Don't we owe AT&T an apology?

[goofy1958]

I think it's a combination of better hardware and carrier improvements.

Check the link in my sig, people are saying that going to the 4s they are getting a lot better service now on AT&T than before the 4s

Well, I don't believe we owe AT&T an apology, but neither do they owe us one. Neither AT&T nor Apple EVER expected the original iPhone to take off like it did, and they simply weren't ready for it on their network. So since the other carriers have seen the data usage that they can expect, they have had time to make needed upgrades so that the customer experience is better. However, saying that, Sprint has not done so well by me. I have a 3G Aircard that I've used for almost 2 years, and until Friday, I was getting about 500-700k downloads. Since then, I have not gotten above 120k! Once my contract is up, it goes away.

I have to agree with WannaGoMac on the improvements. When my wife would call me on my 3GS, she complained that she couldn't hear me, I couldn't understand her half the time, but now, with my new 4S, same calls from same places, she has not complained once! I hear her much better, and she claims to hear me better as well. The HSPA+ I get at my house is a huge benefit as well. I also need the ability to look things up while on the phone, so AT&T has been the only choice. I get about 5-8MB downloads all the time, so have nothing to complain about there.

 

[ipoddin]

When the iPhone was AT&T-only, everyone (including me) complained about AT&T's network - dropped calls, weak signal, etc etc. Now, iPhone is available on 3 major carriers and Sprint users are reporting unhappiness with Sprint, while Verizon users are not that much better except for not many dropped calls. With the 4S on AT&T's network, I'm getting good reception, no dropped calls, decent data speeds. So, the issue could have been with the phone itself, that's been fixed now? Or do AT&T customers using other phone models also complain about dropped calls?

Yeah, when they apologize for only offering a $20/month unlimited text plan and nothing else.

 

[WannaGoMac]

Well, I don't believe we owe AT&T an apology, but neither do they owe us one. Neither AT&T nor Apple EVER expected the original iPhone to take off like it did, and they simply weren't ready for it on their network. So since the other carriers have seen the data usage that they can expect, they have had time to make needed upgrades so that the customer experience is better. However, saying that, Sprint has not done so well by me. I have a 3G Aircard that I've used for almost 2 years, and until Friday, I was getting about 500-700k downloads. Since then, I have not gotten above 120k! Once my contract is up, it goes away.

I have to agree with WannaGoMac on the improvements. When my wife would call me on my 3GS, she complained that she couldn't hear me, I couldn't understand her half the time, but now, with my new 4S, same calls from same places, she has not complained once! I hear her much better, and she claims to hear me better as well. The HSPA+ I get at my house is a huge benefit as well. I also need the ability to look things up while on the phone, so AT&T has been the only choice. I get about 5-8MB downloads all the time, so have nothing to complain about there.

Please vote and add your experience to the 4s on AT&T reception thread in my sig!

 

[RogueApple]

I've had AT&T, Verizon and once upon a time, T-Mobile... They all had their peaks and valleys... at the end of the day, I just want to see these companies actually compete for my $. No grandfathered plans, no new contracts every time a new cell tower goes up... Offer a tier system, true unlimited everything, $150/mo (only to weed out data abusers), average users $100/mo, people who don't even know how to download a song $69/mo.

Desn't seem that hard to keep people happy when it comes to $

 

[chestvrg]

Be careful what you wish for