{"id":8367,"date":"2011-03-21T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=8367"},"modified":"2011-03-20T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T23:08:38","slug":"newsletter-issue-590-and-now-there-are-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2011\/03\/newsletter-issue-590-and-now-there-are-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #590: And Now There Are Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, AT&amp;T wireless was cobbled together from several mergers. This meant several years of growing pains, to integrate networks, and to make the wider system of cell phone towers compatible with each other.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say that AT&amp;T still gets ragged on for being way behind the curve, particularly when it comes to the iPhone. The arrival of Apple\u2019s iconic smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network has made it possible for people who ran into connection problems with AT&amp;T to find a superior alternative. Well, superior in some cities, but at the expense of not being able to use voice and data services at the same time. But if you can\u2019t get a stable connection, or encounter frequent dropped calls, the tradeoff may be worth it.<\/p>\n<p>As to Verizon, they became number one on the basis of acquiring another compatible carrier, Alltel. But even before the merger, both companies were praised for superior networks and customer service.<\/p>\n<p>After that merger, there were four major wireless carriers, two of which, Sprint and T-Mobile, were not offering the iPhone. Indeed, one of T-Mobile\u2019s controversial ads touts their alleged \u201c4G\u201d network, while criticizing the iPhone for being on networks that don\u2019t offer the higher speed technology. 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