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Realizing of course that there are any number of factors that could cause a difference... ...I've never had problems with with AT&T's network here in Rochester
by rufo 17y ago
Realizing of course that there are any number of factors that could cause a difference...
...I've never had problems with with AT&T's network here in Rochester, NY. The calls sound very good, I have generally good reception everywhere and I get a dropped call maybe once every week or two - not out of the norm for any cell phone I've used.
I am pissed at AT&T for other reasons - when I went to PAX a few weeks ago the data network basically crashed and a voicemail I received didn't come in until Tuesday when I connected in JFK, the MMS/tethering debacle, the plan pricing.
But the quality of their network here is something I can't actually complain about.
(It seems like I see tons of iPhones out and about, so I don't think it's that we have a lesser percentage of iPhone users than other areas. Maybe we're just spread out more or have a better tower/phone ratio than more densely packed areas?)
- roc 17y agoThat seems to be it. If you approach any area sufficiently dense with geeks/gadget fiends, permanent or temporary, the actual data use by iPhones strangles AT&Ts network. Looks, walks and quacks like a classic case of oversold capacity. My first year with the 3G was an experience like yours: network problems were something other people complained about. But in the last 4 or 5 months, my experience has quickly and notably nosedived.
- dschobel 17y agoI'm really interested to see how other networks keep up with iphone's notorious data usage in the coming year. Then we'll really see whether it's ATT being incompetent or if this device truly was a paradigm shift (sorry) in how people are using their phones which threw everyone (and their networks) for a loop.