iPhone Data Hogs Beware! AT&T will Put You on a Tighter Leash!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Apparently, AT&T is trying to destroy its public image. Ralph de la Vega, chief executive of AT&T Wireless, publicly stated:

“Wireless data hogs who jam the airwaves by watching video on their iPhones will be put on tighter leashes, …[AT&T] will also give high-bandwidth users incentives to “reduce or modify their usage.”

Hey, That’s you, iPhone owner! If you use a lot of internet streaming video or radio apps over 3G, you are probably a wireless data hog. You are the 3% of the smart phone users that use 40% of AT&T’s network capacity. AT&T don’t like you, and you will be trained and put on a leash like a dog to “reduce or modify your iPhone 3G data usage.”

Hmmm… How can a company executive refer their customers as hogs and animals that need to be put on a leash? That is absurd. That will really anger their customers and further deteriorate their sagging band. How would you feel if someone called you a hog for just using the services you’ve rightly purchased. Hey, AT&T, you set the price, $30 unlimited data fee. If you can’t handle it, don’t offer this service in the first place. There will be people that use more wireless internet than others. That is just how internet works.

AT&T hinted that they will charge more for higher data usage. I suspect it may begin with the next generation iPhone launch. Lots of people with iPhone 3G’s will need to renew their contracts to get the latest iPhone model. The newest model will probably encourage even more wireless data use with its new features. That will be a perfect time to implement their “incentive” to reduce or modify iPhone data hog’s usage.

Via Huffington Post
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