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Survey Claims 26% of AT&T iPhone Customers Planning to Switch to Verizon
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I've had 5 bars plenty of times here in Los Angeles. Have never - ever seen anything close to 6 Mbps. Always maxes out at 1.5. anywhere I've been. Where's the speed AT&T??
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king tj posts: "There is at least some minority of us here in the U.S. who have issues using AT&T because of their willingness to work so closely with the NSA (even letting them install equipment and place staff INSIDE AT&T central office buildings). Basically, whenever I use an AT&T circuit for communications, wired or wireless, I assume I have *zero* privacy - because a copy is likely either A) being archived someplace, or B) passed along to NSA agents for some type of filtering or processing."
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king tj posts: "There is at least some minority of us here in the U.S. who have issues using AT&T because of their willingness to work so closely with the NSA (even letting them install equipment and place staff INSIDE AT&T central office buildings). Basically, whenever I use an AT&T circuit for communications, wired or wireless, I assume I have *zero* privacy - because a copy is likely either A) being archived someplace, or B) passed along to NSA agents for some type of filtering or processing."
Hey King tj! Wanna have some fun? Text Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb to your BBF, see how long it takes the feds to show up!
I have a crappy, dying 3G (not even a 3Gs) and I'd like to upgrade to a 4. My contract has expired, so I could switch. My unlimited data plan and simultaneous voice/data compels me to stay with ATT, even though I don't really love the service.
What I want is a break from the $199 so I can renew my contract and get an iPhone 4. The discounts on ATT's site are all for new subscribers, nothing for renewing subscribers. They still have to pay $199 for the phone.
That is how it has always been. Verizon is no different..
Usually it seems like only about 1/4 of people surveyed actually do what they claim they'll do. (This is judging from past surveys about who will buy what phone, versus the actual results.) But this time could be different.
For some people it's coverage and no dropped calls.
For others it's because the rest of their family or friends are on Verizon and same-carrier calls don't take minutes away.
Similar reasons work for people who stick with ATT, of course.
For some people it's coverage and no dropped calls.
For others it's because the rest of their family or friends are on Verizon and same-carrier calls don't take minutes away.
Similar reasons work for people who stick with ATT, of course.
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Loyal att customer here.
Although I lived temporarily in the Bay Area and if that was permanent I might have to reconsider :s
Loyal att customer here.
Although I lived temporarily in the Bay Area and if that was permanent I might have to reconsider :s
more for me then!
Sweet! Now they can all go clog Verizon's networks and make speeds faster for AT&T users!!
Sweet! Now they can all go clog Verizon's networks and make speeds faster for AT&T users!!
That pretty much sums it up, good post. It depends on your area, personal usage etc. Will be onteresting to see how Verizon holds up. Of course they are the 2d so they could learn from the mistakes that were done in the past (which ATT could not).
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It's only really that bad in major cities. San Francisco has to be the worst! I'd hqve full signal but could hardly ever get a connection. Peak hours there seem like they go 24 hrs. I bet they could use the extra bandwidth in near Silicon Valley.
It's only really that bad in major cities. San Francisco has to be the worst! I'd hqve full signal but could hardly ever get a connection. Peak hours there seem like they go 24 hrs. I bet they could use the extra bandwidth in near Silicon Valley.
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Wow, I've heard about how bad AT&T is, but never would have thought that customer satisfaction is THAT low!!
I'm glad I live in the UK and haven't had to deal with AT&T.
To be honest... you will find that there are just as many on Verzion and all our networks that are not happy. There is always a segment of the US market that is NEVER happy and grass is always greener.
Also, given our countries size, each company has there strong areas and weak. AT&T is fine in my area... Verzion isn't bad either. But there are some area's where AT&T is weak and that feeds a very vocal group here and other places. Plus given some people are never happy... there's your 40%.
and....what if they leave and at&t network is still s*****?
what does that say about at&t?
Am I the only person who has had a great experience on AT&T? It has never failed me around my home or in the city (NYC)
I live in central New Jersey and my service is absolutely fantastic. I would never switch to verizon, and my sister works for them!
I am among those that are AT&T iPhone customers that will leave as soon as I can get a Verizon iPhone.
More about reliability than their supposed speed. Even in downtown Grand Rapids SpeedTest reports about 1 mbps up and down, not to mention I'm often without service whatsoever.
Meh, bye AT&T. I even marked all the spots using the iPhone app that drop and now years later the service still vanishes in those spots. They clearly don't care about the area I'm in (southwest Michigan), and it shows. So now that I have a choice for the iPhone (being a developer), I'm gone.
More about reliability than their supposed speed. Even in downtown Grand Rapids SpeedTest reports about 1 mbps up and down, not to mention I'm often without service whatsoever.
Meh, bye AT&T. I even marked all the spots using the iPhone app that drop and now years later the service still vanishes in those spots. They clearly don't care about the area I'm in (southwest Michigan), and it shows. So now that I have a choice for the iPhone (being a developer), I'm gone.
I'll gladly try a verizon iPad instead.
After a year of numerous comparisons, I've found that if an iphone gets 5 bars, I'll pick up my 3G iPad and find it'll have 2-3 bars & drop any skype call within 4-5 minutes time.
So I either hope that either Apple puts the same antenna in the iPad as it does the iPhone, or that the Verizon will not demote the bandwidth priority of iPads.
After a year of numerous comparisons, I've found that if an iphone gets 5 bars, I'll pick up my 3G iPad and find it'll have 2-3 bars & drop any skype call within 4-5 minutes time.
So I either hope that either Apple puts the same antenna in the iPad as it does the iPhone, or that the Verizon will not demote the bandwidth priority of iPads.
I'll be staying with AT&T and this summer when the new iPhone is released, I'll be renewing with AT&T once again.
Idk where you live, but Tmobile sucks so badly idk how this can be right. Some of my friends have it and all they do is complain about bad coverage and dropped calls.
The Verizon iPad 3G is basically a wifi iPad bundled with a mifi card. No 3G antenna
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Ah, you live in the UK? Fancy going for a drink? (hopefully to talk about guy stuff and not just Apple...)
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Wow, I've heard about how bad AT&T is, but never would have thought that customer satisfaction is THAT low!!
I'm glad I live in the UK and haven't had to deal with AT&T.
Ah, you live in the UK? Fancy going for a drink? (hopefully to talk about guy stuff and not just Apple...)