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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    02:57 PM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    I had AT&T for two years. I'll tell you right now, it would save time to mark the spots that DO get reception, at least around my area.
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    01:27 PM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    I'm actually very impressed with this app. What they DO with the data remains to be seen, but the impression I get from the app is that they are serious about collecting good data. It's well designed with several reporting options, and the ability to pick a location on the map is top notch. I just submitted two reports for areas I know are poor (but overall I'm happy with AT&T coverage in the Sacramento Metro area, and it has recently gotten a LOT better in the SF Bay Area, where I frequent).

    On a side note, this is also a handy tool for quickly picking the coordinates or street address from a location on Google Maps.

    In a way, this almost seems like a tool for network techs, not the average dumb consumer. It's nice that AT&T is giving its customers the credit to use the tool properly.
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    12:04 PM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    Oh hey, I was just at Town Center yesterday swapping out a last-minute Christmas gift.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    11:20 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    I'm still waiting for them to fix a dead spot in Minneapolis that I've reported and they have acknowledged they know about.

    The wife's call will be dropped if she's on the phone when going through that particular intersection.

    (26th and Nicollet, btw.)
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    11:04 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    We should be getting a $5 credit for reporting each of their failures. I'd likely end up with a $2,000 credit on my next month's bill, along with my 8,000 remaining rollover minutes.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10:24 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    Problems with our network? Use our data network to report it!
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    10:10 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    I've had a lot of problems with AT&T over the last few months, and one of my biggest frustrations has been that when I call AT&T about it, they act like they've never heard of anyone having a problem before. A couple of times I've berated them into giving me a substantial discount on my bill (as much as a whole month) but generally they have just said "we can give you a pro-rated discount for this service problem" which means they'll refund like $1.50 because that's a day's worth of service or something. And then I get really steamed because of course I don't pay as much as I do to have intermittent service, I pay for constant access.

    Now this app provides a way of logging, for legal purposes if necessary, every service problem and for anyone who wants to get a discount off their bill, they should be able to get a days worth of service for every documented problem. And for those looking to leave AT&T early, this app may very well be the ticket, since if they aren't holding up their end of the contract, you aren't obligated to stay with them for 2 years.
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    09:46 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    People will be sending so many of these messages, that ATTs network will get even worse.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    09:49 AM

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I was just about to post something similar, maybe the app should save all the messages and send them only when you are on wifi
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    Image of xxdesmus xxdesmus
    10:05 AM

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: exactly ...they won't be able to even handle this wave of data. What a brilliant plan AT&T.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    10:11 AM

    @xxdesmus: I just think it would be the height of irony if the AT&T service is finally bought completely & utterly to its knees by people sending them messages. It would be a feedback loop. More messages = more data usage = less banwidth for everything else = more messages and so on.
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    09:40 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    I hope that's not the picture for the actual app. It clearly says, "Please do not use this app while driving" while the accompanying picture shows a transmission from an interstate. I highly doubt that person pulled over just to send this notification.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09:51 AM

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: We can now look forward to increased AT&T coverage about a mile or so up the road from the spot where you used to drop calls. ;-)
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    09:58 AM

    @OCEntertainment: I think this app might be more effective in conjunction with some GPS mapping software where it would automatically plot out the areas it could receive a signal and where it could not, then you wouldn't be sending individual messages about a single specific location but rather the combination of map data from all users would form a map much like the Verizion commercials.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10:10 AM

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I think AT&T is quite alright with not creating anymore maps.

    I mean, supposing they did make a generated map of all of AT&T's dead spots, if that thing leaked I'm pretty sure their Luke Wilson costs alone could send them into bankruptcy.
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    Image of BaconForTheSoul BaconForTheSoul
    10:24 AM

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: or, are a passenger. or work in the mcd's on the highway. or a billion other thoughts that doesn't imply they were driving
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    10:26 AM

    @BaconForTheSoul: @rcberg3: @etaylor3971: Ok, I get the point, it was a joke.
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    Image of BaconForTheSoul BaconForTheSoul
    11:05 AM

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: well in that case, there does need to be a sarcasm font (if anyone's seen that list)
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    09:39 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    Seeing as my iPhone generally drops calls that last longer than ten minutes, especially in my home in Brooklyn, I look forward to having this app constantly running.

    Because in addition to call stability, the iPhone is well-known for its battery's long duration.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11:04 AM

    @OMG! Ponies!: The call dropping isn't a problem, it's a feature to save your minutes!It's part of their new "Short Calling Automated Limit Disconnect" or SCALD... Feel the Burn!
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    09:35 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    Tell me AT&T, how can I mark the spot if I don't have service?
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    Image of MikeSWelch MikeSWelch
    09:38 AM

    @Mikestan: Thats all part of their marketing strategy. "Look! We released an app to show us where our service is bad and no one has ever submitted s problem area!"
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    Image of Daniel Udrea Daniel Udrea
    10:12 AM

    @Mikestan: you can go back and mark the spot later. it lets you mark any spot, so you can all your favorite drop call zones in the comfort of your own home. as for not having signal for mark it, use wifi.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    10:15 AM

    @Daniel Udrea: @Jbondkicks: @MikeSWelch: this just seems like a half assed idea to me
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    09:34 AM

    In reply to Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck
    So does it use the iPhone's GPS to record the coordinates and then transmit them at a later time because obviously if you have a coverage gap or network problem, you can't send any information to anyone, including a notification to ATT that there isn't any service in that particular area.
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    09:40 AM

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I don't have coverage problems; I have sluggish speed and call drop problems.

    I always have 5 bars - 5 bars of AT&T suckitude.
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    09:42 AM

    @OMG! Ponies!: Maybe more bars in more places is just a big marketing scheme and ATT bribed cell phone companies to add more bars to their phones than are really available. Or, you know, maybe there's just way too much traffic for ATTs aging network.
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    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    12/03/09

    In reply to Wolfram Alpha Is Tired Of People Not Paying $50 Dollars For Their iPhone App
    I saw this pop up yesterday on my iPod Touch! It freaked me out... I just want my free integrator.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12/03/09

    In reply to Mirror's Edge Coming to the iPhone In January
    Keep an eye on this one. I can't think of a way the controls will be any good, but maybe I'm lacking some vision on the whole accelerometer thing.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/03/09

    In reply to Wolfram Alpha Is Tired Of People Not Paying $50 Dollars For Their iPhone App
    dear wolfram alpha,

    10,000 downloads at $5 a piece is better than 1,000 downloads at $50 a piece. and when i say better, i mean, makes you not seem so inconsistently dick-like while netting identical profits.

    xoxoxo

    nutbastard.
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