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AT&T CEO's "Only Regret" is Offering Unlimited Data Packages
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Written text has inherent tone whether it's intended or not. Good writing conveys the tone you wish it to have (sarcasm, anger, levity, etc.) as efficiently as possible.
yes and no. its more so the carriers than apple. they whined (all of them), that their networks couldnt support the data and apple caved. same for the last tethering app. it passed apple fair and square, which they admitted, but carriers bitched and apple caved.
***edit*** misread that. we said the same thing...duh.
The only reason I still have my texting plan is that the unlimited is the only option. I'd downgrade to 200 if it were still available. My texting usage dropped from a couple thousand to about 150/month thanks to imessage
With the way things are going, this whole industry is getting turned on it's head.
The majority of people I know that have iPhones use them with iMessage and email and their voice usage is down a lot.
Messaging and chat definitely have become a norm for most over talking since the communication can go back and forth at the convenience of the two individuals vs having to be on the line.
The whole mobile industry is a scam. The price they charge for texting is criminal. I wish Apple would buy a carrier/stream and just basically take over the industry.
The majority of people I know that have iPhones use them with iMessage and email and their voice usage is down a lot.
Messaging and chat definitely have become a norm for most over talking since the communication can go back and forth at the convenience of the two individuals vs having to be on the line.
The whole mobile industry is a scam. The price they charge for texting is criminal. I wish Apple would buy a carrier/stream and just basically take over the industry.
while thats a great idea, youre not accounting for the fact that the average small business couldnt afford to break into the mobile business because of the high cost of startup. kind of a moot point because of that.
"In the last quarter, AT&T made $3.58 billion in profit on $29 billion in sales. "
Awwwwww....poor ATT. How much more do you need in PROFITS EACH QUARTER?!!?...YEARS after you introduced the product?!
Total greed. Even if 15% of ATT's iPhone base is still unlimited (anyone know what % of ATT iPhoners are unlimited still?), they'd only be making more revenue (and how much more?) by converting these 15% to non-unlimited?
I'm unlimited and have NEVER gone over 500MB/month. So even if ATT switched me to one of their tiers (for the same price let's say...even though THERE ARE CHEAPER TIERS), ATT doesn't make a penny more off me. Ever. Granted not all unlimited folks uses as little as I do...but when you do the math of 15% being unlimited, then X percent of them not earning ATT a penny more, the numbers add up to little overall percentage gain in revenue/profit for ATT.
ATT just needs to suck it up. You can't win them all. Here's 1 win for the customers out of decades of losses.
Awwwwww....poor ATT. How much more do you need in PROFITS EACH QUARTER?!!?...YEARS after you introduced the product?!
Total greed. Even if 15% of ATT's iPhone base is still unlimited (anyone know what % of ATT iPhoners are unlimited still?), they'd only be making more revenue (and how much more?) by converting these 15% to non-unlimited?
I'm unlimited and have NEVER gone over 500MB/month. So even if ATT switched me to one of their tiers (for the same price let's say...even though THERE ARE CHEAPER TIERS), ATT doesn't make a penny more off me. Ever. Granted not all unlimited folks uses as little as I do...but when you do the math of 15% being unlimited, then X percent of them not earning ATT a penny more, the numbers add up to little overall percentage gain in revenue/profit for ATT.
ATT just needs to suck it up. You can't win them all. Here's 1 win for the customers out of decades of losses.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but SMS is not exchanged over the data network. SMS is exchanged over the cellular or phone network, right?
Eh, you're stretching things. First of all, Apple didn't force AT&T to do anything. AT&T bought into the phone when it was still an unproven device. At the time, zero percent of their business was the iPhone. They took a calculated risk, knowing full well what Apple's terms were.
You're right about the all you can eat model, though their restrictions are still too strict. Perhaps there just isn't enough capacity period for their entire network of users to run their devices how they want to all the time. If that's the case, they need to look into other solutions for the service they claim to provide.
I think most of the vitriol comes from the fact that they're making billions of profit and keeping it for themselves as opposed to making their service better. Yes, I'm sure that they spend a lot to improve their network each year but the fact is it's not enough. That they have so much surplus profit shows that they have room to budge.
"Good business" to some means making as much money as you can regardless of anything else. For others, it means making a solid profit while making your company the best it can be. There are differing opinions on the matter just as there are differing political views in the country and there isn't an easy "right" answer. But from all accounts, yes, this guy's statement was a douchey one to make.
If you actually pay 20 cents a text then YOU are an idiot. You can't blame AT&T, then have reasonable text plans.
I was going to say drop the texting plan, but if you do average 150/month the cost of the texts would average $30/month.
Text is data. If you're already paying for a data plan, there's no such thing as a "reasonable text plan."
I didn't see them complaining when they were taking everybody's money for the "unlimited" plan over the past 5 years. Most people will rarely hit 2 to 3 GB (myself included) so I don't understand the complaints about network strain. The Tmobile merger was a fiasco and he should have been fired for that. Oh well, let's see what happens with the next iphone.
And here is an interesting article in the LA times a few weeks back talking about AT&T's power in Sacramento. Wish they would spend the money on improving the network instead.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-att-20120422,0,4280264.story
And here is an interesting article in the LA times a few weeks back talking about AT&T's power in Sacramento. Wish they would spend the money on improving the network instead.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-att-20120422,0,4280264.story
This is a great example how outdated they are. We're talking about tech-industry. If you don't eat your lunch, someone else will eat it for you. The last they should be doing is to sit there and simply count money. AOL says hello.
