Loyal readers may recall that I have complained vociferously about some of the IPhone’s limitations. It is an awesome tool, with lots of well designed features, but it has network problems. Dropped calls, lack of data services and failing apps. And who is the network? AT&T. If I had a penny for every mean thing I said about AT&T, I could pay my phone bill and have enough leftover for a beer.
However, this article in the New York Times suggests I may have been too hasty with my words. Mainly they posit that the AT&T network is actually great and actually the IPhone itself is poorly made, but because people <3 the Macs, everyone blames AT&T anyhow. Of course network service, like politics, is all local and maybe AT&T has a terrible DC network. But I will take this opportunity to apologize to AT&T for my rash judgments and hurtful statements. This incident also shows how hard it is to make good consumer decisions – it isn't just that it is hard for me to personally find out which phone and which network is better, it is that it is seemingly hard for anyone to get the necessary information.
Which is why I will keep you posted on my IPhone adventures, in an endeavor to make my loyal readers the best informed readers possible.
Love,
Drizzle
