AT&T 3G Microcell Now Available to All Customers
maybe AT&T should use there heads for a change...
I'm not sure what kind of Cool Aid the guys over at AT&T are drinking, but you'd think after all the negative press and user sentiment over their new "low data cap" plans that they'd want to be cool about usage via the Microcell.
The ridiculous reasoning that Mansfield offers doesn't make any sense. The whole, "well, it goes through our network" argument is irrelevant. I guess if I wanted to draw a parallel, I'd be able to charge a toll to any AT&T employee that walks on my property. It would be unreasonable, and I don't try to do so because it undermines the relationship I have with AT&T, and in the end if I pushed the issue, they just wouldn't come on my property (i.e. they'd stop subscribing to my service).
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The ridiculous reasoning that Mansfield offers doesn't make any sense. The whole, "well, it goes through our network" argument is irrelevant. I guess if I wanted to draw a parallel, I'd be able to charge a toll to any AT&T employee that walks on my property. It would be unreasonable, and I don't try to do so because it undermines the relationship I have with AT&T, and in the end if I pushed the issue, they just wouldn't come on my property (i.e. they'd stop subscribing to my service).
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Except for my message in this thread, I couldn't agree with you more. At least don't count microcell data off one's limited data plan.
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Why not UMA instead?
Why do all these idiotic carriers other than Tmobile disable their smartphone's ability to place calls over wifi and relieve congestion on their networks and allow customers to have reception in the one place they'll notice it the most, in thier own homes? The sheer greed of the carriers is ludicrous, they do this mainly to prevent business travellers from saving money roaming when they are such a small segment of their users, instead they could make so many of their customers happier and more satisfied. Instead they're going to force a person to buy another box that'll fill the landfill just so they can have reception in their homes? If ATT wanted to relieve a lot of their network congestion simply enable the iphone's ability to make wif...
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Hmmm iPhone release and Microcell release
This fixes a lot of issues that iPhone users not being able to make calls in the house. I have an unlimited plan and WiFi will always be the default on my phone. And with AT&T being a player in Global WiFi, UMA will be coming soon.
Alright, this makes sense/doesn't make sense.
Why would the Microcell need to be 3G? Wouldn't it be more convenient and simpler to simply offer really good wi-fi and JUST voice calling? Just about any real phone that does 3G on ATT and would require a lot of data use would also have wi-fi on-board... am I right or not?
They charge you for the microcell hardware. You pay for your local broadband service. You use up your data if you are not automatically switching to Wifi. You pay, they save by not having to add new cell sites near your house.
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