iPhone 4 launch day at AT&T stores: 7AM opening, awesome t-shirts confirmed
By Chris Ziegler 
posted June 11th 2010 8:01PM
posted June 11th 2010 8:01PM
posted June 11th 2010 8:01PM
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"Rethink Possible" aka "We know the problems with our network, but refuse to fix them. Please try again later."
@bravokiloromeo Is that why they are dumping 6 billion into overhauling the home units of every tower to fiber optic? Or maybe why they are STILL expanding wi-fi hotspots and have the highest saturation in the nations 7 largest cities? Sounds like refusing to fix them to me? Maybe they should start trottling data like sprint(confirmed) or verizon(rumored)? Largest smartphone community and still the fastest 3g network with 7.2 on the way for 2010.... Sounds like they are doing nothing BUT lead yr wireless industry in network speed and advancement...
Update: T-shirts not so awesome
@HyndeSyte2020 I think the problems with AT&T are sporadic, as I have never had any problems in Houston, but The Woodlands area is a different story. Everyone always proclaims Verizon would have never had these problems but the problem is no one will ever know this. However it would be great if Verizon or another carrier got the iPhone to help with the load, but if AT&T's upgrades help then maybe everyone will stop complaining.
@bravokiloromeo
att should start thinking before rethinking
They should of gone with the AT&T Deathstar Version....
@bravokiloromeo
great even more of reason to think that att is becoming more and more like the empire. at least they're not white shirts w/ the logo, otherwise it would just remind me of a bunch of stormtroopers w/ the deathstar on their chest.
@HyndeSyte2020 When they come out and said "We did it, drops calls are a thing of the past" and it gets tested and proved independently , thats when i'll believe AT&T has gotten better, what you say now are unproven
@cobjones Imma steal one of those shirts... I'm in proximity to like 5 AT&T stores.
@HyndeSyte2020
sprint "trottling" data confirmed? Lol morons these days
@bravokiloromeo
That tsirt screams "Rethink 1980's"
Seriously, it looks like it came from a Goodwill.
@bohoy2k
I'm not a US citizen and I have no preference for AT&T or any other carrier. But even I think this slogan is very misleading. "Rethink possible" translates more like "doubtful" to me.
@Cheers12 Go read the pc world report number two sheesh. Nuff proof for ya?
@bravokiloromeo
iPhone 4 launch dates?..... LGBT month?
It all makes TOTAL sense now...
@bravokiloromeo
Pre-ordering mine from radioshack and selling them my 3Gs for 256. Ye-yea.
@Firehazel
Like Indiana Jones!
@HyndeSyte2020
well, for a company that make around $2.5 Billion *annually* and has revenues around 30+ Billion *annually*.... yes.
$6B over 5yrs is a drop in the bucket. Just look at the Federal Gov't, which now works in trillions.
@chrisrottan (*throttling) Do you even read the news? Rather than building network bandwith sprint just reserves the right to adjust your data bandwith alotment down to nothing like a cheap hotel wifi. And verizon is "currently exploring the territory". Morons don't read up on carriers before arbitrarily making comments.
@recharged95 Really... Federal government? Trillions of debt. Ha! $6 billion into a network that as it stands covers 97% of america means faster throughput, 7.2, better communication between tower and home cell via fiber optics, etc.
@Cheers12 did you happen to read PCWorld's article comparing all four major carriers in 7 different cities. dropped call percentage is marginally different between AT&T and Verizon (we're talking 3.1(big V) -3.4(ma Bell)%) where Sprint was close to 12% and T-mobile... well let's not go there. so for AT&T to be neck and neck with Verizon in dropped calls in the nations seven major cities, WHILE maintaining/handling the massive usage of having the largest smarphone community (iPhone included) is pretty good. are the perfect? nope, but are they better overall.... most definitely.
@HyndeSyte2020
FINALLY somebody who is NOT on the ATT bashing bandwagon. Big ups dude!
@HyndeSyte2020 Truth! Finally someone who gets it!
@HyndeSyte2020
Wrong. Its only for businesses employees upon request. But then again im sure u read up on that too
@XChrisX I know I'm in Houston too and never have problems... Actually I haven't had problems in the woodlands either.... Full bars.. Way better than verizon network in the woodlands
@XChrisX people are idiots for thinking the problem is purely at&t...as i've said a hundred times here, i've been with at&t for 10 years, and have only seen people consistently drop calls with an iphone.
