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AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

OK yeah there is the Edge but that’s like comparing Cable and dial up. Sure you get coverage but it runs like ###.The ad’s in my opinion are true. Sure I get coverage at my moms but if I try to access ahny6thing over the Internet all I get is frustrated and I give up.When I am there all it is is an over priced phone.
They never say anythiung about edge the ad’s CLEARLY say 3G coverage. AT&T face it you suck ### and your coverage sucks ###! Get your sit together.

They just know that the iPhone saved their ### and once the exclusive rights are gone they are %&$#@*!

Posted by Johnny L on November 15, 2009 at 10:44 PM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I went to the AT&T website and when prompted for my zip code I was informed that they don’t offer ANY COVERAGE in my area.  I have a hard time with their claim that 97% of the population has coverage.  In fact I know that most of my state and several of the surrounding states don’t have much or any AT&T service.

Posted by AB on November 15, 2009 at 7:27 PM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I believe AT&T is taking much too much advantage of their iphone exclusivity and needs some hard hitting competition. I for one will leave AT&T when it becomes feasible.

Posted by Bob Orenstein on November 15, 2009 at 1:21 PM (PDT)

iFrogz intros MyFrogz custom cases for iPhone

I need a costamization code for my myfrogs Application can you help me get one

Posted by Alejandra cadtilla on November 15, 2009 at 10:35 AM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I agree AT&T coverage in my area sucks, I love my iPhone and wish it was on Verizon. i wonder if Verizon would inexcusably cripple the iPhone like they do the other phones. Friends of mine have a droid, nice phone but far inferior to the iPhone.  I agree with AT&T that the ads are misleading and detrimental to AT&T but AT&T is not with out error in the matter either. When I was considering my iPhone it was very difficult to determine if I would even be able to use the internet related portion of the phone in my stomping grounds. Turns out that I can for the most part but there are MANY areas that I frequent that I have no coverage. That is also inexcusable on AT&T’s part.

Bottom line, AT&T sucks and sucks bad, if it weren’t for the iPhone I think they would be in a lot worse way right now.

Yes both of their customer service sucks.

Posted by Greg on November 15, 2009 at 7:43 AM (PDT)

Orange: 30,000+ iPhones sold on launch day in UK

To be fair if the only package you could afford was the 75 minutes one and couldn’t stretch another fiver for the 600 minutes package then maybe the iPhone was a bad choice?

Posted by RyanPlugs on November 14, 2009 at 6:54 PM (PDT)

Rogue Amoeba abandons iPhone development following app approval delay

It sounds to me like Rogue Amoeba have a case of ‘sour grapes’.
They were told they can’t do something, and now they are being all ‘pouty’ about it!
Grown up Rogue Amoeba! Move on!

Posted by common sense guy on November 14, 2009 at 4:35 PM (PDT)

Apple: 40-50 new stores coming in 2010

Madrid would be great.

Posted by macoteca on November 14, 2009 at 4:02 PM (PDT)

Rogue Amoeba abandons iPhone development following app approval delay

Apple never has understood that for every person who will be their life long fanatical customer for the way they do business, they drive away six perfectly ordinary consumers who aren’t looking for a gated community with every device they own.

Sometimes the gated community can makes sense, tying the iPod to iTunes makes it a stronger device than a software agnostic device like a Sony or a Cowon for the average consumer, and because our iPods don’t have to interface with anything else, the gated community for the basic media player is only limiting in a very narrow set of circumstances, and generally for the consumer who finds those scenarios paramount, other products would work better anyhow. However, tying user installed software to a gated community *never* makes sense outside of something like Facebook. When I go on Facebook, nope, can’t run Open Office from within FB, but who cares, it’s one click away on my PC’s task bar, the gated community there only enhances one product while taking nothing away from others or the device itself. On the other hand, if I had to go through a Microsoft store for every program on my PC I simply wouldn’t be using a PC.

