User: insider.
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Re: motivation, not ambition...
If you pay your taxes by April 15th you are obeying the law. Paying them by January 30th is also obeying the law. Nobody in the cellular business is being altruistic. Where did you get that idea?
In my opinion, they are building out the LTE for the sole purpose of selling more data plans and data devices, not for public goodwill. I believe AT&T feels like if they BUY the spectrum, then they ...
Re: motivation, not ambition...
AJ: You have repeatedly ripped AT&T for sitting on the spectrum and not deploying it in the past....you cried out that AT&T should be *forced* to use it! Now AT&T is deploying the spectrum and you are calling them lazy since they are finishing deployment 2.5 months early?
really?
Re: WOW
well, technically the $20 extra payment gets paid off and goes away......but your monthly service bill doesn't really go *down".
T-Mobile option for $99
is that with a $10/month X12 months phone payment? or $20/month for 24 months phone payment? One may be worth it....the other not a chance. I am confused!
Re: How?
Its an interesting argument....and i'm not saying who is right and who is wrong, but i will make an attempt at explaining this...
The carriers are saying that customers never ever pay back the subsidy. That's right. Never.
The phones are subsidized by the carriers to push sales. The 24 month commitments are there because the carriers don't earn a profit until the 20th month or so of a customer's life cycle. What they are stating is ...
So its a 3G phone? Not LTE?
from the article....
"The Z10 unit we have on hand is not optimized for use on any of the U.S. networks, but it is compatible with AT&T's 3G network and T-Mobile's 2G network. "
Re: just the software?
no, it appears there is upgraded hardware, too. Galaxy S2 Plus is a newer model phone which supports 4G with HSPA+ and has a newer processer and camera, too.
Re: That's Right AT&T ....
The only reason AT&T is using "the nation's largest 4G network" is because Verizon used this line with their "3G" coverage when they called CDMA 1x "3G". HSPA+ has been ruled "4G" by the ITU.
Remember those verizon ads with the red map of the USA as 3G compared with AT&T 3G?
Re: Hesse Making Lemonade Out of iDen Lemons
Q4 2012 is not over until 12/31... ?
Re: Having a monopoly is not illegal
Hi T-Bone. help me understand how Apple has a monopoly on MP3 players..... ??
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Apple on the other hand.....I think only can make a strong legal case that Apple has used its monopoly on Mp3 players (and they DO have a monopoly, no question of that) to force themselves into other markets
really! we promise we can make it work this time....please!
lol!
Re: Hell no!
Reminder: Once you reach 3GB data used, you can *still* call, text, and browse....the data speeds are just slowed WAY down. But you can still do it.
You can also move your plan to a 3GB plan and pay the overages if you want to stay at HIGH speed after reaching 3GB data used. FYI
Re: This could be a nightmare for customer service
Good points! I was thinking about when a phone is reported LOST/STOLEN, then you find it over the weekend, but the GOVERNMENT DATABASE cannot be updated until after the weekend since they don't work. Then the government employee doesn't do it right and nobody can get their phones active anymore! BIG problems....all caused by the governent database.
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Now, give people the right to report a phone their account STOLEN and then permanently disconnect that ...
Re: Will LightSquared sue the government?
LightSquared pettitioned the US government for a condititional allowance for them as a special exception.....This was with the provision that they could make it work without interference.....something they could not previously accomplish. LS said *yes*, they can make it work, no problem modifying the signals. Truth is, they failed.
Re: My $.02
good point. I just wish they would throttle it back to speeds that are still somewhat *usable* like EDGE speeds or early 3G speeds.....instead of slowing it down to slower than dial-up circa 1993 ; ' (
Re: I would feel better if
"Also, paying $30.00/month to use 200MB is a complete waste. "
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That's why 200MB is $20 per month on AT&T, not $30. For $30, you get 3,000MB per month!
Wifi networks are only as good as the hotel's, cafe's, or airports internet connections.
Re: I would feel better if
"When I signed this contract, there was nothing wrong with 4-5GB, now there is."
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When you signed your contract most users were not using as much data as they are *today*, but with data usage increasing 2000% in metro NYC and SF areas and some users watching the entire Netflix catalog while on mobile networks...something had to give.
