Very good article in the Atlantic about AT&T’s network. They offer the following quote:
Roger Entner, senior vice president for telecommunications research at Nielsen, said the iPhone's "air interface," the electronics in the phone that connect it to the cell towers, had shortcomings that "affect both voice and data." He said that in the eyes of the consumer, "the iPhone has the nimbus of infallibility, ergo, it's AT&T's fault." AT&T does not publicly defend itself because it will not criticize Apple under any circumstances, he said. AT&T and Apple both declined to comment on Mr. Entner's assessments.
I have been on the AT&T network in Louisiana since I got a cell phone. I have run the Treo 600, 650, 680, 750 on the network. Until June of this year I was using the AT&T Tilt. Since then I have been using the iPhone 3GS. The multiple Treo’s and the Tilt never had the dropped calls and connection issues the iPhone had. I always had a sneaking suspicion that it might be the iPhone hardware or the software radio. By having one exclusive carrier, Apple has a huge advantage. If the iPhone was available on Sprint and Verizon as well, and the coverage sucked, the finger could be pointed directly at Apple. In Canada, the iPhone is available on the Rogers Network. I wonder if they have the same issues that the US user has?
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