I have ATT's unlimited plan, and i hate this guy who runs ATT.
Personally, first time ever got a warning i went over last month and this month i need to watch it.
Frak them. Why should i get limited on my plan at 3GB of data when someone can buy a larger 5bg plan and not get limited at 3gb?
I have a fraking unlimited plan, unlimited ought to BEAT 5gb. instead this loser in charge of ATT is screwing us over.
BS part of it is i have been an ATT customer since ATT earlier, then cingular, then ATT again. so i have spent thousands with them.
Any appreciation from ATT?? none
Personally, first time ever got a warning i went over last month and this month i need to watch it.
Frak them. Why should i get limited on my plan at 3GB of data when someone can buy a larger 5bg plan and not get limited at 3gb?
I have a fraking unlimited plan, unlimited ought to BEAT 5gb. instead this loser in charge of ATT is screwing us over.
BS part of it is i have been an ATT customer since ATT earlier, then cingular, then ATT again. so i have spent thousands with them.
Any appreciation from ATT?? none
Dear Mr. Randal:
Some day the only regret you'll have is the day when you removed unlimited data and gave us all a reason to look elsewhere.
In a day where WiFi is ubiquitous ( it's coming), we will all go buy ipod touches and a VOIP app and kick your sorry ass to the curb. Kiss your Company goodbye.
Take a look at Republic Wireless to see the future. There's no ATT there.
P.S. I already kicked your ass to the curb and have grandfathered unlimited on Verizon, funny my calls don't drop anymore.
Some day the only regret you'll have is the day when you removed unlimited data and gave us all a reason to look elsewhere.
In a day where WiFi is ubiquitous ( it's coming), we will all go buy ipod touches and a VOIP app and kick your sorry ass to the curb. Kiss your Company goodbye.
Take a look at Republic Wireless to see the future. There's no ATT there.
P.S. I already kicked your ass to the curb and have grandfathered unlimited on Verizon, funny my calls don't drop anymore.
You must be one of those "Occupy Wall Street" idiots. Void of knowledge and full of other peoples opinions.
Look up the facts and you will find that the AT&T haters and blowhards like yourself typically did NOT move to Verizon when it became available. There have been many articles on this site specifically that show AT&T did not lose customers. The articles were written out of shock.
Mr Stephenson being the CEO of a AT&T, is required by his board to profit make every effort to profit for his company. AT&T gained exclusivity to the iPhone, not a monopoly (look up the difference). AT&T took what other network providers turned down (and then tried for years to reverse that mistake). AT&T paid Apple for the exclusivity and they were rewarded for the success. They built one heck of a network to keep up with the iPhone. Those are the facts. If your pea brain doesn't want to research them, thats fine. Quit making a fool of yourself by posting ignorant rants of misinformation.
Do a little research before you embarrass yourself any further....
Did AT&T halt your service at 3GB when you have unlimited? I didn't think so... When you bought your unlimited plan, you were getting 1-2mb connections, not 10-15mb connection. When they throttle you, do you still get the 1-2mb connections? I thought so.
What happens when the speeds are 100MB? Should you be downloading 30-50GB a month for one fee while everyone else pays per plan.
Go on over to Sprint and get 1-2mb all the time (if your lucky and if you can find a tower).
Good Luck!
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EVERY test shows AT&T 4G is the fastest. Do your research!
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You saying anything about Apple Profits while they totally rape their customers. Personally, I have no problem with either, but just making sure you understand business.
and.... the iPhone rode the AT&T network to success. AT&T investing tens of billions growing a network that kept up with the iPhone explosion. It is truly incredible how many people post complete nonsense.
OR, are you like most of the other folks who have posted and are just looking for AT&T to give it all away for free.
I can get the unlimited data bit. The reasoning behind that is pretty solid.
But cry me a frackin' river over messaging plans. They probably make phone companies more money than McDonald's makes off drinks. If companies would just include a few texts with each voice or data plan or not charge you for incoming texts that you don't want, then maybe it would be a sane thing. But that's not the case. Someone gets your cellphone number, you get hit for a text charge. That's bullpuckey.
But cry me a frackin' river over messaging plans. They probably make phone companies more money than McDonald's makes off drinks. If companies would just include a few texts with each voice or data plan or not charge you for incoming texts that you don't want, then maybe it would be a sane thing. But that's not the case. Someone gets your cellphone number, you get hit for a text charge. That's bullpuckey.
Uh, no they don't. It's either unlimited or nothing. They canned the 200/1000 plans a while ago.
Two words:
Royal Douchbag. Any tech business as big as ATT is going to invest heavily in infrastructure as a matter of course. Its how the business works and aways has been since Edison. The fact that he underestimated Apple and the success of iOS devices just shows his own lack of business acumen. Stupid jerk ought be fired is what the shareholders should be screaming.
Royal Douchbag. Any tech business as big as ATT is going to invest heavily in infrastructure as a matter of course. Its how the business works and aways has been since Edison. The fact that he underestimated Apple and the success of iOS devices just shows his own lack of business acumen. Stupid jerk ought be fired is what the shareholders should be screaming.