AT&T Fail! USA MMS coming Sept. 25th

[fryke]

I *love* that particular Louis CK clip. And I'm writing this on my computer and people all around the world are going to read it. OMG. It's effing amazing! Wow!

[Satcomer]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloConCaca

So... AT&T "fails" at delivering MMS to you on 09-25-2009, but in actuality, they actually DID deliver working MMS to you, but you still mark it as "fail?" It seems more and more that you, my friend, may simply be impossible to please.

Well I did finally see the Update around 9:30 P.M. After installing and restarting I tried to send an icon sized picture to my nephew who lives in another State, three States away, and it took just over 5 minutes before my nephew got it.

The point I have been trying to make is when are the American press & people wake up to the fact that AT&T (and all the other wireless carriers) has been lying to us (i.e. "before the end of summer", OMG! AT&T WILL RELEASE MMS in September! & AT&T Network 101 & MMS Availability Update response, using a stock picture on their MMS announcement page with a girl holding an original iPhone that doesn't have MMS capability)?

It in my mind all comes down to the fact the US infrastructure in general is falling apart and it starting to look like to me that history is repeating itself. Ever heard about the real reasons the Roman empire failed? America is not quite the same but the similarities are striking.

[fryke]

If you look for similarities, you're bound to find them. There still are some similarities to the USA of the 70s to be found in today's USA, though, and quite probably much more than of the falling Roman Empire.

I think the cellular networks stuff is a tad more difficult, although one can put it more simply: Who's defining the world's cellular network technology? There are few companies "in charge" of that. Nokia has been a large pusher, Ericsson. Those have taken over from the likes of Qualcomm and Motorola in my opinion. But with "the rest of the world" moving along with Nokia and Ericsson, the USA fell behind or "went off path" so to speak. The situation (for the world) has gotten better lately, which means that the USA had to take some detours. All will be well. (At least in regards to cellular tech.)

There are handset makers that actually drive the network technology by _creating_ newer network technology, and that's basically the four that I've mentioned above. Apple's a follower there, along with HTC, Microsoft, Google et al. Let's hope those don't drive Nokia & Co. out of the way, because I don't see them taking over the whole network technology stuff.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Originally Posted by Satcomer

Ever heard about the real reasons the Roman empire failed?

Ummm... lack of MMS?

[Satcomer]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloConCaca

Ummm... lack of MMS?

I think you don't understand my meaning. I am trying to point on the fact that AT&T second class treatment of iPhone users (even though the iPhones inflated AT&T profits) is the fault on the US infrastructure in general.

I will prove to you the US infrastructure is decaying (AT&T is just one symptom it it). Just drive ten miles outside any US suburb and take an exit of the old expressway. You will need a four wheel drive or the shocks of all the mammoth potholes will ripe your shocks apart. Then tell me you think the US infrastructure (AT&T included) has failed or is ready to fail.

When I drive up a US official road (US15 going North on the East Coast) is a pothole heaven! Plus you are lucky you get ANY cell phone signal going up that road (especially in Central Pennsylvania)! Yes it was the same with Verizon too! God forbid there is ever a major accident on that road!

So if you saw what I see (going to see relatives) you would more understand my criticism of AT&T. I laugh anytime I see their commercials saying "more bars in more places". This MMS debacle is just a symptom of their network problems in general.

Plus all this MMS bull crap on AT&T is also a symbol of the decline of America network in more than just wireless. All the Europeans know this and even the Canadians were laughing their butts off at this whole AT&T MMS debacle. This is the beginning of the American decline and as an American I see all the signs around me that all those others might be right.

[Satcomer]

Well I just received the text message from AT&T. Talk about late and treating us East coast iPhone users like second class customers!!!

[Satcomer]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloConCaca

I got the AT&T text message at 9pm CST, four hours later. FAIL! FAILFAILFAILFAILFAIL! Oh, wait, I really mean... big effin' deal.

Well at least you got the message well before us in Virginia got it.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Well, I do hail from the city where AT&T's ex-headquarters are, so I'm sure that my benign, uneventful, and reliable relationship with AT&T is due to that fact that this city got preferential treatment for many years.