datwell1
join:2002-01-08
Falls Church, VA
| Overpriced!
Dear AT&T: This is just one more example of AT&T's poor management, including the U-Verse FTTC architecture.
Friendly regulators and brand recognition simply cannot carry incompetence forever. Their stock is 'way overpriced IMHO.
Just my two cents.
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bassthumpa
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join:2000-12-26
Austin, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| said by datwell1  :Dear AT&T: This is just one more example of AT&T's poor management, including the U-Verse FTTC architecture. Yeah, because it's AT&T's fault that the company that made the batteries went out of business. Right. 
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
1 edit | said by bassthumpa :said by datwell1 :Dear AT&T: This is just one more example of AT&T's poor management, including the U-Verse FTTC architecture. Yeah, because it's AT&T's fault that the company that made the batteries went out of business. Right. Choosing lowest bidder is not always a good idea. Nor is it to take a deal that is too good to be true ... yea we'll get lithium battery's for the price of lead acid! It's their responsibility to make sure their equipment is safe for the community's they are deployed in.
Who knows what crap that blast blew into the air there, and that area is probably contaminated with all sorts of nasty chemicals.
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‘Do ye, quieting in your bosoms your strong hearts,
Who of many good things have had your fill even to surfeit,
With what is moderate nourish your mighty desire; for neither will
We yield, nor shall you have all else as you wish.’
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA
| reply to bassthumpa
said by bassthumpa :said by datwell1 :Dear AT&T: This is just one more example of AT&T's poor management, including the U-Verse FTTC architecture. Yeah, because it's AT&T's fault that the company that made the batteries went out of business. Right. AT&T isn't willing to spend money on quality so they got exactly what they paid for. |
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Corehhi
join:2002-01-28
Bluffton, SC
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said by gaforces :said by bassthumpa :said by datwell1 :Dear AT&T: This is just one more example of AT&T's poor management, including the U-Verse FTTC architecture. Yeah, because it's AT&T's fault that the company that made the batteries went out of business. Right. Choosing lowest bidder is not always a good idea. Nor is it to take a deal that is too good to be true ... yea we'll get lithium battery's for the price of lead acid! It's their responsibility to make sure their equipment is safe for the community's they are deployed in. Who knows what crap that blast blew into the air there, and that area is probably contaminated with all sorts of nasty chemicals. Tree hugger. |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
1 edit | Then you wouldn't mind it if you were in that building in the article picture breathing the exhaust from that explosion 
It's GOOD for you! And it's not addicting! I swear before god ... er congress.
Smoke X-Brand VRAD's, low in tar and nicotene! Buy a pack today at your local supermarket! |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:  
 ·Cox HSI
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 ·Cingular Wireless
 ·AT&T Southeast
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said by Corehhi :Tree hugger. I throw my old UPS batteries in the river. |
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JoelC707
join:2002-07-09
Tucson, AZ
clubs: | Hey, at least you're at the end of the river. Contaminate Mexico!!! lol |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:
·Cox HSI
·Suddenlink
·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T Southeast
·Charter Pipeline
| said by JoelC707 :Hey, at least you're at the end of the river. Contaminate Mexico!!! lol LOL! |
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX
1 edit | reply to gaforces
Do you have a link to verify that Avestor was the lowest bidder and that the lithium batteries were obtained for price of lead acid???
EDIT: This should have been connected to gaforces's post just above the one it is attached to. |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | reply to exocet_cm
If you did that around here you would have the EPA decontamination unit in full chemical suits at your property quicker than stink on Limburger. |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
1 edit | reply to Austinloop
I'm sure you well know those kinds of details aren't for public consumption or availability. It's pure speculation.
If they did pay full value price for those battery's and had failure, then it's just a mistake, instead of a stupid mistake.
It's pretty standard to investigate a company before doing business with them, even non business entity's do that  |
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX
| Then your first comments were just pure speculation?????
Yes it is pretty standard to investigate a company, and in AT&T's case to do a fairly exhaustive acceptance of a new product. As noted else where in this thread there has been a very small percentage of catastrophic failures of this item. |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
3 edits | said by Austinloop :Then your first comments were just pure speculation????? Yes it is pretty standard to investigate a company, and in AT&T's case to do a fairly exhaustive acceptance of a new product. As noted else where in this thread there has been a very small percentage of catastrophic failures of this item. Since you used 5 question marks I'll have to answer that.
Y-E-S. Yes, did you need me to spell and reference it too?
Yano, lead acid battery's can explode too, Ive seen it.
A little over voltage, voltage spike, and the hydrogen and oxygen are vented to contact with an electric arc, and BOOM!
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‘Do ye, quieting in your bosoms your strong hearts,
Who of many good things have had your fill even to surfeit,
With what is moderate nourish your mighty desire; for neither will
We yield, nor shall you have all else as you wish.’
Solon |
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