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Sony Ericsson has thrown out the sleek Xperia X10 Android powered smartphone into the hands of AT&T. I am really no phone geek, but occasionally a new one comes out that grabs my attention and this one did. The highlights are a 4 inch display, 1GHx Snapdragon processor, GPS and an 8.1 megapixel camera. [click to continue…]
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Pre-orders for the iPhone 4 are now live on the Apple site . . . only in black though. [click to continue…]
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This guy emailed AT&T’s CEO, Randall Stephenson, directly with some feedback about AT&T’s crappy new data plans, which are in and of themselves reason numbers 7,242 through 7,245 why AT&T sucks.
So, after he emails AT&T, he gets a call from AT&T’s Executive Response Team telling him that further emails will mean AT&T will send him a cease and desist letter. And, the guy is such a rocket surgeon to leave a voice mail of the threat. Sure, that’s not going to find its way onto the Internet.
My question is: What are the legal grounds for the cease and desist letter? A customer complains via email and you’re going to threaten legal action against them? For what?
Rethink Possible? How about “Rethink Logical” as a new slogan?
Oh, and if you want to email AT&T’s CEO, here’s his email address:
rs2982@att.com (direct)
randall.stephenson@att.com
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Did you know that just leaving your phone charger plugged into the wall is using energy? Even when your phone isn’t attached?
Get this - the daily electricity draw of mobile phone chargers that aren’t charging phones is enough to brew 3-4 million cups of coffee. When I read that, I started thinking real hard about all the crap I leave plugged in, including my phone chargers, and how much that’s costing me on an annual basis.
AT&T has announced a new ZERO Charger to combat this energy waste. The new AT&T ZERO Charger won’t waste power if you leave it plugged in without a phone connected to it. The ZERO Charger is due out in May and should cost about the same as other phone chargers.
[via AT&T]
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
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Samsung Mobile and AT&T are going to let the new Samsung Sunburst and Samsung Strive start flying off the Shelves on March 21st.
The Sunburst is a touchscreen smartphone with a full 3 inch display. The design is futuristic and sleek set in black and a touch of chrome (or possibly silver as it appears in the above image). It will do all the cool smartphone stuff like email, web surfing, and social networking. It has a a virtual keyboard to make full use of the touchscreen capabilities and a 2.0 megapixel camera / camcorder. Two megapixels seems a little measly for a smartphone in this day and age.
The Samsung Sunburst will only set you back $39.99 if you’ll agree to a two year contract with AT&T.
The Strive is a slider with a full QWERTY keyboard. This one will not only come in the black and silver color pattern, but also purple and charcoal.
The Strive will be the first device from AT&T to offer three new mobile services the company announced today: a new group messaging service, AT&T Mobile Share and AT&T Address Book.
The Samsung Strive with a two year AT&T contract will only run $19.99.
I should mention that the discounted price comes in the form of a $50 AT&T Promotion Card. Add $50 back to the promotion price if you don’t want the contract. Learn a little more in the press release after the break. [click to continue…]
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Based on recent FCC filings and other tidbits, it looks like the Google Nexus One may soon be available for use on AT&T and Sprint’s 3G networks. As it stands now, the Nexus One is only compatible with T-Mobile 3G in the US, and is relegated to the Edge network for AT&T customers and is completely incompatible with Sprint’s service. [click to continue…]
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After its losing efforts at a preliminary injunction, AT&T has decided to drop the lawsuit against Verizon. Who knows? Maybe AT&T saw the writing on the wall, or simply realized that the truth really does hurt a little.
Regardless, both companies are pressing forward with commercials attacking the other’s services. While AT&T has brought in Luke Wilson to help clean up its 3G image by claiming that AT&T is really a better service, Verizon is still using AT&T’s 3G coverage map as the star of the show.
It just seems like AT&T can’t catch a break though. Consumer Reports just released its findings on customer satisfaction for cell phone services. The survey covers 26 U.S. cities and in 19 of those, AT&T was dead last – with Verizon taking the top spot in the same locales.
Yeah. The truth hurts.
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AT&T lost its preliminary injunction. The judge said that just because the ads might be misunderstood “doesn’t mean they’re misleading.”
As if a silly law suit wasn’t enough, AT&T has tried to trump Verizon by telling us that its service is better. AT&T even brought in Luke Wilson to try to convince us.
AT&T even set up a silly new website, which carries a tagline: “When you compare, there’s no comparison. AT&T. A better 3G experience.” – truthabout3G.com
Sure.
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AT&T recently sued Verizon over Verizon’s cheeky “There’s a Map for That” commercials, like the one below:
AT&T’s lawsuit claims that Verizon is misleading consumers with the competing 3G and is crying foul over the lack of display for AT&T’s EDGE coverage, which is nowhere near as fast as 3G. If you watch the above commercials with this dispute in mind, you can see that Verizon clearly labels the maps as “3G Coverage” maps. AT&T doesn’t think that’s enough though. [click to continue…]
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