AT&T – Slower Than Dial-Up and More Disapointing Than Ever
So much fail in one screenshot. No shenanigans here, no death grip. Notice the five bars? For those who don't know why this is bad: do you remember dial-up? Dial up was 56kbps. AT&T is currently charging me $30 a month for an upload speed that is slower than what I was using 10 years ago.
Apparently I fall into the "less than 2%" of AT&T's customers who are affected by this glitch.
Should I still be paying $30 even though AT&T is not providing me an adequate service?
It seems to me like any person affected by this should not be charged for data every day that this persists, at least.
Jailbreaking Your iPhone May Be Bad News – For You
I would like to set the facts straight on this issue once and for all, even if the only way I can do that is by publishing my own blog post (which no one will read). You can read my response later on in the post.
Yeah, you. In a recent U.S. copyright filing, Apple apparently claims that the jailbreaking of iPhone operating systems leads to problems in the AT&T network, probably helping to explain the general unreliability network users have experienced. If “general unreliability” sounds a little harmless, keep in mind that Apple is also making the case that jailbreaking could make it possible for users to crash cell phone towers.
Of course, you can see why AT&T wouldn’t like this. But there may be more to the story. Apple’s comments apparently also noted that the altering of the baseband processor BBP of the Apple is what would allow people to crash the towers. Maybe not so coincidentally, “unlocking” the iPhone in this manner would also allow consumers to use networks other than AT&T.
Maybe “unlocking,” and not jailbreaking, is simply bad for business.
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