I'm not sure 'proactive' has the same meaning to you as it does me. It surely doesn't have any meaning to AT&T.
So when you are out of range of Tmobile, you pay nothing extra and get 3g connectivity? Tmobile and AT&T together have a smaller 3g footprint than Verizon or Sprint on their own. Take a look at the carriers own coverage maps..Tmobile and AT&T are the worst for coverage, they aren't even in the same ballpark. Now all this is relative, when I had Tmobile I *knew* they had HORRID coverage but I liked the phone I got and I liked their customer service. I also wasn't traveling much so the incredibly bad coverage didn't matter. GSM phones can be used overseas and can be handy if you travel a lot. I'll stick to the discussion regarding coverage in the country where I live the bulk of my time. You argue in one case for a tech that can travel the world and get connectivity, but on the other hand the two worst for coverage here. So I suppose the question is, which do you care about? On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:11 PM, b_s-wilk <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not a customer either, I wouldn't pay my cellular carrier for the >> privilege of mapping how bad their network is. It's not about politician >> or >> technologist, it's about being a shill or apologist. I'm neither...I'm a >> customer, I pay for a service. I'm glad the network I'm on doesn't have >> such horrid service that they needed to build such an app for their >> smartphones. Maybe if they put money into network improvements instead of >> lawyers to whine about verizon spreading the truth, their customers might >> be >> happier. >> > > The app is an excellent service. It makes a huge difference when the > network provider is proactive in expanding its network to please its > customers. > > I reported a dead zone where I need to use my phone to T-Mobile a few > months ago. I returned to that location last week and I now have reception > on my phone. They listened to my request and acted to improve service. The > ATT app can do the same for its customers. > > I saw the Verizon TV ad again today, comparing networks. Then I remembered > how I can roam with T-Mobile on ATT's network and other GSM networks across > the country and around the world. There isn't any network that Verizon > customers can use for roaming except, well, Verizon. The roaming on other > networks expands ATT's coverage to pretty much the same as Verizon's in the > US and more in the rest of the world. > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