Right now, Apple is lucky, they have momentum with the iPhone, the question is will they continue to drive off the very developers who gave it that momentum as a platform.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on November 14, 2009 at 11:41 AM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

verizon sucks and the only reason att drops call it because it has so many customers they a stop the demand and they are putting up new poles to fix this problem att cannot peform miracles over night with the sudden boom of customers and new accounts it over powers the system att is the fastest because if their we as many people on verizon as att verizon wouldnt hav a chance and if their were as many people on att as verizon the att 3g would even go faster so people just wait and relize they are making new poles at a fast rate

Posted by jason lang on November 14, 2009 at 11:38 AM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I’ve been with BellSouth Mobility/Cingular/AT&T for quite a while.  I’ve never had any problems with their customer service, but in some instances, their coverage has been lacking.

AT&T misses the point of the Verizon ad.  Verizon wasn’t attacking their lack of “data coverage”, they were pointing out AT&T’s lack of 3G coverage, which according to AT&T’s coverage map, is an accurate accusation.  AT&T has finally fixed some pretty huge dead spots in Hampton Roads, but they still have a long way to go.

I just took a trip overseas to Hungary, and noticed that even in some of the most remote areas of that country, I still had really good 3G coverage.  AT&T, stop with the Press Releases, and just beef up your network.

Posted by Jack_Ryan on November 14, 2009 at 8:11 AM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I fail to see any productive responses here.  However, anecdotally, I originally had Verizon and had to switch because I could not get a signal at my house, unless I walked 350 feet down the road.  Useless.  I then switched to Sprint, which I had for years, but their signal is unstable, and their customer service SUCKS!  I began switching over to ATT when I bought the original iPhone, and have now migrated to 3 iPhones and another cell phone, all on ATT.  I don’t like ATT’s customer service any better than anyone else’s I’ve been with, but the signal strength remains constant and I’ve never had a dropped call.  2 iphones are located in the Raleigh area of NC, and the other two phones are in the Cleveland, OH area.  Both packages get much better signal than Sprint.  I might consider Verison if they adopt the iPhone, but if not, I stick with ATT.

Posted by Jon Markle on November 14, 2009 at 8:09 AM (PDT)

Apple launches in-browser iTunes Preview

@CI: Trust? Where does that come in. There are numerous services out there that do this already, and it’s only a secondary storage medium. Your “hard” copies are still yours, still on your hard drive, your backup, your DAP, etc., but they also give you the option of playing back from their web player anywhere on any device that supports the web player.

Trust has nothing to do with this, and the business models are only hampered by price points (storing a decent sized collection remotely winds up costing as about the same every year as a physical hard drive that stores considerably more). For now, you’re better off just buying yourself enough hard drives to back up everything securely and relying on your DAP for remote playback.

Apple, though, is in a great position to offer such a service since much of the music the sort of people who would opt to use such a service is already stored remotely on their servers. Further, they have the server and bandwidth infrastructure down to a science at this point. At a reasonable price point without intrusiveness as to what gets stored on their servers, perhaps limiting it to audio only to avoid issues of pornography, it could be a service even I’d consider using. At $19.95/year to hold and stream “unlimited” (say up to 500GB of audio, which 99% of people would never touch, sort of the gmail model), it would be great.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on November 14, 2009 at 6:27 AM (PDT)

Bose intros SoundDock Series II for iPod and iPhone

Its my first time to buy an external speaker for my Ipod Touch 2nd gen. And i was very satisfied and glad that i bought this speaker (Bose Sound Dock Series II). I tested it last night for the whole night and i can easily choose which song to play and adjustment of volume. the remote is fascinating. And i dont have to worry about the battery life of my Ipod Touch. since the dock is recharging the batteries too. I LOVE IT. Worth all the money i spend for it. Highly recommended.

