Not sure where that came from either. Maybe Verizon does it?
No one does it. When they say unlimited data on your phone, they mean unlimited. The whole 5GB a month cap is for
Laptop Connect users. As in a wireless dongle for your laptop. This is true for both AT&T and Verizon.
I hate the term fanboy, but others are going to continue to label you with statements like this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT&T_Wireless_Services
In 1994, AT&T purchased McCaw for $11.5 billion and kick-started their cellular division with 2 million subscribers.
On October 26, 2004, AT&T Wireless was acquired by Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, to form the largest wireless carrier in the United States at the time.
Back then, AT&T had no wireless to speak of, so buying a company to start isn't a bad thing. AT&T Wireless was acquired, meaning AT&T (Ma Bell) lost its wireless section.
Then we all know how SBC (Baby Bell) bought out AT&T (Mac Bell) and renamed itself AT&T. However, this new AT&T has nothing to do with 2004 AT&T or 1994 AT&T.
Don't waste your time. AT&T fanboys don't care about facts. They have to try to score points by lashing out because their love for the iPhone has jailed them at AT&T.
I care about facts, you only care about how pretty you can make the world while ignoring facts. I don't jail myself to AT&T. FYI, I have my iPhone unlocked and jailbroken. I use AT&T, but when I travel, I release myself from them.
Worse then that he is just blatantly inaccurate.
See above
& they are buying a big chunk of alltel off of verizon this year. Or so the rumors go.
I didn't wait for the iphone to come to verizon. I waited to show up on someone's map. When I did, it was verizons (with rumors of at&t coming sometime, somewhen 2010). I went with the droid and I'm enjoying it. I've been getting good speed results except for sometimes during the business days.
I realize we are a smaller market, but it is an interesting business decision that cuts off any part of the market. It does look as though they're trying to pick up that market with at&t's acquisition of parts of alltel, and the new apple stores going into Boise and Spokane. But honestly if I have a choice between a company that has already gotten here, and one that is trying to 'improve' and develop the market here, I'll take the one who is already here. When the contract's up, I'll take a look at conditions then for my new phone/service.
They bought the equipment from Alltell merger, they are not gaining any subscribers, so yeah, you got it wrong.
Sometimes slow during the business days? I get same speeds all day every day. Whats wrong? Verizon can't keep up?
Long story short, stick to the carrier that works best. Don't jump into AT&T and start complaining. You have a choice, if you made the bad one, live with it. No one forces you to buy an iPhone. As for your Droid, if you enjoy it, the more power to you. But stop trying to bash out AT&T when you don't even use it.
Jav6454's profile says he's a student in his early twenties. So he's understandably enthusiastic, but cannot yet have the years of corporate experience, technical knowledge, or historical context that the older folk here do.
Early twenties have nothing to do with years of corporate experience here. Technical knowledge? That's something in the works (hence student). Also, who says a profile is 100% exact? In my case it is. No am I am not enthusiastic, I just stop the spread of FUD about AT&T. You however, use every chance you get to dish out a statement on how AT&T sucks and Verizon is better. Even though by your tongue you said you haven't used AT&T or are not. Do a favor and stay in Verizon. Also, stop complaining the iPhone is not on AT&T. There are other phones (Droid) out there that provide iPhone-like experiences.
). There is hope!
