Comments on: AT&T Wants to Throttle iPhone Data… or Just Charge More for Heavy Usage? http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/ The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:33:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anthony http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-87964 Anthony Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:44:04 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-87964 <p>I think that it would be (at least should) a violation of contract, and also just not cool if they did either. If iPhone users are using up too much bandwidth, then build more towers/servers! It's not our responsibility or our job to limit ourselves when WE pay for UNLIMITED Internet. If you can't handle it, then don't provide the service.</p> I think that it would be (at least should) a violation of contract, and also just not cool if they did either. If iPhone users are using up too much bandwidth, then build more towers/servers! It’s not our responsibility or our job to limit ourselves when WE pay for UNLIMITED Internet. If you can’t handle it, then don’t provide the service.

]]> By: steve http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84575 steve Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:13:27 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84575 <p>I always tried to stand up for ATT and not give them a bad rap, but I think and feel that time maybe coming to an end shortly. Now from what I have read and heard over the years, Apple wanted to get into the cell business, and offered the idea of the iPhone around, nobody took them up on their offer, except ATT who really kind of sucked at the time. When the phone was released and gained popularity, it seems everyone (Apple and ATT) went to hide from different problems and complaints either about the device or service, respectivly. Now that ATT has an incrediable cash cow, they want to charge even more for their service?? Hey heres and idea, take a page out of the US gov't book; from time to time the Gov't improves the road ways. Try doing the same, you charge people enough. Like someone already said, you dont tell people because theres more cars on the road we are going to lower the speed, and keep people off the roads. ATT you are foolish. You should thankful for Apple, they saved you amature, small, craptastic cell opertaion. I remember when everyone would laugh asking what was ATT/ Cingular/ ATT wireless/ Apple Cell would be called today...</p> <p>Make the roadway bigger, dont cap the number of vehicles on it. Oh and if its that much of a problem, tell Apple to unlock the iPhone, and let T-Mobile take some of your traffic away...oh not going to do that are you? Didnt think so...</p> I always tried to stand up for ATT and not give them a bad rap, but I think and feel that time maybe coming to an end shortly. Now from what I have read and heard over the years, Apple wanted to get into the cell business, and offered the idea of the iPhone around, nobody took them up on their offer, except ATT who really kind of sucked at the time. When the phone was released and gained popularity, it seems everyone (Apple and ATT) went to hide from different problems and complaints either about the device or service, respectivly. Now that ATT has an incrediable cash cow, they want to charge even more for their service?? Hey heres and idea, take a page out of the US gov’t book; from time to time the Gov’t improves the road ways. Try doing the same, you charge people enough. Like someone already said, you dont tell people because theres more cars on the road we are going to lower the speed, and keep people off the roads. ATT you are foolish. You should thankful for Apple, they saved you amature, small, craptastic cell opertaion. I remember when everyone would laugh asking what was ATT/ Cingular/ ATT wireless/ Apple Cell would be called today…

Make the roadway bigger, dont cap the number of vehicles on it. Oh and if its that much of a problem, tell Apple to unlock the iPhone, and let T-Mobile take some of your traffic away…oh not going to do that are you? Didnt think so…

]]> By: bugs http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84553 bugs Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:53:41 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84553 <p>here is also a good read about att and iphone </p> <p>http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/10/10/1628210/Why-ATampT-Should-Dump-the-iPhones-Unlimited-Data-Plan</p> here is also a good read about att and iphone

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/10/10/1628210/Why-ATampT-Should-Dump-the-iPhones-Unlimited-Data-Plan

]]> By: bugs http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84415 bugs Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:57:10 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84415 <p>@kev, i didn't know you worked for verizon. </p> <p>both carriers are the same in coverage, if not where att drops a call verzion will drop it 500 feet further. and vice versa.</p> <p>as for connection issues, why is only the att iphone on att having all these problems, att only carries 3g phones and only one is affected with call quality dropped calls, which is the iphone, so its the att network not able to handle an iphone or crap hardware in an iphone with poor performance which apple is trying to fix with tweak to the os.</p> @kev, i didn’t know you worked for verizon.

both carriers are the same in coverage, if not where att drops a call verzion will drop it 500 feet further. and vice versa.

as for connection issues, why is only the att iphone on att having all these problems, att only carries 3g phones and only one is affected with call quality dropped calls, which is the iphone, so its the att network not able to handle an iphone or **** hardware in an iphone with poor performance which apple is trying to fix with tweak to the os.

