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AT&T Denies Rumor of Company-Wide Vacation Blackout at End of September

As long as they can throttle, AT&T will probably allow people to keep unlimited data if it means signing another two year contract.
 
profets said:
Funny, every year there's the same story of vacation blackout but this year with stronger rumors than ever of sep launch they decide to deny it?
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They could be denying because it's true. It might not be company wide. But rather at stores where the managers believe the rumors to be true.

Or they could've denying it because if they don't it will look like they leaked it to reveal the launch date. After all, when one is currently enjoying the position of exclusive GSM 'authorized' carrier in the US, you don't risk pissing off Apple
 
Of course they would deny it. If they are asked about a "Company-Wide" Vacation blackout. They have 290,000+ employees. They only need a percentage of that for Mobility retails sales. LOL. Most (90+%) of AT&T does not sell Apple products

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Skika said:
AT&T in charge of being honest.
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And you are in charge of thinking? How were they dishonest? I would bet it all they do not have a company wide blackout for vacation. TRUE STATEMENT! :)

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srxtr said:
As long as they can throttle, AT&T will probably allow people to keep unlimited data if it means signing another two year contract.
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yep, because you still get unlimited data. No one promised you unlimited data at LTE speeds. Get over it!
 
id laugh so much if there isnt even a event on sept 12th, i mean nothing is confirmed right? its just some "report" or analyst claim
 
bushido said:
id laugh so much if there isnt even a event on sept 12th, i mean nothing is confirmed right? its just some "report" or analyst claim
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And Apple has undoubtedly heard all the rumors. They can easily change their internal September 12 date to like September 19 and prove all the analysts wrong.

Apple hasn't officially said September 12, because if some unforseen circumstance comes up, they can delay without ever really delaying.
 
Public Service Announcement: Purchasing a new unlocked iPhone + 2 years on Straight Talk is still loads cheaper than buying a subsidized phone + 2 year contract.

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bushido said:
was? that makes no sense :p
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It's like a weird hybrid of gibberish, German, with a twist of Canadian.
 
Of course it isn't "Company Wide"... AT&T is a huge company that does a lot more than just launch a new iPhone each year.

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Gemütlichkeit said:
Public Service Announcement: Purchasing a new unlocked iPhone + 2 years on Straight Talk is still loads cheaper than buying a subsidized phone + 2 year contract.
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+1
 
Boatboy24 said:
"There is no company wide blackout. At least one AT&T employee will be on vacation during that time." :D

I'm curious to see if I will be "encouraged" to move off of my unlimited data plan.
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Is there real unlimited data plan? I thought after 3G the speed is throttled to the extent that it is not usable.
 
phr0ze said:
Awesome if an employee had a screen cap of the internal memo or something to post.
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The only 'internal memo' would be to store managers saying something like:
'We need a minimum of 20 employees per store for servicing new phone contracts September 12 - September 30. Please ensure that you have these numbers and you may decline vacation requests during this time. As a store manager, you will be required to be available during these dates'.

The store manager could then allow vacations if he had enough employees, and would curtail it if he had less.

I'm sure the employees in corporate in charge of something like creating the Christmas advertisements would not be told they cannot take vacation. It would just be store employees.
 
There's a big difference between a "vacation black-out" and a "company-wide vacation black-out". The first could include only a few people, while the second would include tens of thousands of people around the world.
 
Radio said:
Can someone clarify if everyone loses their unlimited with purchasing the new iphone?
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They have NOT announced a new iphone.

Therefore, they have NOT announced unlimited plans as it applies to getting the new iphone.

When will people realize it has not been announced?

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topmounter said:
Of course it isn't "Company Wide"... AT&T is a huge company that does a lot more than just launch a new iPhone each year.
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Well said. AT&T is a massive company with retail sales and support of phones a small portion.

People need to get real.
 
I dont why they would put blackout dates.... Those that know and work with commission know they cant take off unless they want to lose a huge chunk of commission.
 
KdParker said:
My guess is that someone challeged not being able to take this time off went to HR. Next a legally binding message gets sent out.
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a time off request is a request. Every company takes the stand that requests can be denied based on the needs of the business. Generally if they approved something before a blackout is set they don't yank it. So need to go to HR.
 
Not seeing any of the specs and just rumored shots Im not excited about the 5 thinking probably a speed bump, better camera, and a taller screen. I do not see them going out on any ledges as it's still the same design in essence.

hope Im wrong but im not excited this time around..

iPAD mini yeah im excited, Apple TV / Games Im excited. Taller screens meh..
 
I have a friend that works at AT&T and he says between the 21st and 26th are closed off. He told me that on Friday.
 
I'm still grandfathered in but use such little data it wouldn't even matter to me but if u ask AT&T customer service they will say it will still remain
 
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