Comments on: AT&T Expands Wi-Fi Hot Zones to Take the Heat Off Its Network

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13 Mobile Technology Predictions for 2011: Mobile « — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:28:12 +0000

[...] U.S. carriers will continue to rely on network offload solutions such as femtocells and more public Wi-Fi zones, at least one carrier will supplement current data plans with a truly metered trial [...]

By: freeloader

freeloader — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:56:30 +0000

perhaps if they deploy these widely enough we could dump or 3G subscriptions altogether in favor of a basic voice only prepaid SIM and use wifi only for all data consumption and even VOIP when available to save on cellular minutes.

but will AT&T start to allow smartphones on voice only pricing plans?

By: Ronald Stepp

Ronald Stepp — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:40:10 +0000

Sorry, loom=look, and I use a Verizon MiFi for all my connections, since they get 3G down here where I live in the part of the country which includes the 5% that AT&T has written off.

By: Ronald Stepp

Ronald Stepp — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:36:37 +0000

Example: I live in Enterprise, Alabama and bought my iPhone in Dothan, Alabama. This was 2 1/2 years ago. I have yet to see a 3G conection anywhere around those cities. If you loom at the AT&T 3G coverage map, there is basically no 3G coverage in the southern half of the state.

When I called them in June to ask about the lack of 3G anywhere south of Montgomery, I was told that they would be adding "a" 3G tower by the end of e month. Not tower"s" but "a" tower. It seemed awfully convenient to me but what can you do. Surprise, surprise, no 3G has appeared to this day.

So when AT&T advertises the fastest 3G in the nation and that they cover 95% of the people in the nation, pardon me while I laugh hysterically at these blatant misdepresentations by AT&T.

By: Ronald Stepp

Ronald Stepp — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:04:48 +0000

So with no real data on wifi performance, they drop money like it's going out of style, but with known performance issues on 3G and the breakdown of their networks because of those selfish thieving greedy iphone users, they can't be bothered to put the pedal to the metal adding more bandwidth?

By: Deranged Shaman

Deranged Shaman — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:42:14 +0000

Is there a specific reason why at&t haves such bad service in San Francisco?.

By: Murphy Mac

Murphy Mac — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:13:21 +0000

The choice of locations is strange. There are two large AT&T buildings anchoring either end of the zone, but there’s not a lot of outdoor activity around there. Yes, you’ve got the NASCAR Hall of Fame and the Convention Center, but those are mostly indoor venues.

I documented how dead this spot is for 3G with photos back in December, I thought it was ironic given that AT&T had buildings there.
http://murphymac.com/att-takes-care-of-charlotte-again/