It's at the very least half apples fault
@HyndeSyte2020 And yet iPhone users have tons of problems... way to go. Haven't you read about the recent ATT fails? Guess not.
@HyndeSyte2020
That's pretty funny -- Verizon gave us fiber optic right to our houses about 4 years ago (FiOS), I'm sure they have had their towers equipped for some time as well.
AT&T sucks...calls get dropped all the time, coverage is terrible at best compared to VZW, and most places in the USA _still_ have nothing but EDGE.
They've had the iPhone since 2007, right? It's been 3 years.
Where are their network upgrades? Still coming?
Oh, i see...have fun waiting another 3 years.
@HyndeSyte2020
Where did they get the source data for these call dropped stats?
I'd like to know how accurate it is. And I've never had issues with Verizon throttling my data, ever. I always get bomb speeds, no matter what state I'm in either.
When I had AT&T, I would pray to god that I would land somewhere that didn't have only EDGE coverage...it was a total craps shoot that's for sure, and totally unacceptable for a cell provider in 2010.
@cobjones
They look FABULOUS
;)
@DoctarPeppar Since pcworld does their own testing I'm assuming they got the data from their field testers.... Lol
@Cheers12
you're and idiot. The throttling has been reported by engadget. The wifi expansion reported by engadget. The billions invested reported by everyone!
@HyndeSyte2020 Uhhh, buddy, you might want to re-read the story Engadget had earlier on throttling data, turns out it's not what you think at all.
@HyndeSyte2020 Well in your area ATTmay be the best. But here in the San Francisco Bay Area ATT is a joke, My dad has an ATT Blackberry, and I have a VZN palm centro in the same place in Downtown San Francisco I have max bars he is on Edge, if he is lucky. So it most definately not the best everywhere
@cobjones
Looks like someone forgot to tell AT&T that Apple dropped the rainbow colors from their logo 12 years ago
Do they have a turtleneck version?
@Steve Jobs Jr it will cost you an organ or two /s
@Steve Jobs Jr but it'l be a trap of course..
@Steve Jobs Jr
iPhone: now in technicolour.
Wait, so if my wife and I want to switch to AT&T and each get an iPhone we can't get one? Is that only limited to the AT&T stores?
@Dextar
Trust me when I say that if you would like to activate more than one line of new service that nobody in your local store is going to turn you away;)
@Dextar Ok, so I read it a bit more, it's only one per person in line. If you have your wife (like I am) she would have to be there to pick it up. Oh well, I'm going to preorder from best buy anyway.
@Dextar One per person per line. You can't activate both lines by yourself, she has to be there.
@HyndeSyte2020 thats not true last year i got 3 iphones on 3 of my lines they have to sell them to you with no problems since you are the owner of all 3 lines... worst case scenario you call out the manager and threaten to cancel all 3 lines and they will quickly say yes to you
@Dextar dude do not go to AT&T they are horrible I have them, spread the word they freakin suck. Its like its being ran by ALL Senior citizens up there. Brainless people.. truly.
@Dextar
i work for radioshack and we are letting evry customer have as many iphones on their plan as they want so stop into your local radioshack!! and get one the same day it launches
@Sniggih Unfortunately I have Verizon right now and the service is terrible. I had three dropped calls in about 10 minutes the other day, rarely get reception and when I do it is extremely weak. I have been on the phone and email with tech support for months and they finally have determined that because of the terrain around my area will cause my signal to be fair to good outside and poor to none inside my home. My father has AT&T and has 5 bars where I have 1 if I'm lucky. No thanks... oh and AT&T is about 50 dollars cheaper than the same plan from VZN.
@SNOOP97DAWG right.... because you are EXISTING. the limit is for NEW subscribers. one phone per customer per line for NEW SUBSCRIBERS. existing users can come in and upgrade as many lines as they want by themselves...
@Sniggih Really? I've never had problems in the 10+ years I've been with them.
@Sfanfanatic
that's sorta a rip considering that you can about $400 for it on eBay or craigslist/kijiji.
I am preordering a phone for my wife and I. I will miss the lines which are fun in a way.