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Redux:iPhone was fun. ATnT needs improvement. Better Title?
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sorry but vzw is no better. At my work VZW has zero coverage.
Everywhere is different but ATT works great where I travel.
Everywhere is different but ATT works great where I travel.
Dropped calls has been a problem with me as well.
I had Verizon for a about a year and a half before I got my iPhone and never had any dropped calls around my city.
Yet, I have had several dropped calls in the first week of my iPhone.
Just last night I got 3 voicemails that were left 2 days ago.
Maybe AT&T service is different in each city, I dunno. But the service is pretty average down here.
I had Verizon for a about a year and a half before I got my iPhone and never had any dropped calls around my city.
Yet, I have had several dropped calls in the first week of my iPhone.
Just last night I got 3 voicemails that were left 2 days ago.
Maybe AT&T service is different in each city, I dunno. But the service is pretty average down here.
If they would have went with Verizon, they would have lost me as a customer. I can't stand the way Verizon treats its customers.
Interesting. I have had several problems in the past with Verizon and really liked their customer support BUT I have heard others say just what you have.
I just got lucky I guess
Where I live, AT&T has excellent awesome service. The iPhone my mom bought is awesome, and she loves it and couldn't be happier. Saying "the iPhone sucks!! avoid at all costs!!!" because YOU happen to live in an AT&T dead area is just about the most ignorant thing ever.
Exactly, I will never understand why people say the phone sucks because AT&T service isn't great in the area. If the phone was randomly shutting off, or crashing, or was the cause of the dropped calls, thats the phone. If the service isn't available in some areas, thats AT&T's issue.
Lets face it, depending on where you live, you are going to have good carriers and crappy ones, thats just the way it works.
Do research, find out who has the best service where YOU use your phone, and go with them. Picking a carrier solely based on phone selection is stupid. Thats the only reason I don't have an iPhone, AT&T isn't great here, T-Mobile is. At the end of the day, I want to be able to make a reliable phone call, even though I really want an iPhone
And everyone else has the right to give you their opinions about your posts.
Let's just hope they can do it in a mature manner without resorting to petty insults.
I love my Cingular / ATT service for many years now and I would not have switched to Verizon if they had the iPhone.
I almost never have any dropped calls unless I travel to some hole somewhere.
I almost never have any dropped calls unless I travel to some hole somewhere.
I think what's made Apple over the years is that you've only had to deal with Apple. I'm personally iffy about them teaming up with phone companies.
@OP, better luck next time, and do plenty of research before buying.
@OP, better luck next time, and do plenty of research before buying.
Actually the thread title IS accurate. If you live in an area where ATT coverage sucks, you SHOULD avoid the iPhone. Because both Apple and ATT are engaging in false advertising by selling products in areas where they don't work as advertised. Fewest dropped calls is an outright lie in my area, and the reception is SO poor or non-existent that the phone DOES NOT WORK as a basic cellphone.
Let the buyer beware -- the horrible ATT network in some areas makes the iPhone just an expensive iPod and it won't work well as a cellphone. So avoid buying one or you will face the wrath of people who are smarter than you!
If you have an ATT reception problem, there is a great thread with very helpful people and information at:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/322192/
Let the buyer beware -- the horrible ATT network in some areas makes the iPhone just an expensive iPod and it won't work well as a cellphone. So avoid buying one or you will face the wrath of people who are smarter than you!
If you have an ATT reception problem, there is a great thread with very helpful people and information at:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/322192/
Please don't misapply your personal cellphone reception issues with everyone else.
The reason I have been with Cingular for the last 9 months is because they get heads-and-shoulders better reception where I live. In fact I had Verizon before and it simply would not work at my house. We beat on them for a long time. I would have to go stand in the street to make calls, yet with Cingular it is 5 bars in the worst part of the house.
The reality is every cell phone provider has different areas of strengths, and unfortunately as a consumer we have to do the work to determine who works best for us where we need to use the phone most. No provider is universally better everywhere. Every single one of them are hit and miss. I have used them all.
So while it might be nice for you if they used Verizon, it would suck for me. I am glad they chose Cingular for the service provider, because they work so well for me. If they had chosen Verizon I would not have one, because it would be unusable. You have my sympathies, sincerely. There is always a chance that coverage will improve in your weakest areas, and the only way you got a shot at that is if you contact AT&T and work with them on the issue. If not, it is not going to happen.
odd, I find at&t to be average here. been with at&t...cingular...whatever was before cingular, no problems.
sob sob sob
life is pain
seriously if dropped calls are your biggest complaint in life, maybe you should get a livejournal and post over there instead.
Well, LA is such a large area, he could be in a section that has poor coverage by AT&T. There are definitely areas where Verizon has poor coverage too (and the same with Sprint and T-Mobile).
IT JUST DEPENDS!!!
Which is why these blanket "AT&T sucks for me, so they must suck for everyone, and because of that the iPhone also sucks and so does Apple for going with AT&T" statements are so annoying and not very helpful.
For the record, I have NO problems with AT&T coverage in the LA area, from Thousand Oaks down to Orange County, and from Santa Monica to Claremont. It's not "perfect", and it could definitely be better in some areas... but for the most part, it works where I've needed it.
I will say though, the iPhone seems to have slightly poorer reception than my SLVR... but I'm not about to go back to the SLVR
Thank you!! A rational being in a sea of childishness. I love the whole "Polyanna" thing, you nailed it brother.
AT&T coverage is terrible where I live (SGV of Los Angeles) and where I travel (New England) which is principally why I am still on Sprint which works. I'd love an iPhone despite its shortcomings and I'd love better cell coverage and service. I think that's true for anyone. The problem lies in that for many people, Apple gave us a choice of great phone, but it no workee. If they want to sell it in the marketplace it should actually work, a small thing to ask. And I don't think you should have to be a rocket scientist or a beta tester to figure out whether the phone will actually work or not.
Yes almost as rational as "the iPhone sucks because I live in an AT&T dead zone" posts.
Lol
That's funny!
Hmmm...okay:
"the iPhone is GREAT because I live in an AT&T dead zone"
That DOES sound more rational!
Seriously, for anyone who lives in an AT&T dead zone (and there are A LOT of us if you're reading the posts) you can't have a functional iPhone where AT&T isn't providing adequate coverage.
And that SUCKS.
For everyone who lives in "live" AT&T zones -- congratulations and may that reception spread to the rest of their promised coverage areas. It will only sell more iPhones when AT&T's half of the equation matches the quality of Apple's contribution.
That's funny!
Hmmm...okay:
"the iPhone is GREAT because I live in an AT&T dead zone"
That DOES sound more rational!
Seriously, for anyone who lives in an AT&T dead zone (and there are A LOT of us if you're reading the posts) you can't have a functional iPhone where AT&T isn't providing adequate coverage.
And that SUCKS.
For everyone who lives in "live" AT&T zones -- congratulations and may that reception spread to the rest of their promised coverage areas. It will only sell more iPhones when AT&T's half of the equation matches the quality of Apple's contribution.
If AT&T claims to have service in that "dead zone" area, i can understand their frustration.