SOCIAL: the big question

[Geoff Davis]

Agreed, AT&T is not so great in the Haight, either.  I had to get a  
land line so I can make calls from my apartment.

On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Greg Zhovreboff wrote:

> Yikes. What a thread!
>
> It's funny though because basically it sounds like AT&T v. Sprint.  
> As for coverage - especially if you live in the Mission - AT&T  
> f**king sucks. Like, a lot. I live at 14th & Guerrero and there is  
> (literally) a 4' x 4' square patch in my living room from which I  
> can make calls. And even there it's sketchy. I had an iPhone (3 of  
> them) and miss them dearly but they're not insureable under AT&T's  
> coverage so after breaking my 3rd one, I opted for the Crackberry  
> Bold. DON'T GET A BOLD!!! It's quite possibly the shittiest  
> smartphone ever. And that's coming from someone who owned a first  
> generation Samsung Blackjack.
>
> My understanding was that - at least back in the day - T-Mobile  
> simply leased AT&T's network. So it should be the same coverage.  
> Has that changed? I believe CREDO is an mvno off the Spring  
> network. That said, I've no idea about Sprint.
>
> Good luck (and don't get a Bold)!
>
> greg/viva
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2009, at 4:22 PM, palak joshi wrote:
>
>>
>> yes i like iphone.
>> BUT
>> they should give us video and flash. i know they give it in 3gs  
>> but why not in my old iphone which i paid money for? hmph!
>> i dont like to text or reply to emails on iphone - my fingers  
>> hurt! its strange its a virtual keyboard and it should not hurt at  
>> all..becuase u are not supposed to press too hard! its a wierd  
>> kind of stress that you feel when u try to type!
>> i drop my iphone all the time - now they have nice covers for  
>> people like me. a rep once dropped a phone to show me how sturdy  
>> his cover is !!!
>> if it was slightly bigger it would not fit in my hand but its just  
>> the right size
>> attt did not drop my calls earlier so i would think its the iphone  
>> that does it. i am used to it now and so are other people :)
>> it has very good picture resolution
>> it has an inbuilt nice ipod
>> the map is very useful
>> i love the voice recorder and record all my music lessons and  
>> anyone who sings or says funny and nice things!
>> its a nice screen size
>> it lets you facebook easily if u are into it
>>
>> Its also a good looking piece of machine.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Alexandra Longsworth  
>> <alongsworth at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Sunny,
>>
>> I have to weigh in for the iphone - I've never had coverage  
>> issues, and I'm really happy with the interface; I check email all  
>> the time, and it's seamless.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alexandra Longsworth
>>
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