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AT&T Admits Network Can't Handle iPhone, iPad Traffic

Posted by Soulskill on from the sky-is-blue dept.

RedEaredSlider writes "AT&T has admitted that the rise of tablets and smartphones like the iPad and iPhone has taken a major toll on its network. In its public filing to the Federal Communications Commission yesterday, the company admitted that its network has been under increasing strain as more and more high-bandwidth devices have been connected. This not only includes smartphones like the iPhone, but tablets like the iPad as well. AT&T says that in many cases tablets put a greater stress on their network (PDF) than smartphones do."

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  1. Re:Yesterday they announced profits were up 39% in by TheGratefulNet · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't own a smartphone. don't have any plans to, either. saves me $100/mo, give or take; and no privacy to be taken away. no searches by cops/tsa/anyoneElse. no history to grab from me. no location data, either.

    and finally, no contract to keep me stuck in an AWEFUL situation. if I had a smart phone, I'd want to USE IT. it seems they want to SELL us contracts but not really give us data plans that are worth anything.

    so I wait. until then, I'm not mobile on the net. and I don't care!

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  2. Re:Yesterday they announced profits were up 39% in by swanzilla · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Thank you for that insightful post. Feel free to rant about other technologies that make you nervous.

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  3. Re:Yesterday they announced profits were up 39% in by uncanny · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Get off his lawn!