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AT&T: The iPhone's Achilles' Heel

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AT&T: The iPhone's Achilles' Heel

PC World has done some recent 3G network testing and AT&T clearly has problems. In fact, Sprint is leading the way with network Reliability.
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The Truth About AT&T's Network

att has always lagged their comepitiors in network technology, speeds and service. Why the die-hards for the big old bohemoth?

Nationwide WiMAX: Who Benefits?

So short sighted is this article only focused on consumers. While this is definitely being marketed to comsumers and there are many new products these chips will go into besides laptops and phones (cameras, book readers, media players [tv, music], to name a few)... BUT, The real enchilada is the back haul relief for cell phone transmission and business services. This IS a new 'last mile'. Sprint and it's partners, will finally break free from the children of the of big old expensive telephone company (Verizon and at&t). Sprint has a long history of developing the best cutting edge technology, unfortunately those pesky customers seem to be an afterthought (billing, customer focus, etc). This new network has the ability to reduce expenses substantially for an operator like Sprint, giving it back the resources it needs to rebuild customer service, and maybe even cut prices.