Originally Posted by
Professor
That is not true. They will price themselves out of the market.
In fact, they are about to change the game completely for data...law of unintended consequences, in that, the iPad will be available for a $30usd/mo unlimited data plan and no contract. That no contract thing is a big deal, particularly because consumer pressure has made them turn on access to apps like Fring and Skype over the 3G network.
At&t sees the apple universe as such a valuable carrot, that they are willing to spend billions in upgrading the 3G/4G networks as they can and dealing with the bad press/ customer service hell as they SLOWLY upgrade it.
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can we talk about if we are hiring more people now???
I'm not going to argue with you. Do a simple Google search on AT&T and Bandwidth and you'll see the mountain of articles about AT&T's bandwidth problem due to the iPhone and more importantl how they are addressing it in the future (proposed usage data plans). Don't hate the messenger.
AT&T considers incentives to curb heavy data usage | Signal Strength - CNET News
I know you guys love your iPhones, it's a great product. But make no mistake, AT&T had no idea how successful it would become, more importantly, how much bandwidth they'd use. Because of that, their signal, call, and bandwidth reliability is suffering signifcantly. Their 3G network is woefully lacking coverage. As they struggle to implement more 3G coverage, other carriers have developed and are in the process of building newer, faster, and more capable 4G networks. My stupid Razor phone 4 years ago could send video and pictures in MMS without going to external sites to download. The iPhone / AT&T recently just got that with the latest version of the iPhone. They are behind on their network and everybody knows it.
But I know, Apple is God and everything they do is golden. Remember when Microsoft helped bail them out and extended a financial lifeline? How ironic. They love this closed source crap for their products. Just imagine how many iPhone users there would be if you could buy legally and use on other networks?
Online NewsHour: Microsoft sinks $150 million into Apple -- August 6, 1997