Posted by Japokskee on November 14, 2009 at 12:30 AM (PDT)

Rogue Amoeba abandons iPhone development following app approval delay

I think Apple is really stupid in doing these reviews. They have guidelines and all but they do not able to set their priority right. What is the big picture? They should help their developers to succeed.

Even though I truly believe in the iphone platform is the best possible platform out there, if they do not get their acts together, they’ll repeat the history of the glory days of Macintosh, once a shining star and end up in a mess for years to come.

Posted by bird on November 14, 2009 at 12:17 AM (PDT)

NASA creates iPhone-based chemical sensor

Xing, you really don’t get it do you?  For one thing, this project was funded by and built for Homeland Security, so NASA’s funding didn’t go towards it and that also means it’s not a NASA product.  What makes you think that everything NASA develops goes on the shuttle anyways?  The shuttle is one of the cleanest environments anywhere in the galaxy, so why would they need a device to sense “airborne ammonia, chlorine gas, and methane”?  Please use some common sense next time and stop trolling around here.

-Me

Posted by brianbobcat on November 13, 2009 at 10:38 PM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I would switch to an iPhone in a heartbeat if Verizon was the carrier. Too many dropped calls with all my iPhone friends have kept me away.
Unfortunately the Moto Droid falls short of the slick iPhone. Come on Verizon get an iPhone.

Posted by bobmobilelime on November 13, 2009 at 9:27 PM (PDT)

PhoneSuit unveils Primo battery pack for iPod, iPhone

It can do both, it’s another power source. Same as plugging in via the Apple cable for power. Except with this you don’t have to be tied to a cable. I like the micro size.

Posted by Bill Walsh on November 13, 2009 at 7:30 PM (PDT)

Oakley debuts rubber iPhone case

30 bucks to turn my iPhone into a weapon?
I am so getting one!

Posted by rahleinad on November 13, 2009 at 6:47 PM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

Same story here.. Switched from Verizon for an iPhone. I’ll be standing in line to switch back to Verizon when it finally snags the iPhone. I feel sorry for the iPhone-bashing, but NOT for AT&T.

Posted by teej on November 13, 2009 at 6:15 PM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I fail to understand what sort of brain cell AT&T is using with their retorts. Verizon hasn’t claimed AT&T doesn’t reach 97% of the nation in some manner. Their ads are very clear: AT&T’s 3G coverage is pathetic and this hurts data intensive products like the iPhone, full stop. AT&T is coming back at Verizon like some of the forum posters you see: make a rebuttal to a claim no one ever made and say you win.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on November 13, 2009 at 3:34 PM (PDT)

Panasonic rolls out MW-10 system with iPod dock

Any indications whether this will play back video or photo content on the iPod or iPhone?

Or is it like the Sony clock radio which only plays off the SD card?

Posted by wco81 on November 13, 2009 at 3:26 PM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I think AT&T better pray that Verizon never gets the iPhone.  If they do there will be a stampede of users to switch.

I switched from Verizon to AT&T from Verizon just for the iPhone.  If Verizon gets it I will switch back in a heart beat.

Posted by BillS on November 13, 2009 at 2:19 PM (PDT)

AT&T responds to Verizon attack ads

I switched providers to have an iPhone.  Pretty dumb hugh?  Anyway, having been both an ATT and Verizon customer I can say that based on my expierence Verizon has far better coverage.  Hands down.  The only reason ATT is responding to the Verizon ad is because it is accurate and it hit a nerve at ATT. I believe that ATT should spend more time on spreading their network throughout 100% of the geographic US rather than BS prople about only providing coverage to population centers.  What if I want to get away from 96% of the population?  Does that mean that my ATT phone will work 0.0% of the time?

Posted by MBB on November 13, 2009 at 2:07 PM (PDT)

Apple: 40-50 new stores coming in 2010

Wow, that certainly puts walking two blocks from my office into perspective!

Posted by Downing on November 13, 2009 at 2:06 PM (PDT)