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ATT dropped Calls

gogounited said:
FWIW, when the planet undergoes severe electromagnetic disturbance, electronic stuff might screw up, mmmmkay.
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Steven Fuckin' Hawking, is that you? :laughing
 

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2nsane said:
ATT claims there is no unusual problem.
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Truth. Nothing unusual about dropped calls with AT&T. It's funny how they put out ads for the network with the fewest dropped calls when they are clearly the worst. I've had Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T and AT&T is by far the worst. If they didn't have iPhone there's no way I would be with them. That's a personal choice I decided to live with going into it..everyone complains about it. But it's worth the tradeoff to me. Phone calls are so 90's anyways.
 
Do the calls on the first gen iphone get dropped less often than the 3G versions? My friends with 3G's seem to suffer dropped calls more than me (1st gen)...
 
Var said:
Truth. Nothing unusual about dropped calls with AT&T. It's funny how they put out ads for the network with the fewest dropped calls when they are clearly the worst.
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Oh don't get me started. That fasted 3g network is bunch of bs too. Yeah it's fast, WHEN YOU CAN ACCESS IT, which is a complete crap shoot.

Steve
 
1RUN said:
Do the calls on the first gen iphone get dropped less often than the 3G versions? My friends with 3G's seem to suffer dropped calls more than me (1st gen)...
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I have a 1st gen. Here in the city, it's AWFUL.

Steve
 
Marlowe said:
Stop whining about AT&T, pony up the $3/min, and go get yourself an INMARSAT phone.

'course, you may have to step outside to use it.

:laughing
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Allready have one. We use during hunting trips incase of an accident. And the last bill my uncle said it was closer to$5 a min with taxes:wtf
 
}Dragon{ said:
Do they still charge you for minutes if you are using your own network?:thumbdown
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Yes, unless you pony up an additional $40/month for the unlimited microcell plan. It's in the Learn more->Unlimited Talk Time video
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Minimum $39.99 post paid wireless voice plan from AT&T required to enroll in optional unlimited talk feature (AT&T Unlimited MicroCell Calling) available for additional monthly charge.
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The iPhone is the sole reason AT&T is having network issues. Once Verizon gets it, they will start having issues as well. ESPECIALLY when they start migrating towards LTE. They've been on the same exact CDMA network for the last 3-4 years. AT&T has had to update everything every 6 months to support the iPhone and bandwidth issues it's users require.

When they all go to metered data plans, things will get better.
 
Ducky_Fresh said:
The iPhone is the sole reason AT&T is having network issues. Once Verizon gets it, they will start having issues as well. ESPECIALLY when they start migrating towards LTE. They've been on the same exact CDMA network for the last 3-4 years. AT&T has had to update everything every 6 months to support the iPhone and bandwidth issues it's users require.

When they all go to metered data plans, things will get better.
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I call BS. This is an America-only problem. The iPhone is available in Europe, and they seem to be managing it just fine.

And since we're on this subject, I'm not sure if this should go here or in the Fail thread, but AT&T has released an app for the iPhone to report if you have no coverage, to help fill in the gaps where they have no coverage. See if you can find a flaw in this logic...

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My main gripe these days is with AT&T customer service.

Give me a $25 credit and then threaten to take it away if I want to talk to someone higher up? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Only a couple more months until my contract it up, then AT&T can stuff it.
 
wazzuFreddo said:
My main gripe these days is with AT&T customer service.
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Up until recently, I thought that AT&T had the worst customer service on the planet.

I present you with the proof to the contrary:

888.863.8768

That is the phone number for MetroPCS. Call it. Just try to get a human being on the other end. I dare you.
 
jt2 said:
888.863.8768

That is the phone number for MetroPCS. Call it. Just try to get a human being on the other end. I dare you.
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You fail. http://gethuman.com/Metro_PCS/phone-number_customer_service_187_no.html



As for AT&T. Their service is probably on par with MetroPCS. I have an AT&T phone for work. Will FULL service I will get dropped calls, stalled 3g net access, and failures to send messages CONSTANTLY. Oddly enough, I was in a parking lot next to a friend with an iPhone. My motorola Q, and VA76r (tundra) will NOT have signal nor 3g access. All while my friend iPhone is able to make calls and get 3g net access.

AT&T flat out fucking sucks.
Verizon flat out rapes customers $ wise.
Sprint is a 50/50 crap shoot.
T-Mobile is a 50/50 crap shoot, UNLESS you can get their $39.99 a month 1000 minute plan and add on unlimited data for $14.95 a month (like me and my wife did).
 
Dopesick said:
T-Mobile is a 50/50 crap shoot, UNLESS you can get their $39.99 a month 1000 minute plan and add on unlimited data for $14.95 a month (like me and my wife did).
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Funny, that's exactly the plan I've been on for a few years.

Put Jess on it a couple of years ago too, with the data add-on.

:laughing

Took a friend's hand me down 2G iPhones, unlocked them, and we're using those.

You don't have to feed the T monster if you don't want to people.
 
Dopesick said:
You fail. http://gethuman.com/Metro_PCS/phone-number_customer_service_187_no.html
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Yeah, I found that, too but that really isn't the point. But then, you knew that...

The point is, they go out of their way to make it difficult to get a live person - that to me equates to poor service. That you have to find a way to cheat their phone system to do so just underscores it.

At least when you call AT&T you can zero out and get a human being. And since they are linked to a large telco, you can escalate through management and eventually get to someone who gives two shits. Try that with the India-based call center you land in if/when you actually do manage to get a live person.
 
oh it definitely is an AT&T problem :)

now here's something weird. I made a call yesterday for almost two hours and it *didn't* drop the call. Best I've ever gotten on an iPhone previously was 40 minutes.

I was shocked. Must've been a fluke. I wanted to use that app to report something actually working right!

bluenoser said:
I call BS. This is an America-only problem. The iPhone is available in Europe, and they seem to be managing it just fine.

And since we're on this subject, I'm not sure if this should go here or in the Fail thread, but AT&T has released an app for the iPhone to report if you have no coverage, to help fill in the gaps where they have no coverage. See if you can find a flaw in this logic...

500x_attmarkthespot.jpg
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