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Re: Blogosphere Bitches Wrong Again Most are happy with AT&T Most are happy with Apple, but locked under long-term contract. That doesn't equate to "happy with AT&T." If anything it speaks to how exclusivity deals provide carriers with a lot of leeway to stink up the joint with no repercussions... |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | said by Karl Bode:Most are happy with AT&T Most are happy with Apple, but locked under long-term contract. That doesn't equate to "happy with AT&T." If anything it speaks to how exclusivity deals provide carriers with a lot of leeway to stink up the joint with no repercussions... I agree. The iPhone is nice but I'd much rather have it on Sprint or Verizon as I have had much better experiences with both of those carriers. AT&T is cheaper than Verizon though, so saving a bit of money helps ease the pain of their very, umm, inconsistent network. |
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I agree 100%. I'm happy with my iPhone, but am less than satisfied with AT&T's network-- not to mention some of the shell games they've tried to play with their terms of service in the past. (Disallowing streaming media over anything but WiFi particularly comes to mind.)
Just an advance answer to folks who are thinking "No, no, AT&T was right. How badly could streaming media from all those iPhone users affect their network!": AT&T shouldn't have sold the service if they couldn't provide it. AT&T expects me to hold up my end of the contract by paying for service; I expect to receive usable service, and to be able to use it to its fullest potential, in return for payment. Expecting people to pay and not use is a one-sided unfair business model, yet it is what AT&T and other data providers seem to want to push these days.
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kudos:2 | reply to Matt
Actually, AT&T is priced almost exactly the same as Verizon if you look at their plans. Except Verizon has a larger network, more customers, etc. |
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Most are happy with Apple, but locked under long-term contract.
$175 to get out . You can easily recoup that cost by selling your phone. My wife did it with a lesser phone when she left Verizon so I don't see how an iPhone would command less.
Me? I've got both, Verizon courtesy of work and AT&T courtesy of my iPhone. I forward my VZ phone to AT&T to have good service. |
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said by Karl Bode:Most are happy with Apple, but locked under long-term contract. That doesn't equate to "happy with AT&T". If anything, it speaks to how exclusivity deals provide carriers with a lot of leeway to stink up the joint with no repercussions... Exactly. The only iPhone users who have the opportunity to dump AT&T right now are the early adopters of the original iPhone as their contracts should be expiring this summer, giving them the opportunity to jump the AT&T ship with no penalties.
AFAIK, there were a lot of folks who held out on getting iPhone due to lack of 3G, and hence purchased one last summer. These folks are stuck with AT&T until some time next summer, unless they are willing to pony up the ETF. If AT&T doesn't clean up their act, it would be interesting to see what happens next summer when these folks' contracts run out. Will they stay with AT&T or will they run like hell elsewhere in droves? Of course, by then Apple will most likely have its mind made up on whether or not to continue with AT&T as well.
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | reply to iansltx
said by iansltx:Actually, AT&T is priced almost exactly the same as Verizon if you look at their plans. Except Verizon has a larger network, more customers, etc. I had Verizon and switched to AT&T. We're saving about $60 a month and we have two iPhones, plus a 3rd regular phone. All with data plans, unlimited text, and rollover. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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said by Pirate515:If AT&T doesn't clean up their act, it would be interesting to see what happens next summer when these folks' contracts run out. Will they stay with AT&T or will they run like hell elsewhere in droves? I would definitely be in that "run like hell" camp, because as much as I like the iPhone, the AT&T network's awful 3G coverage and general problems just don't make it worth it. My GF would kill me if she had to give up her iPhone though, so I'm stuck for a while I would imagine. |
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Interesting. VZW relatively recently redid their plan structure so a 700-minute 3-line family plan with data and messaging runs about $140 per month. Granted, those aren't Sprint prices but if i"m not mistaken they actually compare favorably with the iPhone stuff. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | We had the 1400 minute plan which was about $140. After a single data plan, txt, insurance, and taxes/fees it was consistently $260 a month. |
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iansltx
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kudos:2 | Whew. I think they're slightly cheaper nowadays though heh |
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1 edit | Yeah, I've got my wife and myself on 1,400 minutes with unlimited SMS and data for less than $190....
I'll note that this price point comes with unlimited, free dropped calls and spotty 3G performance when trying to use Google maps in midtown. |
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| And this can all be had for $60/month in Korea, with much better service. |
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| said by sonicmerlin:And this can all be had for $60/month in Korea, with much better service. That is what cracks me up about the US cellphone market, it's so out of touch with the rest of the world. The value vs money is so skewed and made to screw people over and there is really nothing we can do. Law makers aren't going to look into it, they haven't looked into cable or a slew of other industries with this same kind of behavior because they all get paid off. I wish we had a much more open market when it comes to phones and the abilities to use the full functionality of the phone and network.
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