AT&T should be disconnected!

Advantages: Frankly, none that I have found
Disadvantages: Their service is horrible.

...Well if I can stay connected long enough I would like to share my experiences with AT&T, all services included.... I first went with AT&T internet services because I was paying way too much for Comcast, and AT&T told me I could get high speed internet access through them without having to pay for telephone service. I ordered their service which was the Elite package, fastest available at the time, through a "dry loop"- which means a live phone line, without dial tone, solely reserved for DSL service. At first I was impressed because I didnt notice any major loss of speed when changing from cable to the DSL service, but for the first 3 months I had to contact them about errors in billing, they kept shutting off my service saying my bill wasnt paid, but it in fact was and after talking to various operators, they figured it out- but...

nohits4days 06.01.2009 · Read review
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A Tale of Too Many Telecom Companies

Advantages: Wide range of services, well-established organization
Disadvantages: Price structure is complex and sometimes mired in mirk

...Once upon a time, life was simple. There was Ma Bell, and Ma Bell ruled. She provided equipment, access, and long-distance service, and once a month she sent us a bill to pay. Alas and forsooth, modern life has progressed well beyond that simple state of affairs and has become far more complex. In a communications age that has given us the Internet and almost instantaneous contact around the globe, few processes have become more complicated (at least on this side of the Atlantic) than the process for how phone companies interact. Heck, forget the global network here! Few things are more complicated than how telecom companies interact within my own home. For us, AT&T is one of three companies that play a vital role in making it all work. Before I tell you about what AT&T does for us and my opinion of how well they do it, let...

BawBaw 20.04.2003 · Read review
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A T and T Makes Me Aggravated, Tired, and Ticked

Advantages: Long range local calling area, variety of services offered
Disadvantages: Poor customer service, incompetence, and apparent dishonesty or loop holes in charges

...Recently, I had felt poorly all day. I suffer from allergies which often lead to sinus headaches. After experiencing a nasty headache all day, I decided to hit the sack early. Unfortunately, AT&T had other plans for me. About 30 minutes after I had drifted off to sleep, my telephone rang. When my Caller ID did not register a name or number, I picked up the phone to be interrogated by an AT&T Customer Service Representative on the other end of the line - at least he called himself a customer service representative. He claimed there was concern about my bill because there was an international call on it for over $130. I was shocked! I had signed up for a special international calling plan just a few weeks prior. It seems that when I had called directory assistance to find out a city code in the UK, the operator had taken...

Pelenya 27.05.2001 (21.09.2001) · Read review
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Billed for calls we never made

Advantages: None that I can see
Disadvantages: Inaccurate call records, poor customer service, slow service

...Having read several opinions on AT&T as it operates in the UK, having lived in the UK and having now experienced AT&T first hand in the USA I thought it time to add my two penneth (or as it is now one penneth) about this company. Clearly AT&T have not got things right either here in the USA or in the UK, and probably wherever else they have expanded their empire to. You may wish to read Pelenya's opinion on this company, and here tale of woe regarding an unauthorised operator connected call by this company which ended up costing her a lot of money. The advice of more than one CIAO member is to check your bill at least twice. What sound advice that is. Especially as Pelenya and I recently received a bill from them for almost $80 for calls we had not made. In fact AT&T were not even our long distance phone carrier. After their...

jonwhite 20.11.2001 · Read review
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Incompetent or stealing you blind

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Expensive, you pay more than what the rep tells you when you sign, problems getting direct dialled calls through

...I am a little more than dissatisfied with AT&T. My hubby had their service before I came back to the States to live, and it was only when I checkd the bill, I'd realised that for some six months or so, they had not been giving him the domestic 10c a minute rate. Yes, he got it on his calls to me in England, but calling my son in New york - sometimes it worked out at around 30-40c a minute. Obviously, after him paying the bills all those months without query, it was too late for me to get it rectified once I got here. Not only that, but we had problems with some of our local long-distance not going through. I'd dial and it would tell me I needed to dial 1 or the area code, but then, when I did that, it would tell me that this didn't need to be done. Ah, but surprise, surprise - the operator could always connect you - for a price...

poet831 08.01.2001 · Read review
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Check your records TWICE AT LEAST

Advantages: Farely good service on other things
Disadvantages: Not aware of own business

