User: 216dilbert
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Why can basic ideas be locked down with patents?
It seems so wrong that simple ideas that do not require innovation or any real thought are able to be protected. It is very sad. If the air compressor where invented today by apple no gas station could afford one. I understand if they used their soft wear or their technology but some things are to basic and first to use an everyday idea should not make money off anyone else that also comes up with a service based ...
Re: It's Very Simple
"If we look at at&t (Cingular) history, one of the best things about their takeovers is that everyone (except most senior level positions) kept their jobs. It's funny that no one ever points that out."
What?
AtTheMet
What?
Everyone except...
So the store closures resulted in? Merger of call centers and outsourcing overseas caused...
Not one layoff?
Re: Stay classy, AT&T--
Jobs that where on the block are going but independent authorized resellers and stores with higher paying jobs are still around because... Drumm roll please T-Mobile is still T-Mobile!
If AT&T tolr the truth it would read...
Some jobs lost to outsourcing but many more kept due to NOT closing stores or shutting down authorized resellers due to the merger.
Many more jobs would have been lost if the merger went through due to closing stores where there was both AT&T and T-Mobile in the same mall or area. We kept many more jobs including many higher paying store management jobs and independent resellers are still around because T-Mobile is still around.
Re: I would feel better if
"You obviously have very little knowledge or are confused.
Your voice and data services are contractual but there are zero penalties for canceling them."
No that is so wrong. You must have a data plan to have a smart phone with AT&T. To cancel the data plan you have to get a basic phone or cancel your service.
If you have the iPhone you must have a data plan. If you have the so-called unlimited plan you are limited and throttled where ...
Re: how about increase the capacity of their network?
Limit talk and surf at the same time and make the network one so spectrum is not used for data and some for date because they did not upgrade sooner and things would look diffrent.
Re: I would feel better if
I am a Verizon Wireless customer for a couple of reasons. NOT because I hate AT&T or love Verizon. Verizon invests more in it's network and AT&T has to play catchup. AT&T spends more on it's investors. The things AT&T claims to be the greatest are things they fell behind on. Talk and web at the same time? Because they did not upgrade their networks and had to add a separate data network to avoid replacing older voice ...
Re: I would feel better if
Wow this comment is so flawed.
The contract related to the phone?
It requires a data plan. Nothing to do with? Call AT&T and try to start or have service with an iPhone and not have a contract that includes data.
dlmjr said:
Your contract for services does not guarantee speed on the network.
If you are an unlimited customer, you have had that for probably over 2 years.
If you are talking about the contract related to the phone, that is a different ...
Re: UNLIMITED IS UNLIMITED
"And there is no 'unlimited' speed which people are ticked over."
AT&T sells it's services as the fastest. No guarantee of unlimited or the fastest service is true. BUT when service is limited to slow speeds data usage is limited thus unlimited is limited to a fixed max amount by AT&T and not just not as fast as the network offers can achieve. It is not about speed it is about making the service to slow to be useful to ...
Re: UNLIMITED IS UNLIMITED
No it is not.
You are using a service that is not a physical commodity. Whether or not you use it it will not be there at the end of the day. I am not saying that it is right to congest the network but it is not right to limit usage just because it is there. If the network can handle the traffic it should not slow you down because you can not charge you more for more usage. ...
Re: interesting...
The fairest and smartest thing AT&T can do is throtle only when it needs to and throttle as little as possiable. So if the network can handle it let it, otherwise reduce speed only if it is needed.
Simple.
Re: UNLIMITED IS UNLIMITED
Fredd you are off on this one.
If you offer unlimited and restrict the amount you can use it is not unlimited. If you reduce the speed of the user the user is limited in how much date they can use. Thus limited. Does AT&T throttle users of the limited plans or just charge more? It would be like 24 hour fitness changing to a pay by the hour price plan and limiting usage of the members that pay monthly ...
Is it just me or...
Is not unlimited mean all you can use? If you limit how fast you can use data you are limiting the amount of data a customer can use? I understand speeds are not gaurenteed but the plan is unlimited so by slowing speeds down you are placing a limit on the data you can use. So unlimited is limited. At the very least the speeds should only be limited by what in necessary to relieve congestion and this should ...
Re: switching phones: how easy is it to do?
phonerboi74 said:
quick question...
actually, let me ramble for a bit of explanation first...
(scroll down for the actual question)
i have been with many different wireless carriers in the past (t-mobile, cingular, sprint, verizon, and cricket, to name a few) and from my experience, it is a lot easier to switch handsets if you're on a gsm carrier than it is if you're on a cdma carrier.
what i am familiar with is being able to take the sim card out of my ...
Re: I just had to comment
Re: I just had to comment :paranoid:
by Jayshmay Tuesday, 12:50 PM
"Yeah well, I thought I heard that with evil Verizon when your 2yr is up, you have to sign a new 2yr. :lol:
I've been wondering whether that's true about evil Verizon or not." :roll:
No you can sign up for a new contract fot promotions such as the new every two and a new promotional price for a phone but DO NOT have to. ...
Re: This phone is going to set the world on FIRE!!!
Why not?
Will Cingular The New At&T :twisted: not insure this expensive phone?
8O
No?
Tell me it is not true!
This 600.00 dollar phone can be used by ant thief with a new sim card like any other GSM phone once it is memory is reset and a new sim card is put in it?
So how much is this 600.00 dollar phone going to cost at full price no promotional pricing?
:cry:
The person that is using your new ...
Re: iphone and verizon?
It is a great phone :roll: !
The new at&t :evil: needs something /;| to keep it's subscribers busy when they can not make or receive calls.
Rollover is a way to make up for the fact you do not get enough available time to use your big bucket of minutes.
:twisted: I Phone :-)... is great. Please ignore all other apple :roll: issues with new products :o as well as all the previouse problems at&t ...
Re: military discount for spouses!
Usualy;
if the phone is in the military spouces name it gets the discount even if the other spouce is on the agreement as a authorised user as long as the enlisted is the primary account holder.
That is the way it works with Verizon.
