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I'm with you. 90 days till freedom from big bills and dropped calls. AMF ATT
the A is Adios. I'll let you guess the MF part...
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AT&T Executive Downplays Effect of Eventual Loss of iPhone Exclusivity on Business
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I'm with you. 90 days till freedom from big bills and dropped calls. AMF ATT
the A is Adios. I'll let you guess the MF part...
That guy was spinning BS for analysts. ATT is worried. Why else would they spend millions on advertising for their **** network. Also, they never mention the iPhone in their ads because they know this day is coming. Hopefully soon...
To be fair, I was just saying that was his intent - I never said that was the best way to approach it or it was necessarily the best things to say. And that trait is not unique to any CEO. Especially ones that are large monolithic operations like telecoms.
I'm not on a family plan, but I do get a nice discount through my employer. In this economy, that discount is really helpful. Even though I added 200 texts, I'm still saving over $175/year. Also, I like their service, so I have no reason to move.
With regards to family plans, sometimes the iPhone holder isn't necessarily the one paying the bill. That'd make it difficult for someone to get away from AT&T.
If the rumors of the verizon iPhone are true, I'm going to sit back and enjoy the whining that is sure to come out of people's mouths. I'm not a verizon fan, so it'll be enjoyable for me.
With regards to family plans, sometimes the iPhone holder isn't necessarily the one paying the bill. That'd make it difficult for someone to get away from AT&T.
If the rumors of the verizon iPhone are true, I'm going to sit back and enjoy the whining that is sure to come out of people's mouths. I'm not a verizon fan, so it'll be enjoyable for me.
Right!
One of those countries is The Netherlands (about the size of Grand Canyon NP and 16 million souls):
- No Tethering (not on their priority list!)
- Very poor 3G coverage
- When there is coverage: bad network performance
- Recently: lots of promises about doubling their 3G network
- Bla, bla, bla
Lots of customers begging for either Vodafone or KPN (former national phone company, really good 3G coverage) as it was a small player in the market until the iPhone exclusive came tot them and the complaining started.
THAT T-Mobile!
Verizon is trying to make a profit like the rest of them, but I do believe that they do care more then AT&T when it comes to providing quality service to their customers. The fact that Verizon has invested money to bring 3G service to some of the most remote rural places in the US means they at least care about coverage for their customers. AT&T only focuses on the top markets and does little for the less populated areas in the middle of the country.
In addressing the iPad, de la Vega noted that he is a fan of the device, using it extensively on Wi-Fi. He does, however, enjoy the flexibility of having 3G data services available, even though he apparently does not take much advantage of it.
Article Link: AT&T Executive Downplays Effect of Eventual Loss of iPhone Exclusivity on Business
Wow can't believe I am the first to comment on this part of his comments ... How can you go in front of investors and say ... I don't use our 3G data service! FAIL AT&T
I pray Tmobile USA gets the iPhone ... Tired of being on the dark side (unlocked) and not get all the benefits ... High speed ... Support ... Etc.
The giant smiley face cheesing next to my post should have indicated my sarcasm.....
If it goes to verizon, a big if at that, it doesn't mean it will go away on ATT. I hope it ends up with all the cell companies. If you have great service with ATT, stay with them. I choose by coverage since it's my cell and home phone all in one. ATT is good at work, ok on the drive home, but is missing at home. Verizon is good on all three so for me I wait.
The comment from him about seeing no exodus is naive.
I am on a family talk plan, and while I wont be able to switch if apple were to open to verizon on June 1, I would be able to switch soon after. AT&T has had exclusivity for more than 2 yrs now, so there is a rolling window now every month of family/business discount people able to switch with no fee.
Add on to this the fact that Verizon and others will likely try to lure people with incentives, and paying off any cancellation fee may be trivial or beneficial.
Sounds like a "spun PR message" to me.
Taken liberally, it means AT&T could lose 20% of its iphone customers in short order to another carrier. THats not 20% of their total customers, but still a sizeable chunk.
I am on a family talk plan, and while I wont be able to switch if apple were to open to verizon on June 1, I would be able to switch soon after. AT&T has had exclusivity for more than 2 yrs now, so there is a rolling window now every month of family/business discount people able to switch with no fee.
Add on to this the fact that Verizon and others will likely try to lure people with incentives, and paying off any cancellation fee may be trivial or beneficial.
Sounds like a "spun PR message" to me.
Taken liberally, it means AT&T could lose 20% of its iphone customers in short order to another carrier. THats not 20% of their total customers, but still a sizeable chunk.
AT$T blows, their 3G network blows, and their wifi blows even harder, at least here in Silicon Valley. The hotel I'm currently uses attwifi to provide internet service, and I'm lucky to get 100 kb downstream with 600ish ms latency.
I have a family talk plan as well, and a corporate discount. I'd be happy to switch all of that to a competitor with a better network if Apple stops handcuffing us to AT$T.
I have a family talk plan as well, and a corporate discount. I'd be happy to switch all of that to a competitor with a better network if Apple stops handcuffing us to AT$T.
Towers are stupid. Some other technology has to be in the wings, maybe orbiting drones or some other way to get long range transmissions so fewer towers are needed.
Apple. Yeah right. Puff puff pass ffs, I want some of what you're smoking
USAA. I will agree with this one. I am happy with USAA though I have yet to file a claim. They are a bit pricey compared to others but I won't switch.
Verizon.Another questionable one, from what I've seen there are just as many un-happy with V as with Att
Bwahahahahaha +1
God I hope so, then 1/4 of those people will be on Verizon's forums bitching how they can't talk and surf at the same time and I'll get a boost in speed!
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Yep, lots-o-whining lately about apple/iPhone/at&t. Just wish they (the whiners) would hurry up and switch already.
Why stay with a company that doesn't provide you service? Doesn't seem very smart to me.
FAIL!! It's been posted and in a much better way.
Stop threatening and do it already ffs.
Sounds like someone is trying to let us know what he wants for his birthday.
Another gift idea.
Why would you keep a service that doesn't work for you? These types of complaints are really pointless seeing it's a very easy problem to fix..... Change provider.
Why F U A T & T? You had 30 days to return your phone, plenty of time to know you didn't have good coverage at your house and change without penalty. It's your fault you have crappy 3g service at your home so why bitch at at&t?
Wow, a man that did something about his issue instead of whining and threatening to do it. All the others read and learn.
I wonder if it even occurred to him what he was saying as he was saying it. As many of you have pointed out, the method they're going with to retain customers isn't based on better value or satisfaction - but locking them in with penalties or other barriers to switching. Sure, his responsibilities are to the shareholders first and foremost, but I would think keeping customers happy rather than putting up roadblocks for them would be in the shareholder's interests as well.