http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/ Engadget Comments for AT&T says New York 850MHz 3G upgrade is complete, voice quality improved 47 percent http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
Is there an innuendo in there somewhere or is it just a typo?]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
Ma Bell refers to The Bell Telephone company of the latter part of the 19th and 20th centuries. AT&T was a part of that giant company.

]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
I get that. It's a typo. It should read Ma Bell. Not Ma Bell's. ]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
No, it's correct. Just look at this:

"...as Ma Bell's just finished its 850MHz 3G upgrade..."

Ma Bell's = Ma Bell has

Most people would think it's saying "Ma Bell is".... but most people don't know that putting apostrophe "s" on the end of something also can mean "has".

It's a lost art really.... Engadget has some quirky writers :)
I love it.]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/only time will tell]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
English must not be your first language.]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/But where's the beef?]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/I was reading the comments and because English is not my first language I did a Google search on the use of the apostrophe and the first site that I found agreed with @AbSoluTc that it can be used with the verb has. Not sure if this is right or if applies to all the English speaking countries. Check it out.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Apostrophes]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/And some don't understand grammar & usage well enough to know ( 's ) is also a modifier to indicate a possessive. ( ex: "it is Microsoft's property ..."]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
"but most people don't know that putting apostrophe "s" on the end of something also can mean "has"

You are kidding with this, right? The 'most people don't know' part I mean. What's going on in your English classes over there?]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
"Microsoft's new Xbox". Microsoft has new Xbox? Really? News to me. All I am saying is it looks and sounds incorrect. If the writer MEANS Ma Bell has, they need to state as such.

So what people are telling me is, I can forgo the word "has" if I ad an apostrophe s to my words now?

"John Doe's a car." means John Doe has a car? ]]>Jun 28th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
Ok, forget I asked. I see what you mean. Oh boy. ]]>Jun 28th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
I'm not the best at teaching something like this but maybe try taking this test, it should give you your answer...

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/s_is_has.htm]]>Jun 28th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
Now whether that's the truth or not I can't say. ;)]]>Jun 28th 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/you don't use apostrophes to denote pluralism. as for your "has" argument:

AbSoluTc has been wrong the whole time.

AbsoluTc's been wrong the whole time.]]>Jun 28th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
what about long island at&t? I'd be better with a cb radio then you clowns]]>Jun 28th 2010 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
@AbSoluTc

Let's save the grammar lessons for those who know better. Oh, and that wasn't a possessive "Let's," it was abbreviation. You can do that too!]]>Jun 28th 2010 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/just shut up]]>Jun 28th 2010 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
He's been getting really mad lately = He has been getting really mad lately.

Make sense now?]]>Jun 29th 2010 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/I might change my mind now]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
Way improved.]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
850 Mhz uses voice and data ]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
My calls are no clearer (I would LOVE to see "HD voice" calling as Orange is starting in Europe), but the connections drop less often, and I generally have better signal strength (yes, even when "holding it wrong")]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
Wow! Who needs 4G!?]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Although not in NY, I am getting consistent 2.5-3Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up in Las Vegas areas. ]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 29th 2010 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
0 * 1,47 = 0 :/]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Such Math whizzes... I was thinking that since 30% drop calls, a 47% improvement would make it -17% of iPhones dropping calls.]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/or maybe.. 47% of 30% is 14.1%.
Since that's the improvement, we're talking 30%-14.1%
= 15.9% dropped calls..?]]>Jun 28th 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/
Whats a Motorola RA.... OH wait I've seen one of those before in the museum!! I heard thats what people used before touchscreen phones came out with the ability to do more than call people.]]>Jun 28th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/atandt-says-new-york-850mhz-3g-upgrade-is-complete-voice-quality/Jun 28th 2010 12:40PM