AT&T, What Are You Thinking?

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Sure, you (Cingular) helped to bring us the iPhone when the other carriers wouldn't put their trust in Apple.  You gave us the fastest 3G data speeds for a while.  You even attempted to give us an unlimited data plan for an unheard of price with the announcement of the first iPad.

But your cell tower coverage is seriously lacking.  I get at least one dropped call a day, and I had to get my own Microcell just so that I could get reception at home.  You took away the unlimited data plan from the iPad less than two months since launch.

Now Verizon has the iPhone too, and their 4G LTE speeds leave your 3G in the dust.  You have just limited your unlimited data plan you promised to us early iPhone adopters by throttling it.  You are threatening to bill us for tethering our data plans.  That's like the cable company asking us to pay for each tv we hook up in our house.  Your cell coverage still sucks. 

Explain to me again why I should stay loyal to you when my contract is up?

AT&T Microcell is driving me nuts!! Its up... no its down. It's up again!

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One of the most frequently occurring things is someone calling me, and getting voicemail.  (Thank you AT&T!  No really, you screen my phone calls for me.  I have an iPhone but really wanted an iTouch with GPS capabilities).  

It seems to go down at random times during the day, but more so after 10 PM PST.  There is simply no warning or schedule to it - it simply goes down and then comes back up when it decides to.  Resetting it / rebooting it seems to have no effect what-so-ever on it.

Right now its up!  Yay!

I should mention that the Microcell was purchased used - hey!  maybe that's why the jerk sold it to me.  j/k.  I'm sure all craigslist sellers have the best of intentions but end up looking shady anyway.

Lately I've been getting "thank you for activating your MicroCell 3G" emails from AT&T.  What's that about?  Maybe it's AT&T's fault?  (Wait wasn't it always AT&T's fault?)

I'm sooo ready to adopt Verizon and Apples upcoming iPhone baby.  Too bad I'm still stuck in contract with AT&T for 2 years...

So that's my experience with the MicroCell so far.  I try to be the glass is half full type of guy, so I like to think of it as a bonus when I DO get reception and 50 angry text messages / voicemails at a time...