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Message-ID: <20220904134709.GA240840@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 13:47:09 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malassQRMimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: T-Mobile Makes a Bold Claim About AT&T, Verizon
The company's provocative promotion is a troll move against its competitors.
By Michael Tedder - Aug 30, 2022
The competition for customers in the mobile carrier world is pretty fierce.
Every company wants to keep growing, and cell phone users aren’t
renowned for their brand loyalty, and have shown a willingness to
switch to more appealing (and usually cheaper) option when their
contract is up, and many companies are willing to subsidize customers
who switch programs.
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/t-mobile-makes-a-bold-claim-about-at-t-verizon
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Message-ID: <20220904135750.GA240914@telecomdigest.us> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 13:57:50 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassQRMimilation@gmail.com> Subject: ‘Everyone told me my bill was going to be $120’: Woman receives $6,000 surprise bill from AT&T 'Everyone told me my bill was going to be $120': Woman receives $6,000 surprise bill from AT&T. 'I spent 1.5 hour on the phone with customer service crying.' By Braden Bjella After one month of service on a plan that AT&T calls its "Unlimited Starter" plan, TikToker Lulu shared on the platform that her bill came out to almost $6,000. "I wish this was a joke," she wrote in the text overlaying the video. In the caption, she added, "My whole day is ruined." https://www.dailydot.com/debug/6000-dollar-att-bill/ -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) Message-ID: <20220904134149.GA240702@telecomdigest.us> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 13:41:49 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassQRMimilation@gmail.com> Subject: TX: San Angelo faces AT&T outage Wednesday morning by: Ashtin Wade - Updated: Aug 31, 2022 / 10:21 AM CDT SAN ANGELO, Texas - Many San Angelo citizens woke up without cell service Wednesday morning due to an AT&T and Cricket Wireless outage that is affecting those in the area. Cricket Wireless on South Bryant took to social media to share both the Cricket and AT&T towers are experiencing an outage. Crickets say that the companies know about the issue and are trying to resolve the problem. https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/san-angelo-faces-att-outage-wednesday-morning/ -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) Message-ID: <20220904141310.GA240954@telecomdigest.us> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 14:13:10 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassQRMimilation@gmail.com> Subject: FirstNet Expands 5G and In-Building Connectivity State of Tennessee Increases 9-1-1 Resiliency with FirstNet as Wireless Backup for AT&T ESInettm What's the news? FirstNet®, Built with AT&T covers more first responders than any network in the country. And as America's public safety wireless communications provider, AT&T* is furthering their critical communications by expanding 5G on FirstNet, boosting dedicated in-building connectivity and enhancing 9-1-1 resiliency across Tennessee with FirstNet as a wireless backup. https://about.att.com/story/2022/firstnet-in-building.html *************************** Moderator's Note *************************** This is (obviously) a fluff PR piece put out by AT&T. That's not the point, though: those whom are tempted to think that this bandaid on the side of the cellular system will make it reliable are living in a fools' paradise. As I've pointed out before, the cellular network in Boston was out for about three hours after the bombing at the Boston Marathon. There wasn't anything wrong with it, other than the fact that it was unable to carry the massive call volume which followed the terrorist attack. No amount of PR can make the cellular network reliable enough to serve as an emergency communications channel for public-safety agencies. Short of requiring the cellular carriers to set aside channels and switching capacity for the exclusive use of first responders, the capability does not exist. Bill Horne -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) |
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