New AT&T Commercial "Answer"

[GoCubsGo]

The only reason that's so is because you haven't experienced it. Little things like this are the ones you miss if you're used to them.

Yes and no. As a former customer of AT&T who has been with them far longer than most here I can say that moving to vzw has made me realize how little i used the feature. I have missed having it only once and even then, it was a nice to have. Others may be in another boat.

The commercial focuses on what AT&T has, which is exactly what a commercial should do.

 

[duervo]

lol! Hoestly cannot believe that people are arguing over their choice of wireless carriers!

If your choice works for you, why should it matter what other people use?!

Classic, internet-based, free entertainment! Keep it up!

 

[AppleLinuxMSGod]

Really, this is not a Big feature of ATT?

This is almost the only feature of a smartphone that keeps me and my company on AT&T...
So i guess nobody is in IT and never has client meetings where you need to read and email or online only ticketing system while on a call, Hmmm....
Really i guess all of you are only level 1 at best and just repeat what is on seperate pc/mac/server in front of you and probably why your jobs are outsourced and sent overseas... and cant/dont free think... guess thats why i get Very Well Paid...
Well besides being certified across all major OS/Server/Messageing/Data systems from Apple, Linux, Microsoft, Unix the list goes on...
Am i a highly paid IT Architect snob? well yes I am.
You know what? You wish you were too, get over it.
Go Back to school Get a degree or two get Certified in you field of choice.

Am i writing this just because it will piss someone off? yes i am but that is besides the point.

If you are on Verizon and like it, Great
If you are on AT&T and like it, Great
I use Verizon for my Fios 150/35mb home office and AT&T for my Wireless why? freedom of choice and options...
Peace be with you by brothers and sisters on this fine day...LOL

 

[JGowan]

I'm not going to make a comment about how great it is to use data and be on a call with my iPhone because, frankly, I have no idea. AT&T has left me in EDGE hell for 3 years and doesn't plan to bring 3G to my area any time soon.

Glad to be leaving. Not going to miss a thing. Thanks, AT&T.

 

[HowardRoarke]

You misunderstood me. I never said that it's not useful. I would be dishonest if I said that it's not useful. I'm just saying that there's no NEED. It's simply my opinion and I know people disagree with me. It's not a narrow mindset. There is truly no need for it. It's a luxury.

there was a time when telephone's were a luxury.

there was a time when tv was a luxury.

there was a time when cell phone's were a luxury.

the internet was a luxury.

i'm currently using my iphone to connect me to the internet, a few minutes ago i was on a conference call going over creative for an ad, while on the phone i was using my computer to reference other campaigns.

is having ONE phone bill that includes all your internet usage a luxury? i think not.

i think paying one phone bill, one cable bill, and one internet bill is actually the frivolous luxury.

saying "there is no need if one wishes to continue doing things as they've always done" would be acceptable.

however if one wishes to maximize productivity and efficiency one should always look for solutions to streamline resources and maximize output. one cell phone as a tech hub is one solution... when they finally make the mac mini and the iphone one and the same.. will you say there is no need then as well?

 

[ccmovies]

They're going to be playing this card a lot.

 

[thecypher]

It is not a luxury it is a need!!

I don't understand how people can get so thick headed. Just because they don't use it (because they can't!! they are on Verizon "The Most Reliable Network") they make these dumb claims that it is a luxury and not a need blah blah. Being able to talk and surf at the same time is a HUGE productivity tool for a LOT of serious business users. I conduct and attend conference calls on my iPhone using an application that lets people share their desktop or specific applications and make presentations. You can actually be on the conference call talking and listening while somebody is walking you through a PowerPoint document. Lets see Verizon do that. Not being able to talk and have data connectivity at the same time is not even a choice for me and millions of other serious users. It is absolutely required. This is the iPhone people!!! hello??? Not some dumb a$$ so called smartphone. You can do stuff on this device and trust me you will that you never thought possible or never did before. So just because you never did it before don't a$$-ume you won't or others don't.

