Stingy AT&T Spoiled the iPhone Party
From theregister.com
Stingy AT&T spoiled the iPhone party
By Andrew Orlowski
Published Tuesday 3rd July 2007 13:34 GMT
Much of the urban United States has enjoyed indoor toilets for some years now, and - Hallelujah! - thanks to Apple, it finally has a modern mobile phone, too.
While Apple shifted over 500,000 iPhones this weekend, its partner AT&T didn't keep its part of the bargain. And that's because it couldn't, a research note by DKIB today suggests.
Data congestion left the mobile operator red-faced, and buyers fuming. Because most of AT&T's network uses an ancient, time sharing 2.5G technology - placing the USA on a par with Cambodia and Sierra Leone - the data congestion impacted voice callers, too.
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Stingy AT&T spoiled the iPhone party
By Andrew Orlowski
Published Tuesday 3rd July 2007 13:34 GMT
Much of the urban United States has enjoyed indoor toilets for some years now, and - Hallelujah! - thanks to Apple, it finally has a modern mobile phone, too.
While Apple shifted over 500,000 iPhones this weekend, its partner AT&T didn't keep its part of the bargain. And that's because it couldn't, a research note by DKIB today suggests.
Data congestion left the mobile operator red-faced, and buyers fuming. Because most of AT&T's network uses an ancient, time sharing 2.5G technology - placing the USA on a par with Cambodia and Sierra Leone - the data congestion impacted voice callers, too.
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Because most of AT&T's network uses an ancient, time sharing 2.5G technology - placing the USA on a par with Cambodia and Sierra Leone - the data congestion impacted voice callers, too.
(Apple decided against supporting the thoroughly modern 3G CDMA networks used by Sprint PCS and Verizon. Contrast this with the much smaller Palm, which managed to launch its Treo 650 in 3G CDMA and EDGE versions.)
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f38urry said:
From theregister.com
"AT&T has spent next to nothing on its GSM/EDGE network in the past nine months," notes DKIB analyst Pers Lindberg, who points out that in Q1, AT&T's capital expenditure for wireless was around $500m, a tenth of its fiscal year budget of $5 billion.
Wow - this is the most @$$ backward reporting I have ever seen. Pers Lindberg should be fired - first off AT&T spent over $50 million in the last two months on EDGE upgrades alone in preparation for the iPhone.
Secondly, he points out that AT&T spent 500 million IN THE FIRST QUARTER, then states that's only a tenth of its FISCAL YEAR budget. So if AT&T continues on that pace, $500 million multiplied by four quarte...
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AshDizzle said:
the bottom line is this article is a pile of trash.
Thank you! And so is the iphone!
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There will be lots of spin because the industry is hating on at&t right now. Over 1 million activations in a week's time? Not so old and stodgy now, huh verizon? Although I was one who was unable to activate for 48hrs. I have to say, this phone and even the activation process is definitely a game-changer. Be prepared for more negative press like this though... when you're on your way to the front of the line there are always those who want to pull you back.
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well said.
alrhough, I don't think it was a million activations. and what held you back on activation? cause I heard if it took so long, all you had to do was switch the device off then on.
alrhough, I don't think it was a million activations. and what held you back on activation? cause I heard if it took so long, all you had to do was switch the device off then on.
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Complications with a FAN/business account with more than one number. I have to say though, through the whole ordeal the customer service was much more professional and empathetic than usual. Someone's been training their troops! (at&t)
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well, they HAD to. Glad this didn't happen with sprint or alltel's customer service. DISASTER!
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I could care less about 3G, I like AT&T for my calling plans, forget the rest of the overpriced, over-hyped services such as 3g, etc.
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