...I think AT&T mabey good i guess but they are a little um umorganized in some areas....we asked them about DSL then when we heard the prices we said we didnt think so .....then one day we got a package in the mail UPS from AT&T my mother opened it found DSL parts ....She was confused knowing that we didnt order it... then about a month later we got a 300$ bill for it when we didnt even ask for it so they sent us DSL after we said know then they tried to BILL us for it .....but eventually we sent it back UPS again and a month later they sent us ANOTHER bill saying we havent paid it .......well duh we havent paid it we have talked to these ppl before bout the problem and they SAID they understood but they sent us that bill........the UPS guy says 90% of the time when they say they havent received the package its just sitting in there store...

coco_four 21.12.2000 · Read review
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iPhone

Advantages: Great interface. Excellent Music Clarity.
Disadvantages: Limited Official Apps

...iPhone. The greatest device since GSM was first created? Yes and No. I've had the iPhone for just over 4 months and I have mixed feelings over the device. I used ZiPhone to unlock mine from AT&T in the US for use in Ireland. Out of the box the iPhone is intruative (It has to be as a Manual is not included in the box). The box included a small quick start guide, a headset and the various connectors. Set up with iTune is a breeze even for a newbie. The Home Screen on the iPhone differs from most WIndows based Smart devices as a simple press closes the running program down. I own a HTC Touch aswell and found it much easier to upgrade and customise than the iPhone. While the iPhone has a huge and diverse 3rd party App community you may have to wait a long time until an App you need comes about. However, once they are released you can...

cbcjock 17.06.2008 · Read review
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All about the iPhone

Advantages: Applications, touch interface, storage, screen size, camera
Disadvantages: Speaker volume

..., you can pause, play, rewind, and fast forward your messages! You can also pick the messages you want to listen to. The iPhone has a built in safari web browser. It is not a mobile version of the internet. It is the internet you would see if you are using a regualr computer. You can go on any website you want, and all of the features work. The iPhone is able to go on the internet via WI-FI, or a really fast EDGE connection. The EDGE connection is AT&T's internet service. With the iPhone's touch interface, it is just amazing. The phone overall is a great thing to have. You can check your email and get on the internet anywhere, and listen to music at the same time! The new iPhone firmware (1.1.2) allows you to watch youtube video's anytime! The 2 megapixel camera takes crisp pictures, on its large 3 in. by 2 in. LCD screen...

StevenReviews 04.12.2007 · Read review
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The iPhone Masterpiece

Advantages: Visual beauty, ipod perfection, photo demon, movies screen, internet anywhere! PERFECT!
Disadvantages: cost and network locking (easily overcome) and ringtones (overcome aswell)

...is fast, smooth, and great fun. My phone is hacked, so i dont have the upgrade yet, but all the applications added are clever, and work excellently. The ringtone buying is a joke, just download the ringtone program and add them for free. The at&t contract will cost you a hell of alot of money over the year, even more in the uk o2 service. I have mine on vodafone because i find them easier than o2. The phone is a little heavy, but very small. It has a 2mp camera which doesnt have a flash, kinda annoying but takes very clear large photos, with the 3.5" screen as you viewer, it brings photos to life. The photo viewer is an awesome application, easily flicking through you photos in their perfect visual beauty. Overall this phone is amazing. The phone part of the iphone is great, not perfect, but stil very good. The ipod...

Dangly 18.10.2007 (27.10.2007) · Read review
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Review - The Nokia N97 vs The iPhone 3GS

Advantages: Good Looking, Durable, Huge Memory, Very Very Good QWERTY keyboard
Disadvantages: Tiny processor leading to lag and application crashes

... The Nokia N97 Nokia have announced the follow up to their 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen phone. The Nokia N97, which utilises a 3.5 inch touchscreen and slide out QUERTY keyboard. Appearance The overall design of the N97 is not at all unique, looking like the lovechild of a Google G1 and Apple iPhone, comparisons have also been drawn to the AT&T Tilt, and rightly so. Despite Nokia's lack of imagination the N97 is a nice looking thing, apart from a small button in the bottom left corner, the 3.5 inch touchscreen dominates and looks sleek and well designed. When the QUERTY keyboard is slid out the screen sits at an angle, looking remarkably like the HTC TyTN. The N97 is both larger and thicker than the iPhone, which isn't exactly inconspicuous itself, this makes the N97 feel a little too large, especially...

Luc2oo9 01.07.2009 (13.07.2009) · Read review
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