The other examples people have cited here are very valid also for regular consumers. Being able to lookup something on the internet or be able to make a table reservation at a restaurant or lookup movie timings etc. I can't understand how people think this is a luxury. Wake up people!! This is 2011 and this is the iPhone not your crackberry. I am on the phone many times with my friends (sometimes on 3 way calls) going over movie timings or restaurant lists jointly deciding where to go. On Verizon you get a call, you hang up, lookup info, call back, don't have an agreement, hang up, lookup info, call back with new suggestion, that didn't fly either, hang up, lookup info, call back....... ALL on "America's Most Reliable Network" LOL!!

 

[firewater]

Love it, game over!...lol

 

[thor79]

THANK YOU!

Seriously, I've had a verizon smart phone for about 6 years now.. Never once have I needed to browse the internet while talking.

The number of times I have needed it probably can be counted on one hand, but when I have needed it, I was grateful for having the ability to do it.

You're like a person insisting they don't need internet because they've never had access to it...and they can't understand what the big deal is. You don't know it's usefulness until you've had it. So please, don't pretend you don't need it, you have no frame of reference to be able to say that.

 

[PeterQVenkman]

It lets you talk and search the net at the same time if:
1) The call doesn't drop
2) you can understand the person with the poor voice quality that sounds like a low bitrate mp3

 

[srxtr]

Everyone talks about how "AT&T is better than Verizon in MY area. I have no problems with AT&T in MY area blah blah blah" as if their area is the only place that matters.

Sure it's important that you have coverage in your area but when you're arguing AT&T vs Verizon you have to consider coverage nationwide.

 

[dmarkman]

THANK YOU!

Seriously, I've had a verizon smart phone for about 6 years now.. Never once have I needed to browse the internet while talking.

well, if you don't have it you can find many reasons why you don't need it.
once you tried it, you can't imagine how you can live without that

 

[Alaerian]

Everyone talks about how "AT&T is better than Verizon in MY area. I have no problems with AT&T in MY area blah blah blah" as if their area is the only place that matters.

Sure it's important that you have coverage in your area but when you're arguing AT&T vs Verizon you have to consider coverage nationwide.

Why? I don't give a rat's behind what Verizon's coverage is like in Dallas, or New York, or Seattle, or Boise. I care what it's like where I live and where I travel to. It would be plain ridiculous for me to state "Company B has terrible reception where I live but has better coverage overall than Company A. Since Company B is obviously not as good, I guess I'll get service with Company A, even though the reception is terrible!"

My area IS the only place that matters, to me. And since I'm signing a contract for myself and nobody else, I don't see the faintest reason why I have to care about service anywhere other than the places I frequent most.

 

[darthraige]

Any evidence for this? Or did you just pull it from your ...?

Yea, I actually pulled that out of a hat. Haha. What I meant to say was: I'm sure that's one of the reasons why you AT&T folks drop calls.

 

[Moyank24]

Everyone talks about how "AT&T is better than Verizon in MY area. I have no problems with AT&T in MY area blah blah blah" as if their area is the only place that matters.

Sure it's important that you have coverage in your area but when you're arguing AT&T vs Verizon you have to consider coverage nationwide.

The point is that almost every "pro Verizon" post implies that AT&T service is bad everywhere, and that just isn't the case. So the AT&T people are giving anecdotal evidence as to why it's a wrong assumption.

At the end of the day, nobody cares how great or awful the service is somewhere else. We care how it works where we are. And having 2 choices now in the US is a good thing and arguing which is better is pointless. Nobody here is being very objective.

 

[gdjsnyder]

lol! Hoestly cannot believe that people are arguing over their choice of wireless carriers!

If your choice works for you, why should it matter what other people use?!

Classic, internet-based, free entertainment! Keep it up!

Because many people in general like to try and hammer the point home that their wireless carrier is better. And because it's better for them, it's better for everyone. It's called being a fanboy. I like Verizon, so should everyone like it? No. That's their choice. No point in arguing over it.

 

[weekilter]

It's OK to lie

AT&T is giving the message that it's OK to lie to your spouse.

