Comments on: More testing yields more of the same: AT&T rots

By: ross

ross — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:02:04 +0000

@ ncaissie.
how is at&t animore of a monopoli than verizon? they both have exclusive deals and verizon has a bigger costumer base. and realisticli the 2 biggest telcos in america are better off competing against each other rather than tmo and sprint

By: ncaissie

ncaissie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:35:39 +0000

You people have to admit that monopolies are not good. Look at the problems with Microsoft.

Companies that have a monopoly, Like Rogers here in Canada offer far less than acceptable customer service.
I know first hand. Rogers is the only choice for Cable internet and their customer service is less than satisfactory.
And I have no choice but to put up with it. I can’t use DSL where I live and Dialup is not an alternative.
So you two must be working for AT&T or you are just gullible.

By: Ross

Ross — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:52:55 +0000

@ Jim Snowden. i completeli agree. i am so sick of people bitching about at&t. dey always have something negative to say and when at&t does something positive dey are skeptical and judgement about. its so fucking rediculous

By: Jim Snowden

Jim Snowden — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:47:40 +0000

I am a little skepticle of the value of this article. I want to know the methodology of this testing. Since this is self-reported data, I question the acuracy of this study.

As I sit here, I am working away on my AT&T 3G card in Alexandria, VA, just south of metropolitan Washington DC. I just ran a test and am getting a very reliable 2.1 mb/s download and 900 kb/s upload.

Bear in mind that just because people are using an iPhone, it does not mean that they are operating on a 3G network. First, the original iPhones operated on the EDGE network. Also, when operating in areas that re outside the normal AT&T footprint, the phone will automatically switch over to EDGE in order to maintain connectivity.

So unless the users are standing in exactly the same place at the same time, it is impossibile to perform a valid comparison.

Further, AT&T continues to build out its network and has recently bebun expanding their signal to include 850 mhz. This longer wave transmission reaches further and travels through buildings better.

Another point, AT&T is the only device that allows for simultaneous data and voice transmission on there 3G network.

Finally, AT&T allows access to the largest wifi network in the US and world (think starbucks and mcdonalds) without additional costs.

I am sick and tired of the whining about how bad AT&T is. Let’s face it, you who are complaining are biased, envious snobs who cry like babies because the iPhone is not on your beloved Sprint or Verizon networks.

Geto over it and open your mind to the possibility that you are ignoring unique (wifi/simultaneous voice data transmission) benefits of the aT&T service (neither of which have anything to do with your beloved Apple!!!