AT&T iPhone at the "Island of Misfit Toys" - was Re: Has Verizon Hoodwinked America?

Looks as if Verizon is really raking AT&T over the coals with regard to
their 3G coverage, of course ignoring that the 2G coverage area is actually
comparable.

I liked that advertisement. Even if misleading (is it?), it was ****
funny.

"D. Stussy" <spam+> wrote in news:hdiaj2$qei$1
@snarked.org:

> (is it?)

The 3G footprint of ATT across South Carolina is exactly what Verizon's map
says it is. Summerville, SC, a bedroom community of Charleston, is EDGE
only and slow as dirt.

http://www.wimaxatl.com/
Atlanta has WiMax.....10Mbps WiMax!

Cellular is in trouble and it knows it.....

UNLIMITED WiMax is $50/mo....TEN MEGABITS, NO THROTTLING, NO FUNNY
BUSINESS.

Watch the speed tests Clear is delivering. This is NOT Sprint Xohm....
.....so don't tell us about Sprint going out of business.

WiMax is spreading nicely and fast as ****! I'll replace sellphone and
cable with WiMax as soon as its footprint reaches here....UNLIMITED $50/mo.


--
Larry

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:51:46 -0800, "D. Stussy"
<spam+> wrote:

>Looks as if Verizon is really raking AT&T over the coals with regard to
>their 3G coverage, of course ignoring that the 2G coverage area is actually
>comparable.
>
>I liked that advertisement. Even if misleading (is it?), it was ****
>funny.

It is NOT misleading. it's completely truthful.

But, the truth apparently hurts, if you're ATT.

I have several friends on ATT cellphones, I HATE calling them,
because their service is noisy, AND I know the call WILL get dropped.

"Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination fees"
<> wrote in news:87283618-d2b6-48e0-b7c1-
:

> Bottom Line
>

Bottom line is the 3G coverage is EXACTLY what shows as the Blue Zone on
the Verizon ATT map.....or ATT would have already had them up on charges
by now, which isn't being done because it's the TRUTH.

Verizon isn't near as stupid as you want them to be. Their attorney
staff of hundreds fanned out across a vast expanse of really smart
investigating engineers to come up with a map they could count on to be
impeccably perfect FOR THE UPCOMING COURT CASE....or it would cost
Verizon millions to billions to settle with ATT for a lie. ATT's
attorney staff has, by now, inspected every pixel of that map looking
for some kind of untrue hole to rake ol Verizon over the judges'
charcoal burners to line their pockets as heros of ATT, saving the
company from a big lie.

Now, as the little game ATT played with the judges was unsuccessful, we,
here on the outside watching the spectacle of the two huge elephants
tusking each other, can only assume that blue splotched map is the most
accurate representation to date of ATT's real 3G coverage....verified by
all the moneyed law firms ATT can muster, it seems.

That tiny splotch at Charleston, SC, that doesn't include Summerville,
SC and the surrounding bedroom communities, or any coverage up I-26
towards Columbia is DEAD ON ACCURATE, around here.

Isn't it time ATTWS quit screwing around with lawyers and put the
engineers to work BUILDING OUT THE SYSTEM THEY BOUGHT FROM
CINGULAR....so many years ago, now. They've had the time....but have
been sitting on their corporate *** milking the customers on 3G's tit.

Won't matter soon. Atlanta's Clearwire WiMAX delivers 10Mbps to a
laptop aircard! I don't see how the USB2 port can keep from
exploding!...pieces of laptop spraying over the unsuspecting WiMax
customers gasping and writhing in blissful orgasm....

Verizon's shitty EVDO is the LEAST of ATTWS' little problem, now. LTE
sucks compared to UNLIMITED WIMAX FOR $30 AT THESE SPEEDS!

http://www.wimaxatl.com/
Will Wimax VoIP replace sellphone's shitty companies and their scams?
Let's all hope so!

Wimax'd Skype on iPhone....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk-Xb...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvERF...eature=related
Laptop in the park in Atlanta....geez.

--
Larry

On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:57:53 -0800 (PST), "Verizon Wireless to charge
up to $350 early termination fees" <> wrote:

>On Nov 13, 5:07*pm, The Other Guy <knewskg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> <spam+newsgro...@bde-arc.ampr.org> wrote:
>> >Looks as if Verizon is really raking AT&T over the coals with regard to
>
>>
>> It is NOT misleading. it's completely truthful.
>>
>> But, the truth apparently hurts, if you're ATT.
>
>in your mislead dreams!
>
>
> AT&T Sets the Record Straight on Verizon Ads
>
> To Our Customers:

The TRUTH is that 3G is NOT a standard, and it's NOT a speed.
It ONLY stands for '3rd generation technology'.

