Oh, My!

This could be a REALLY big boost for AT&T and the iPhone!. Look at these speeds!

AT&T is testing bumped-up 3G speeds

AT&T says it is going to increase the downlink capacity on its high speed packet access (HSPA) from 3.6 megabits per second to 7.2 megabits per second by upgrading the software at the base stations. Currently, AT&T has the enhanced network running in two test markets, but […]

They Predicted The Future

Really! This is impressive. AT&T TV commercials from 1993, talking about the future. Do the math: that's 16 years ago. Watch and see how doggone close they were to what we have available today!

Can They Tap-Dance Their Way Out Of This Mess?

Another day, another version of the McCain cell phone story. The phone guys are trying to back out of a big problem, but it's looking like they might be backing into a corner.

Wash Post: Verizon lied, agreed to install free cell towers for McCain before Secret Service got involved

As we reported last night, Verizon and AT&T made what may be illegal and unethical corporate contributions to John McCain, by installing free cell towers near one of his 12 homes to give him better cell reception after his wife complained. It is illegal for corporations to [...]

Preferential Presidential Treatment

Somebody at these big telcoms really should have thought these little deals through.  Improper, if not transparently illegal, I'd say:

Special Treatment For McCain: Verizon, AT&T Provided Cell Towers For His Ranch

Early in 2007, just as her husband launched his presidential bid, Cindy McCain decided to resolve an old problem -- the lack of cellular telephone coverage on her remote 15-acre ranch near Sedona, nestled deep in a tree-lined canyon called Hidden Valley.By the time Sen. John McCain's presidential bid was in full swing this summer, the ranch had [...]