, Malibu, i get good service everywhere, to bad for you....