ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | Wow....
That REALLY sucks. Glad I am getting around 1.2 Mbps.  |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | yeah...
try explaining this to your teenager that HAS to have one! |
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robbob340
K.U. Sweet 16
Premium
join:2001-02-15
Wichita, KS
| ATT??
Maybe this might have been a good idea to do on ATT. Start out at 384, or even 512k until they could identify what if any strain it would put on the network. Then again knowing ATT it might have taken years to crank up the speed. 
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·Comcast
|  Upping speeds; overuse by customers; caps & overage fees
So Orange ups the speeds. Customers start more heavily using the service. Wireless towers become overloaded. Caps and overage fees instituted.
What happened to all those saying that a company shouldn't up speeds if the infrastructure can't handle it? |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| said by TKJunkMail  :So Orange ups the speeds. Customers start more heavily using the service. Wireless towers become overloaded. Caps and overage fees instituted. What happened to all those saying that a company shouldn't up speeds if the infrastructure can't handle it? Well, both of them will probably be here soon. I think the rest of us would rather have the infrastructure updated to meet the consumers' demands. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to ptrowski
Re: Wow....
Wait a minute...why doesn't Orange just not deploy an HSDPA network  384 kbps is the speed of first-gen UMTS (no enhancements)... |
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LLivingLarge
Better Than You
Premium
join:2003-12-03
Roslyn, NY | Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
Orange has NO BUSINESS carrying the iPhone if their network can't handle it.
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Dread
Macs suck
Premium
join:2005-02-28
Bronx, NY | 3.5G is just much more fun
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | reply to iansltx
Re: Wow....
I was thinking the same thing, actually  |
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | reply to LLivingLarge
Re: Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
I have the solution. Just shut it down.
You can never satisfy the customer. |
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flyingjoey
join:2005-11-07
Jersey City, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to ptrowski
Re: Wow....
So you're getting 1.2 on AT&T's great network, the network that can put you back on Edge by walking 3 feet in the wrong direction. hahahh!
I've been in a moving car getting 1.4 consistently (on Sprint), and in certain places I've seen 2.3 down and 800 up. |
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IowaStudent
Premium
join:2008-08-21
Grinnell, IA
·Mediacom
 ·Iowa Telecom
| reply to iansltx
Or if your an Iowa Telecrap customer still, basic is 384K Is this DSL? I think not
»www.iowatelecom.com/residentials···8&GPID=0
Oh and it is 384k not 364k |
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TomClancy
Freedom isn't free
join:2003-04-23
... | reply to ninjatutle
Re: Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
I won't even start with that statement.
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ilikeme
I live in a van down by the river.
Premium
join:2002-08-27
Houston, TX
clubs: 
·Comcast
| reply to flyingjoey
Re: Wow....
said by flyingjoey :So you're getting 1.2 on AT&T's great network, the network that can put you back on Edge by walking 3 feet in the wrong direction. hahahh! I've been in a moving car getting 1.4 consistently (on Sprint), and in certain places I've seen 2.3 down and 800 up. Sprint blows compared to At&t. They might have more 3G coverage than At&t right now, but their coverage in general sucks compared to At&t. My experiences with at&t 3G have been good and I have gotten up to about 1.5 in a moving car. Sprints customer service also sucks compared to any of the other carriers.
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flyingjoey
join:2005-11-07
Jersey City, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| yes their customer service may suck... you're right about that.
The last time I had to deal with customer service was... ummmm Sept. of 2005. Haven't had a need to speak to them again.
Evdo Rev. A for $15 bucks a month is a small price to pay for what I get out of it... specially when I'm on the road and don't want to pay 12.95 for hotel Internet access.
I've had a company crackberry phone for 3+ years and I still rather pay for my sprint phone cause it feels more reliable and the voice calls sound better. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to IowaStudent
Let's see...it runs over a phone line and is >128k...it's DSL. Up until a year ago my parents wer paying $45 for a 512k wireless connection. Now it's up to 512k. |
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Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs:
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said by ilikeme :Sprint blows compared to At&t. They might have more 3G coverage than At&t right now, but their coverage in general sucks compared to At&t. My experiences with at&t 3G have been good and I have gotten up to about 1.5 in a moving car. Sprints customer service also sucks compared to any of the other carriers. Then you're one of the few and far between lucky of AT&T customers right now. You didn't say whether you were sporting an iPhone or not, but either way...
I think I just wanted to tell you how heartily I laughed when I read this particular contradiction:
They might have more 3G coverage than At&t right now, but their coverage in general sucks compared to At&t. What? Care to espouse on the topic of how they can simultaneously have more 3G coverage but suck in general compared to the provider who has the death star for a logo? The company who had to drop the "fewest dropped calls of any network" advertising nonsense in favor of a less-outright-lie "more bars in more places" slogan?
Take a look at some of the maps people have been posting of "3G" iPhone performance (and I put 3G in quotes, because the speeds are anything but). I know that where I live at least, I saw speeds averaging around 350 kilobits/sec. That's plain disgusting...
I easily get 1.1-1.2 megabits (even in marginal signal areas) on my HTC Mogul tethering to my PC. EV-DO Rev.A FTW.
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Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs:
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Re: Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
I have an even better solution: give customers what they're paying for.
Upgrade your backhauls with all the money you're raking in raping ***cough*** "charging extra" for 3G service.
The "you" here refers to iPhone-carrying providers in general
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Mike
Premium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs: | reply to S_engineer
Re: yeah...
Then they have to pay for it. No bail outs. |
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Mattie_B
join:2008-05-16
4 edits | reply to ptrowski
Re: Wow....
said by Nerdtalker :said by ilikeme :Sprint blows compared to At&t. They might have more 3G coverage than At&t right now, but their coverage in general sucks compared to At&t. Then you're one of the few and far between lucky of AT&T customers right now. You didn't say whether you were sporting an iPhone or not, but either way... I think I just wanted to tell you how heartily I laughed when I read this particular contradiction: They might have more 3G coverage than At&t right now, but their coverage in general sucks compared to At&t. What? Care to espouse on the topic of how they can simultaneously have more 3G coverage but suck in general compared to the provider who has the death star for a logo? The company who had to drop the "fewest dropped calls of any network" advertising nonsense in favor of a less-outright-lie "more bars in more places" slogan? Take a look at some of the maps people have been posting of "3G" iPhone performance (and I put 3G in quotes, because the speeds are anything but). I know that where I live at least, I saw speeds averaging around 350 kilobits/sec. That's plain disgusting... I easily get 1.1-1.2 megabits (even in marginal signal areas) on my HTC Mogul tethering to my PC. EV-DO Rev.A FTW. Its not a contradiction. You obviously can't read very well. I'll highlight the key point of his statement and see if you can figure out what he is saying. Your attempt to flame ilikeme has only made you look stupid.
Hint: It has to do with the word "but".
They might have more 3G coverage than At&t right now, but their coverage in general sucks compared to At&t. |
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