 

[ferrous]

Lame response

I talk and surf. But, at the same time, a lot of my calls get dropped, which is more annoying than having to wait to check the game score until you hang up.

If I had two choices: 1. Good call quality and no dropped calls or 2. Dropped calls, poor voice quality, but ability to surf while I try to hear what someone is saying.... I pick No. 1 - ANYTIME!

 

[0815]

The only reason that's so is because you haven't experienced it. Little things like this are the ones you miss if you're used to them.

Different people have different needs .... I am since day one with the iPhone and have that feature, but there was not one occasion where I needed it. I'm not saying it's not useful - but I have no need for it. Some people do, some people don't. No need to claim 'everybody needs it' or 'nobody needs it'.

--> Choose what fits you need - don't claim everybody is like you (this goes for both sides of the discussion)

 

[mpossoff]

What really matters is reliable voice and reliable data/internet.

What really matters does a carrier provide both in your area. Why should one care or be concerned about 3G coverage in an area they don't reside and/or spend the least time in? This is the pro Verizon campaign 'Verizon provides the most 3G coverage'. Maybe it's true and maybe it's not however one should choose a carrier that provides best coverage in their immediate area.

I'll be blunt. People who got the iPhone without consideration and investigating AT&T 3G coverage are not smart consumers. A poster said he's been without 3G for 3 years. Didn't you know that AT&T didn't provide 3G coverage in your area from the start? If you knew why the heck would you purchase and sign a contract! Plain stupid! Then you complain. You should be complaining and kicking yourself in the butt.

Now there are areas that had good 3G coverage and now they don't such as NYC and SF. I know for a fact that NYC should be fixed right now. I said should. A tech informed me that the primary fault of issues in cities is primarily the hardware(radio) and AT&T is tweaking so it 'can fit with the inferior radio' which doesn't have qualcomm chipsets. The Verizon version has qualcomm chipsets and since they do should have no signal issues.

 

[dona83]

Verizon should just switch to GSM based technology. Bell and Telus in Canada made the switch a year ago.

I don't talk and surf often but sometimes I have to, say if a customer service rep asks me to log in to something to make sure they changes I asked them to implement have actually gone through or my wife needs directions somewhere (in her dumbphone days)

 

[briansolomon]

I frequently use this feature. 1-2 times a week for various things I might want to look up while having a phone call. I think Verizon people say it doesn't matter because they don't know how awesome it is.

 

[zulumonk]

I frequently use data while talking on my iPhone, but I do understand how some could believe it to be overrated. This is kinda funny though how AT&T and Verizon are fighting over the same project, but sad that the commercials from both sides have been unimaginative.

 

[spazzcat]

That is a pretty weak response. He could NOT wait for the phone call to end. There's absolutely no need to have voice and data at the same time. Verizon smartphone customers have been doing for how long now and we survive easily without it. What are the chances of this happening in real life? Extremely slim to none.

Sorry AT&T... Verizon's massive coverage (important for me since I travel a lot and AT&T 3G coverage is very spotty in my area) > voice + data. You should focus on the 3G speed over Verizon using data gathered by tech sites. That would be far better than trying to convince people that the need for voice + data outweighs 3G coverage.

Sorry but I use voice and data all the time...

 

[Singin Hobo]

Kind of a half-assed commercial... the call was over 15 seconds after it started. The message that they're trying to get across that, "You need to use the web and talk at the same time" becomes sort of moot.

That said, I love the feature and I'm glad I have it and I use it all the time. I don't know that it's a game changer.

Everyone talks about how "AT&T is better than Verizon in MY area. I have no problems with AT&T in MY area blah blah blah" as if their area is the only place that matters.

The "Verizon camp" talks to people like they're idiots for using AT&T because we are obviously putting up with terrible service. The fact is that I can't say when the last time was I had a dropped call, using the web or not.
When it comes down to it my area is the only place that matters. We're not talking about some vague fanboy argument here... I get great, consistent service with AT&T, so why would anything else matter?