The fact that AT&Ts 2nd generation technology is ALMOST as fast
as Verizon 3G AND has far more coverage than implied in the Verizon
ads, does NOT mean anything in light of the ads, which ARE true, AND
accurate for their claims.

That people WON'T be aware of the similarities between AT&T 2G and
Verizon 3G is THEIR fault, because they didn't check the facts.

Or did you NOT see the early Apple ads that implied MS couldn't do
colors, and all the OTHER garbage Apple implied in THEIR ads??

The Other Guy <> wrote in
news::

> The fact that AT&Ts 2nd generation technology is ALMOST as fast
> as Verizon 3G AND has far more coverage than implied in the Verizon
> ads, does NOT mean anything in light of the ads, which ARE true, AND
> accurate for their claims.
>
>

I can't wait to see both these sellphone companies faced with the 10Mbps
for $30 of Clearwire's WiMax Unlimited sucking the life out of both of
them.

http://www.wimaxatl.com/
http://www.clearwire.com/


--
Larry

In article <Xns9CC430F4C3C2noonehomecom@74.209.131.13>,
says...

> I can't wait to see both these sellphone companies faced with the 10Mbps
> for $30 of Clearwire's WiMax Unlimited sucking the life out of both of
> them.
>
> http://www.wimaxatl.com/
> http://www.clearwire.com/

When WiMax comes to the Victor Valley, I'll get excited.

--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA

News wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>> The Other Guy wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:57:53 -0800 (PST), "Verizon Wireless to charge
>>> up to $350 early termination fees" <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Nov 13, 5:07 pm, The Other Guy <knewskg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> <spam+newsgro...@bde-arc.ampr.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Looks as if Verizon is really raking AT&T over the coals with
>>>>>> regard to
>>>>> It is NOT misleading. it's completely truthful.
>>>>>
>>>>> But, the truth apparently hurts, if you're ATT.
>>>> in your mislead dreams!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> AT&T Sets the Record Straight on Verizon Ads
>>>>
>>>> To Our Customers:
>>>
>>> The TRUTH is that 3G is NOT a standard, and it's NOT a speed. It
>>> ONLY stands for '3rd generation technology'.
>>>
>>> The fact that AT&Ts 2nd generation technology is ALMOST as fast as
>>> Verizon 3G AND has far more coverage than implied in the Verizon
>>> ads, does NOT mean anything in light of the ads, which ARE true, AND
>>> accurate for their claims.
>>>
>>> That people WON'T be aware of the similarities between AT&T 2G and
>>> Verizon 3G is THEIR fault, because they didn't check the facts.
>>>
>>> Or did you NOT see the early Apple ads that implied MS couldn't do
>>> colors, and all the OTHER garbage Apple implied in THEIR ads??
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Okay. But does anybody care?
>
>
> Surely, no fanboi cares.

Just the opposite. If you are a fanboi you don't have a normal life so
your entire existence depends on your belief system.

Steve Sobol wrote:
> In article <Xns9CC430F4C3C2noonehomecom@74.209.131.13>,
> says...
>
>> I can't wait to see both these sellphone companies faced with the 10Mbps
>> for $30 of Clearwire's WiMax Unlimited sucking the life out of both of
>> them.
>>
>> http://www.wimaxatl.com/
>> http://www.clearwire.com/
>
> When WiMax comes to the Victor Valley, I'll get excited.
>

Don't hold your breath. They haven't made any money yet and they are
seriously underfunded.

The Other Guy wrote:

> That people WON'T be aware of the similarities between AT&T 2G and
> Verizon 3G is THEIR fault, because they didn't check the facts.

What AT&T couldn't say in their response is that the data rates on their
2G EDGE network are often close to the data rates on their congested 3G
network so for Verizon to compare Verizon's 3G network to AT&T's 3G
network was unfair.

If you look at real-world comparisons of 3G speeds on the various
networks, i.e. "http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=167391&page=1&zoomIdx=1"
that shows you the bigger picture. In fact Verizon could have done maps
that showed download speeds of >800 Kb/s versu download speeds of <= 800
Kb/s and had an even more hard hitting ad, but it would complicate the
message, and AT&T would claim that the PC World measurements were either
inaccurate or out of date.

In another year or so, the Verizon ad will likely not be true anymore as
AT&T expands 3G deployment and catches up to Verizon, but by then
Verizon will have deployed 4G and can come up with something else.

AT&T was foolish to respond to a competitor's ad with such a weak
response. AT&T is already having the last laugh with the huge success of
the iPhone that Verizon turned down.