The real question is....where does your access to unlimited *FAST* data begin and where does it end? The answer ...
Re: I guess no one cares that LightSquared is in the right...
you may be right. the flip side of the coin is that LS gambled that they could make their frequencies work without interfering with GSP L bands and they failed. they cannot make it work safely when they said they could modify it to make it work without interference.
Re: All this expanding 21 & 42 HSPA and Tmo's parent company is losing $
are there even any phones capable of 84 mbps or 168 mbps? haven't seen any....
What is the spending limit fee?
Ita marked $4.99 on my friend's bill. I am not familiar with this charge. Anybody know?
Re: Just Ordered
nice response! I agree that if a product meets 8 out of 10 of your ideal criteria then its a good match and you should make the decision whether or not to purchase it yourself. If its missing one small change you wanted (form) this may not be a deal breaker and may not cause you to vote with your feet.
Re: Socialism.
i agree with you about renting it....but they call them spectrum "auctions" and the winning bidders buys the spectrum. nobody auctions off rentals.
Re: Socialism.
Q: What right does a private business have to use and/or sell access to public property (e.g. easements, spectrum)?
Possible Answer: Don't all carriers *purchase* this right when the *BUY* the spectrum from the government?
Re: Tranfone is not at&t
i agree that tracfone is a seperate company.
i disagree that tracfone has its own network.
Re: Tranfone is not at&t
from tracfone's wifi page...they use all 4, but do not have their own network.
Currently, TracFone Wireless uses the networks of major cell phone network providers to carry their signal.
For GSM models:
AT&T
T-Mobile
For CDMA models:
Verizon
Sprint
Re: Leaving Sprint for AT&T. Should I wait for any new phone or more of the same?
well. how do you KNOW for sure that you are not interested in iPhone 6 or 7? thats a long ways off!
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"I’m not interested in the iphone 5,6 or 7.
Thanks,"
Re: Greed the name of the game.
....they are just so greedy wanting to get more spectrum to provide better service for their paying customers ???? huh ? :o
Re: what a bunch of idiots lawyers!
"Verizon charges $30 for 2GB of data per month which is more than anybody else. Did they just buy a company or merge with anyone else? No."
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Verizon just aquired national carrier Alltel. The deal was finalized just last October. They acquired 20+ million customers.
Re: Considering T Mobile
????
how is 10-15mbps "good" in your opinion from T-mobile?....while 14mbps from AT&T is "measly" ?? i don't get it.
Re: To bad...
interesting....do you pay for the $36/year subscription to Pandora? or do you buy Spotify?
i can listen on the desktop app for free too.
what is the daily skip limit? never got there! LOL
higher quality MP3's? higher bitrate?
what about the audio ads....are they suppressed too?
Re: To bad...
The real question is....how much would anyone PAY for online radio and WHY? I checked out the $36/Year Pandora subscription. The ONLY thing you get for paying this money is ad suppression. You don't get any more skips per hour or anything else. So why buy it?
If you can click the X on the ads every once in a while, you are getting the exact same experience as those who PAID the $36 subscription fee. ...
Re: SO WHAT DOES THIS MEANS FOR 4GLTE
by "us"....if you mean Lightsquared, then yes.
Re: Verizon?
nobody said it was! just that its 4G :wink:
Re: Verizon?
?? :? if the ITU agrees that HSPA+ is 4G..
who are you or i to disagree?
Re: Verizon?
HSPA+ 4G
Re: Verizon?
GSM phones are almost always thinner than their counterparts. nothing against Verizon for that.
Re: Switching Back From VZW to ATT
I am using data on my phone 24/7, but I have WIFI at home and at work so the most *CELLULAR* data I have ever used in a MONTH was 240MB. I've been using an iPhone since June 2008.
Re: Shortcut to personal NBI account?
very nice of youm, will. :D
Re: Dillusion
maybe they are taking a vote?? :?
Re: Slackers
??? they are attempting to cover a staggering 97% of Americans with 4G LTE. They just agreed to terms to purchase T-Mobile, the largest competitor using similar technology for $39 BILLION....They just bought out all of Convergys assets for $320 million, and they just attempted to purchase more 700 MHz spectrum from the government.
Slackers? How? I would say AT&T has been busting their humps.
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