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Cell Phone Service Degenerates Further

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the going-down-down-down-down-going-down-down-down dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Almost everyone I know has been complaining about their cell phone service lately. These companies continue to add more subscribers, overloading their networks to the breaking point. They hold you hostage by not allowing you to switch providers and won't invest in new infrastructure. Customer service ratings are dismal for all the major providers. Doesn't look like it's going to improve any time soon."

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  1. Only on Slashdot by CaptainSuperBoy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Only on Slashdot, is every topic somehow related to the RIAA, the MPAA, or the DMCA.

    "There might be a tenth planet? The RIAA needs to pay attention to it!"

    "Futurama got cancelled? Repeal the DMCA at once!"

    "RMS posted a rant? If only the MPAA learned its lesson from this!"

  2. Has been sucking for a long time now by Jagasian · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I used Sprint PCS for a year 4 years ago. It was horrible. I got voice messages days after they were left, and calls were often dropped. I ended up ditching the phone, as it was nothing more than an expensive piece of crap that causes brain cancer (yeah don't forget that little doozy).

    Then last Christmas, my parents got me a new phone... one that was already setup to use Cingular's service. Cingular's horrid service made me dream for the crappy Sprint PCS service. Both are rip offs, but Cingular's service doesn't work 90% of the time. I call a number, and it fails. Someone tries to call me, and it fails. I get voice messages days after someone left them.

    Btw, I live in a major city. So its not like I am living in the boonies here.

    If you want to talk about bad service though, I have something that is even worse than my cell phone: AT&T Broadband Internet Cable Modem. Can you say 75% packet loss and 300ms latency.... to servers in the same city as me?!?!?!?! And I pay $50 a month for this shite! The problem is, broadband ISPs are basically monopolies. I can't get DSL, so I am stuck with crappy cable.

    I tell you, once all of the corrupt CEOs are out of the picture and the bad investments are gone... the thing that will hold back the internet is the last mile. People should be able to get cheap broadband to their homes, otherwise new internet services such as video on demand, voice over ip, etc... will never take off.

    The thing is, large fat telecom monopolies don't want such services to take off. They like things the way they have always been: under their control.