Comments on: Review Update: AT&T 3G MicroCell

By: James

James — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:59:40 +0000

I laugh that you think Verizon will be any better then AT&T and I can tell you that they are no better or worse then any other of the big 3 companies, each has thier down falls it’s just which ones are you willing to live with……I’ve had both if not all three verizon was kicked to the curb over 7 years ago, customer survice sucks and I will not go back, I admit they have some neat phones but do not care for customer support or being tied to a cdma phone for two years.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:38:21 +0000

For many reasons – 1, when I bought the original version of the iPhone, there was nothing else like it for reading email and all of the other things it did! NOTHING compared to it (have you ever tried reading email on a 2007 Blackberry Pearl?). And, AT&T has been promising all of these upgrades, and that they covered “97%” of all Americans”, etc., etc. AT&T has seen their subscribership explode due to the monopoly they have, and are not investing in their infrastructure at the same pace. Verizon’s “There’s a map for that” commercials are accurate, which is why they have been allowed to run them.

What seems stupid to me is that people aren’t complaining more about the fact that we in the US, where the iPhone was invented, are locked into a sole provider. Even our border countries Mexico and Canada can now buy an unlocked iPhone!

And do you think I am the only one with bad reception? Have you not been listening to the problems around the country?

What seems stupid to me is there isn’t enough of an outcry yet to find a problem with AT&T having such a monopoly in the US.

By: Grady

Grady — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:21:08 +0000

Why would you buy a phone or service that doesn’t work in the areas that you use it??? If the provider is so bad, why didn’t you take advantage of the 30-day return? It just seems stupid now that you are complaining about it.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:02:45 +0000

“My advice to those who are irritated is to try the re-configuration and if ATT&T doesn’t work for you, move on….its all about choices”

Actually, it’s NOT. AT&T has a monopoly on the iPhone here in the US. It is about choices just about everywhere else in the world. I switched to AT&T for the iPhone with the 1st generation, and the network has not improved in my area – it is still the “edge” network. And I’m not alone – look at how many people have discussed how bad AT&T’s network is. However, I don’t have a choice if I want to keep the iPhone.

I will switch to Verizon when it happens, which I expect will occur sometime between November 2010 and February 2011. I don’t care if I have to pay a cancellation fee. And, I will switch everyone else within our company who are using it as well – I am that dissatisfied with AT&T as a provider.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:50:39 +0000

Charles, thank you for your post regarding the Microcell from last fall! My husband and I live in a remote area of SW Missouri and had just purchased the M-cell from ATT&T a couple days ago. After severeal attempts to get activated by relocating the cell and rebooting as well as a couple of phone calls to the techies, we were starting to think it just wasn’t going to work. I started looking around at various blogs and ran across yours with your most helpful diagram and witty commentary! We changed our wiring using your priority mode configuration and within 10 min. we had 5 bars and were able to make and accept calls and text messages from our home. I just wanted to say “thanks” for your information and I needed to respond to your post because you seem to keep perspective and remain fairly non-judgmental. My advice to those who are irritated is to try the re-configuration and if ATT&T doesn’t work for you, move on….its all about choices….thanks again!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:18:17 +0000

Ken,

Thanks for the insight.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:20:07 +0000

No just the Internet. Somewhere it said to put it close to a window but that is just for GPS positioning so it can tell the location of the device. I do not have mine close to a window.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:42:19 +0000

Ken,

Thanks. I thought somewhere I had read that in order for it to work, you had to be able to place it where it would be within site of an AT&T signal? Is that incorrect? An internet connection is all that is required?

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:08:17 +0000

Steve the micro cell will work if you have a Internet connection.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:01:54 +0000

AT&T sucks! Coverage in Smithfield VA is horrible, and the 250 MB iPad coverage for $15 doesn’t last just reading basic RSS feeds.
They are selectively giving out Microcells, and by not doing that for everyone, alienate those who have to pay for them. If you haven’t heard of that, visit; http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/10/atandt-handing-out-free-3g-microcells-to-loyal-customers/

Anyhow, for those who have a working Microcell, do any of you only get an Edge signal? There is no 3G coverage where we live, and we barely get an Edge signal, and nothing inside the house – period. I’m wondering if the Microcell will even work in that environment.