| AT&T had problems long before the iPhone made them worse. > This is a good move for all parties. AT&T is taking a
> beating and can't upgrade fast enough
AT&T had problems long before the iPhone made them worse.
What was AT&T doing when Verizon rolled out 2 *TIMES* more 3G coverage than AT&T?
And then Verizon started covering 3 *TIMES* more areas than AT&T.
And then Verizon covered 4 *TIMES* more of the US than AT&T.
Currently... Verizon covers 5 *TIMES* more than AT&T.
Is AT&T totally asleep??? And people wonder why AT&T has problems???
When is AT&T going to do something? In 2011 or 2012? I need to use my phone TODAY. |
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AT&T had problems long before the iPhone made them worse.
No they didn't. They have an image problem. I use both and they both have plusses and minuses. I think AT&T has the better network though. Verizon is not all it's cracked up to be. |
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They are taking record profits! |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
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Valencia, CA | reply to Jill Jilly
said by Jill Jilly :
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And then Verizon started covering 3 *TIMES* more areas than AT&T.
And then Verizon covered 4 *TIMES* more of the US than AT&T.
Currently... Verizon covers 5 *TIMES* more than AT&T.
Is AT&T totally asleep??? And people wonder why AT&T has problems???
When is AT&T going to do something? In 2011 or 2012? I need to use my phone TODAY.
Most of that refers to '3G', and not coverage in general, and a LOT of that coverage is in the middle of nowhere. I do agree that AT&T has a lot of catch up. Using a global standard (GSM/UMTS) caused them to be way behind in 3G deployment vs. a US standard (CDMA2000).
As the old saying goes... if you don't like the service, use another carrier.
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said by itguy05: I think AT&T has the better network though. Verizon is not all it's cracked up to be. And I know ATT has a crappier network because I have an ATT device and two Verizon devices (smartphone and aircard) and Verizon wins.
Even in the highly populated NYC metro area, ATT has coverage gaps. In NYC itself it can take a long time to connect a call. None of these issues are on Verizon. |
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Even in the highly populated NYC metro area, ATT has coverage gaps. In NYC itself it can take a long time to connect a call. None of these issues are on Verizon.
Funny you should mention that. I travel to North Jersey quite regularly. As well as have family and friends there, all on AT&T.
In 2004 I was on Verizon and had just those problems both in N. NJ and in Central PA. Long call setup times (I timed 1 at around a minute or so), dropped calls, and just generally crappy service from Verizon. This was on 2 phones so I knew it was not the phone. Went to AT&T and all was better.
I can also show you Verizon coverage gaps in the NY Metro area. As I can for AT&T....
And I have family and friends there - no reported issues or complaints from them regarding AT&T. We call, phone rings, and we talk. Things work fine. Mind you none are in NYC but in N.NJ, AT&T seems to be about the same as Verizon. |
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| North Jersey and NYC is not the same thing.
I live in central jersey and AT&T has pretty good coverage accross most of this state, I'm a happy iphone user, however you get into NYC and service goes south. I think it's more do to the sheer number of users and interferance that you don't have to deal with. |
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