 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| AT&T seems to forget they are a major wireless player.... ... and therefore they share the blame for screw-ups that happen with 911 and their wireless customers.
IMHO rather then use this as a marketing tool to encourage landline sales, they should be doing their utmost to correct problems with the 911 system. IE Quit being part of the problem and be part of the solution, instead.
In this modern age there's really not much excuse for major screwups with critical systems like 911, E911, etc. I think when companies drop the ball in this arena they *deserve* to be sued and the punitive damages should be *severe* to the point they will dedicate the resources needed to fixing the problems---- rather then hyping them as a marketing campaign.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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nitzanPremium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
kudos:2 | Well said. It's particularly astonishing that AT&T - a huge cell phone operator - would claim 911 is broken on cell phones.
If it's broken, fire some marketing people, get more engineers, and fix it!!!.
As far as 911 backup goes, I think a good VoIP provider with E911, backed up by a cell phone, makes for a much more reliable solution than just a land line. If E911 is all you're worried about, some pay-as-you-go VoIP providers can deliver you a phone number and E911 service for around $6/month.
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 badtripI heart the East BayPremium
join:2004-03-20
Albany, CA | reply to KrK
said by KrK:... and therefore they share the blame for screw-ups that happen with 911 and their wireless customers. AT&T's new motto:
Trust us, don't trust us.
Logic is a bitch. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to nitzan
said by nitzan:If it's broken, fire some marketing people, get more engineers, and fix it!!!. Totally wrong strategy. If its broken, fire the engineers, hire more marketings, send a giftbasket to Associated Press and a couple major newspapers and a Porsche gift certificate to the news directors of the 24/7 cable news networks, then schedule a press conference and have some dual major JD/Communications reps speak at it. |
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Did that replace their old motto?
"We're the only phone company in town and damn sure act like it." |
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