tad2020
join:2007-07-17
Orange, CA | "problem on ATT's network" What a shock  | |
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60529262
join:2007-01-11
Chicago, IL | Re: "problem on ATT's network" Actually it's the phone, but don't let objective facts get in the way of a good AT&T bash. | |
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tad2020
join:2007-07-17
Orange, CA | Re: "problem on ATT's network" I'm sure AT&T to blame in some way, like "they didn't catch the hardware fault during testing/lack of testing". | |
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lev
Napoleon is always right
Premium,Ex-mod 2002-08
join:2001-05-30
Chicago, IL
clubs: 
 ·AT&T Midwest
2 edits | No, it's not the phone. I've tested comparable phones on both networks with a friend in the past. At least in my area, Verizon's network outperforms AT&T, and the distortion I heard before the call dropped is something I'm used to hearing on the other end when I'm talking to someone who's on AT&T Wireless, even from a landline.
You can't win for losing though. As a moderator of an AT&T area, I used to get a lot of complaints that I was being pro-AT&T when I was reining in senseless bashing, not to mention having someone from the site tell me that people have a right to complain.
Now I've got someone who doesn't know me from Adam telling me that I am bashing AT&T myself.
I report facts, buddy, and encourage the same in others. Now go do some research. I did.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| Re: "problem on ATT's network" If you're running AMR-Full Rate or Enhanced Full Rate, the call is as clean as 3G, with the exception of handoffs (rare in the boonies).
I had clean calls at Whiskey Bay and Beech Beach (and decent data sessions) while on the south end of St. Joseph's Island for the week.
On my old Motorola V505, there is a way to show handoffs between sites, and it was a few times / minute... even while not moving - garbled calls a lot with AMR-half rate... decent on AMR-full rate and EFR. T-Mobiles calls never had this issue.
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | Re: "problem on ATT's network" I don't think this can be done with the smartphones but wouldn't put $$$ on it  . | |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| Re: "problem on ATT's network" I think many phones have the ability to lock up the audio codec. The hard part is finding the code.
LG CU series has a nice feature for it, and many Eurospec phones come with AMR-half rate disabled by default (it wasn't well accepted in many European countries).
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tad2020
join:2007-07-17
Orange, CA | Re: "problem on ATT's network" My boss has the Moto Q and AT&T, when he calls me on it 75% of my side of the conversation consists of "what?". It was like that on his last several phones too. Sounds like talking through a Pringle's can with a sheet of water at the end. | |
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minidu
Premium
join:2002-09-28
Mackinac Island, MI
| said by gdm  :Drummond is one spot I visit during winter. ATT has ok coverage because Drummond's cell tower is GSM by a 3rd party carrier not ATT. Not any more, its now all ATT, they bought out all out.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| Re: "problem on ATT's network" On GSM, I rarely get dropped calls. On 3G I get dropped calls quite often.
If I force the phone to AMR-full rate or Enhanced Full rate codecs, I have clean calls. This is a hack, and I'm sure that AT&T doesn't like it.
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drmorley
Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-20
Park Ridge, IL
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| Re: "problem on ATT's network" said by en102 :On GSM, I rarely get dropped calls. On 3G I get dropped calls quite often. If I force the phone to AMR-full rate or Enhanced Full rate codecs, I have clean calls. This is a hack, and I'm sure that AT&T doesn't like it. Can you do this on an iPhone without jailbreaking it? | |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
 ·Site5.com
·AT&T Midwest
·Comcast
| said by lev :No, it's not the phone. I've tested comparable phones on both networks with a friend in the past. At least in my area, Verizon's network outperforms AT&T, and the distortion I heard before the call dropped is something I'm used to hearing on the other end when I'm talking to someone who's on AT&T Wireless, even from a landline. You can't win for losing though. As a moderator of an AT&T area, I used to get a lot of complaints that I was being pro-AT&T when I was reigning in senseless bashing, not to mention having someone from the site tell me that people have a right to complain. Now I've got someone who doesn't know me from Adam telling me that I am bashing AT&T myself. I report facts, buddy, and encourage the same in others. Now go do some research. I did. --- edit: corrected spelling of reigning I have to believe its a mix of the network and the phones. I have had AT&T in the Grand Rapids, MI area for years now, and never had any reception problems. With my Iphone, its the same thing. I get good service and performance from my phone. I couldn't be happier.
I just took a trip to Minnesota and had service the whole way over there and back. No dropouts at all.
Yet, there are people who live in my area with the same Iphone that have service issues. So who is right here? Is it the service? The phone? Could be a mix of two for that matter. | |
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jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC
| Here in NC, if you are more than 10 miles from an interstate highway you are out of luck getting an AT&T signal. I tried AT&T once and had no signal about 90% of the time so I went back to Verizon.
That was about 7 years ago, and AT&T has made no improvements to their coverage area in that time.
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