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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11:04 AM

    In reply to iPhone Reception an Easy Target On SNL Weekend Update Last Night
    Just recently got a few (like 6-7) dropped calls on Friday when calling a friend in Dallas. I had gone 1.5 years without one. =/
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    10:48 AM

    In reply to iPhone Reception an Easy Target On SNL Weekend Update Last Night
    SNL.......funny? I do believe I've slipped into an alternate universe.
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    Image of dambo29: floating in space dambo29: floating in space
    11:01 AM

    @Kaiser-Machead: Wow there Kaiser... you mustn't forget about The Continental!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11:07 AM

    @dambo29: floating in space: They have their moments. :P
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    10:23 AM

    In reply to iPhone Reception an Easy Target On SNL Weekend Update Last Night
    looks like jack is stuck w/ the sunday morning giz shift. Poor jack, now would be a good time for snow removal gadget stories.
    Cue local home depot and no shovels/salt/snowblowers shot. I think cnn is still using a shot from our last big storm in 2005/06
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    Image of Deckard Deckard
    12/18/09

    In reply to AT&T Has Spent Less on Network Construction Every Quarter Since the iPhone's Launch
    AT&T is funneling money into their subsea wireless network. With global warming they anticipate most of us living under water in the near future.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    12/17/09

    In reply to Free Dragon App Gives Voice to Your iPhone Searches
    Does this one send any private information to their servers, or have they stopped that for now?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    Finally read the full post. This jumped out:

    "Look at Big Three automakers. Same deal. Lazy, fat, slow, stupid, from the top to the bottom — everyone focused on just getting what they can in the short run and who cares what kind of piece of shit product we’re putting out."

    Yeah. That's right Mr. Lyons. It had nothing to do with dumping practices by Japanese automakers. Or that Japanese automakers can charge less by using non-union labor which get far worse benefits than American autoworkers. And it has nothing to do with the protectionist tariffs that countries like Japan then erected to prevent importation of American cars.

    The last part really rings false. American autoworkers have historically taken great pride in the cars that they made. It was a family business.

    Ultimately, brands failed - in no small part due to bad marketing, extending too many models, and still not being diversified. But saying that the men and women on the line didn't care about what they were working is just plain bullshit. And of course, that's only limited to consumer cars. If I ever had need for a pickup truck, I'd buy from the Big Three any day of the week and twice on Tuesday. The only choice would be between a Dodge Ram and a Ford F Series.

    Do I like my Honda? Yes. It's a fun little car. Could it be better? Yes. The interior is filled with plastic paneling and the seats are covered in polyester. Will I buy another Honda? Probably not. They run well but the accoutrements are shit. For a nicely appointed interior, the Big Three did know better than the Japanese.

    That said, Mr Lyons needs to drop character for this. Does Steve Jobs (or anyone at Apple) really care about AT&T's network? Probably not. It falls under "Not My Problem". Apple makes phones. AT&T sells the network. And while nobody picks AT&T because they want great service, they do pick AT&T because they want an iPhone. Knowing this, it is in AT&T's interest to help promote the iPhone when it promotes itself.

    Whether the iPhone is able to deliver on the promise of the ads in spite of network congestion is irrelevant to Apple. They got paid. And AT&T got paid. And will keep getting paid.

    But Steve Jobs has no incentive to care. Dan Lyons does.

    And as I've said, if Dan Lyons wants to get pissy about AT&T's shoddy network, it would be best for him to do it from a server that doesn't crash.
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    Image of ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    2 weeks until apple lawsuit against fake steve
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    I agree with the sentiment. At&t sucks and they have for a long while. They should be investing their massive profits in making network improvements.

    If you really want to put it to them and show them that you care about quality vote with your dollars. Cancel your contract tell them why. Move to the best network you can. If you don't then you are saying to them that what they are doing is the right decision. This is how Capitalism works.
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    Image of clR3vv clR3vv
    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    +1 Anyone more inspired to do operation chokehold now?
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    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    Is it actually Randall Stephenson or is it Fake Randall Stephenson?
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    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    I'll repost since it applies:

    The second I clicked on gizmodo and noticed that decked-out AT&T advertisement orange home page I thought to myself, "better scroll down to find a recent post that shits on AT&T." Well well, lookie here. Irony is like fine wine, it hides away in your cellar, and continues to grow finer with age.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    Was this his "one more thing?"
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    12/17/09

    In reply to AT&T Has Spent Less on Network Construction Every Quarter Since the iPhone's Launch
    The second I clicked on gizmodo and noticed that decked-out AT&T advertisement orange home page I thought to myself, "better scroll down to find a recent post that shits on AT&T." Well well, lookie here. Irony is like fine wine, it hides away in your cellar, and continues to grow finer with age.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    Wow. FSJ is holding nothing back. NICCCCCCCCEEEEEEE!!! Let these flamers KNOW FSJ!
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    12/17/09

    In reply to FSJ's Anti-AT&T Manifesto Makes Me Raise My Fist in Solidarity
    so, how long are we going to keep posting pictures of the AT&T as the death star while AT&T sponsors this page? Just curious if it was part of the contract.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/17/09

    @yantelope: Contract? Dude. AT&T wanted to advertise on Giz. They payed Giz to do so. End of story. Giz shouldn't have to tailor their content to appease AT&T, regardless of their current advertising status.
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    Image of MikeSWelch MikeSWelch
    12/17/09

    @yantelope: I think this is wonderful. Gizmodo is fine accepting checks from ATT but they are still telling it like it is.
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    12/17/09

    @MikeSWelch: AT&T wouldn't want them to change it anyways. IT would be too obvious and wouldn't help them anyways.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    12/17/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: I'm not complaining. I just find it amusing that AT&T would want to advertise on giz given their past articles. Of course giz usually just posts links to other people complaining about AT&T but it's still amusing.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/17/09

    @yantelope: True true.....
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    12/17/09

    @yantelope: It's called biting the hand that feeds it or smacking the hen that lays the golden eggs or whatever other hackneyed sayings that are out there.
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    Image of MikeSWelch MikeSWelch
    12/17/09

    @MikeSWelch: OMG I GOT STARRED!!!

    I just want to thank all the great people who have helped me to achieve this greatness. I also...

    *OMG! Ponies! runs up on stage and grabs the mic from my hands*

    OMG! Ponies!: I'm really happy for you, but Kaiser-Machead is the greatest commenter of all time. OF ALL TIME
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    12/17/09

    @MikeSWelch: man, you got a star by flattery. Well played.
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