]]> By: Kev http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84400 Kev Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:35:31 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84400 <p>mofo i have no use for a phone and/or a network that drops calls, that delivers VMs, SMS, MMS msgs hours and sometimes days after they were sent. I need an ok phone on a great network not a great phone on an ok network. I'll admit the iPhone is the hottest phone out but as long as AT&T has it I can live without it.</p> <p>Richy Rich, AT&T had no clue what they were getting into, they only saw the phone a month before it was released but had agreed to carry it at least a year before it being launched.</p> mofo i have no use for a phone and/or a network that drops calls, that delivers VMs, SMS, MMS msgs hours and sometimes days after they were sent. I need an ok phone on a great network not a great phone on an ok network. I’ll admit the iPhone is the hottest phone out but as long as AT&T has it I can live without it.

Richy Rich, AT&T had no clue what they were getting into, they only saw the phone a month before it was released but had agreed to carry it at least a year before it being launched.

]]> By: Badmofo63 http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84380 Badmofo63 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84380 <p>@Kev: Yeah, but you don't have the iPhone yet. That's a deal killer. I've had just about every carrier, and none of them are all that.</p> @Kev: Yeah, but you don’t have the iPhone yet. That’s a deal killer. I’ve had just about every carrier, and none of them are all that.

]]> By: RichyRich http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84377 RichyRich Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:56:25 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84377 <p>ATT should have known what they were getting into w/ the iPhone, it was sold as basically a computer in your hand. To have expected anything less than an incredible amount of data use is silly. If I pay for unlimited use, then no amount of data is abuse, I paid for it. It's not my fault ATT didnt make the necessary arrangements to handle the workload they exclusively have. I'm sure other carriers would kill for a chance at some of those annoying iPhone users paying big bucks for less than average service. if its so hard to accommodate, then let Apple out of the exclusivity w/ ATT. Quit crying, you're making insane amounts of money from iPhone users, use some of it to beef up your crappy network.</p> ATT should have known what they were getting into w/ the iPhone, it was sold as basically a computer in your hand. To have expected anything less than an incredible amount of data use is silly. If I pay for unlimited use, then no amount of data is abuse, I paid for it. It’s not my fault ATT didnt make the necessary arrangements to handle the workload they exclusively have. I’m sure other carriers would kill for a chance at some of those annoying iPhone users paying big bucks for less than average service. if its so hard to accommodate, then let Apple out of the exclusivity w/ ATT. Quit crying, you’re making insane amounts of money from iPhone users, use some of it to beef up your crappy network.

]]> By: Kev http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84366 Kev Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:15:13 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84366 <p>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA That's 87 million VZW customers laughing at you. Verizon was smart not to let the iphone site unseen onto its network. They avoided all these problems and still have the largest customer base in spite of having the crappiest phones. Yeah the plans on VZ cost more but as the old saying goes "you get what you pay for" and we get excellent service and 3G just about everywhere, so what if my phone cant tell me where the f i parked my car, I'd be a freaking idiot if I needed that app.</p> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA That’s 87 million VZW customers laughing at you. Verizon was smart not to let the iphone site unseen onto its network. They avoided all these problems and still have the largest customer base in spite of having the crappiest phones. Yeah the plans on VZ cost more but as the old saying goes “you get what you pay for” and we get excellent service and 3G just about everywhere, so what if my phone cant tell me where the f i parked my car, I’d be a freaking idiot if I needed that app.

]]> By: Rags http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84335 Rags Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:52:49 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84335 <p>Unlimited means no limit. I'm paying, I use. Can't handle it? Don't offer it. We are(AT&T customers) all in an abusive relationship with AT&T.</p> Unlimited means no limit. I’m paying, I use. Can’t handle it? Don’t offer it. We are(AT&T customers) all in an abusive relationship with AT&T.

]]> By: dkaye http://www.tipb.com/2009/10/08/att-throttle-iphone-data-charge-heavy-usage/comment-page-2/#comment-84300 dkaye Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:52:32 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=12913#comment-84300 <p>Another thought - if Apple/AT&T would stop being greedy and release the carrier exclusivity, it would significantly diminish network congestion brought on by an influx in data usage. Their greed has resulted in an inferior infrastructure that can't support demand, putting the burden on consumers who are then expected to pony up for the necessary technology upgrades. </p> <p>Yay conglomerate domination - their way or the highway. Where's Ralph Nader when we need him? Isn't this the sort of thing that gets his dander up?</p> Another thought – if Apple/AT&T would stop being greedy and release the carrier exclusivity, it would significantly diminish network congestion brought on by an influx in data usage. Their greed has resulted in an inferior infrastructure that can’t support demand, putting the burden on consumers who are then expected to pony up for the necessary technology upgrades.

Yay conglomerate domination – their way or the highway. Where’s Ralph Nader when we need him? Isn’t this the sort of thing that gets his dander up?

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