They are suing over a commercial that depicts that AT&T has lessor coverage. Read here: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/59230 I'm confused too between the 2G and 3G coverage. Can someone explain?
2G is older technology. Not as fast. 3G is what most everyone uses now. 4G is coming soon/ already arriving. barfo
I press buttons in a specific sequence. The phone either rings or gives me a busy signal. That's pretty much all I know about phones.
Those are great ads, by the way. Great example of a company taking one of their competitors' slogans and twisting it around for their own benefit and to the detriment of their rival. Just like the "I'm a PC" ads that came out to rival Mac's ad campaign. "There's a map for that." Ace.
AT&T may be a PoS, but I have Verizon and I can't get reception in my own house, lol. Mother fuckers...
2G, 3G, and 4G are the technologies in the equipment that the cell phone companies use in their cell towers. 2G provides max data rates of about 144K/second, about 2x the speed of dialup modems. 3G provides data rates of about 512K/second with a max rate something higher (depends on your location, if moving, etc.) 4G should provide data rates of up to 100MBit/second. When it is deployed, you may not need cable modem anymore, or the cable companies are going to have to provide much faster service (which is technically feasible). 2G stands for 2nd generation, 3G for 3rd generation, etc. The advanced standards (3G, then 4G) provide additional features aside from faster data, like security/encryption and other things. I don't know about the maps verizon shows in their ad. The carriers can and do offer a mix of 2G and 3G, depending on where you are. It's all about which cell towers have been upgraded and how many new ones have been installed. For the longest time, I couldn't get verizon service in my own house in vegas, even though I lived 2 blocks from a verizon store.
Mobile phones are not designed to work in your house. That is why they are called mobile phones and not (a) LAN (line phone). I always thought it was funny when people say that.
When I has ATT, it was constant dropped calls, no coverage... Although I don;t like Verizon the company, I sure get better coverage and no dropped calls.
I love AT&T and my iPhone. I've never had a problem. Sure I dont get reception when I'm out camping, but I dont want/need cell phone service when I'm sitting by a camp fire enjoying some beer with family/friends. Any word on if Apple is coming out with a 4G iPhone anytime soon?
haha..yeah right, they barely just got 3G and it sucks still. It'll be years, they just layed down the framework for LTE (4G). Sprint is the first (clearwire wimax, etc), then Verizon, then T-mobile and AT&T to roll out "4G coverage". This is the way I see it: Verizon: Has the best coverage, but most expensive, esp. the data plans. phone lineup kind of sucks. Sprint: Has ok cell phone coverage, but good data network and its cheaper, esp with Data. phone lineup REALLY sucks. T-mobile: Crap coverage, iffy data network, but its cheap and has the best phones. AT&T: Total shit voice and data network and its kind of expensive but it has the iphone
The GPS on my 3GS iPhone worked when mountain biking this summer. It actually helped me once find the main trail on a forest service map when I was a little lost.
Why is it "total shit"? Voice and data both good for me. But I've never had anything but AT&T, so I dont have anything to compare it to.
Because everytime I talk to someone on an iphone, it always breaks up. Its very scratchy quality, almost like talking through a bluetooth even though you aren't. You can tell when someone is on AT&T. I've used an iphone before, the call quality is pretty crappy. Data is fine if you are in a fast area, othewise you don't get great coverage. They hide a bunch of shit behind bells and whistles and pretty menus. I'll get an iphone, but only when its off AT&T, which is the bottom of the barrel of voice quality.
Perhaps it's the iPhone that gives the bad sound? I know I switched phones while staying on T Mobile and I noticed a significant improvement in voice quality.
