Steve Jobs on AT&T Service Improvements and Possibilities of Multiple U.S. Carriers
During tonight's All Things D interview, Steve Jobs was questioned about AT&T service as well as the possibilities of multiple U.S. carriers. Not much new information was offered, though Jobs indicated a timeframe for service improvements.
On the possibility of multiple carriers in the U.S., Jobs remained tight-lipped:
And on the issue of service issues, Jobs said thing should improve by the end of the summer:
On the possibility of multiple carriers in the U.S., Jobs remained tight-lipped:
Walt: Would there be advantages to having two [carriers] in the US?
Steve: There might be.
Walt: In the near future?
Steve: You know I can't comment on that.
And on the issue of service issues, Jobs said thing should improve by the end of the summer:
Q: Steve, we love our iPhones... but our concern is that we can't make a phone call on it. Is someone working on that?
A: Well, we're talking about it. You can bet we're doing everything we know how to do.
Q: Can we expect something soon?
A: I'm told that a lot of places are getting better certainly by the end of this summer.
Kara: And if they don't get better?
Steve: Then they won't.
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26 months ago
I take the "improvement by the end of the summer" remark to mean "new carriers by the end of the summer." Here's to hoping :o
26 months ago
I love my 3GS. That said, if AT&T can't get phone service to me where everybody else gets 5 bars, it's going to have to go.
26 months ago
Maybe it's just me, but I get the feeling we see another year with the iPhone on just AT&T. Of course, all of this is pure speculation at this time. But, there really hasn't been much evidence of it being otherwise.
26 months ago
Kara: And if they don't get better?
Steve: Then they won't.
Then we move on to another carrier with or without a new iPhone...
26 months ago
Last week I was at the Detroit airport and while on the shuttle bus to pick up the car there was a contractor that works for AT&T, as he saw me using my iPhone he asked me: is that a 3GS? And I told him that was a 3G, and he smiled and said: well, I am working to upgrade the network to work on with the 3GS and increase capacity, so you should be having faster speeds really soon.
So it seems that the end of the summer, at least in this market, will be more 3GS coverage.
So it seems that the end of the summer, at least in this market, will be more 3GS coverage.
26 months ago
I think next iPhone gonna be sim unlocked from factory, otherwise -> epic fail (harder to fight google)
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