Comments on: AT&T – Your World. Delivered.. Poorly http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/ It's the connections that matter ..... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/comment-page-1/#comment-19609 Cord Silverstein Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:53:53 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/#comment-19609 Adam - That is interesting. I guess I would ask who would spend $500-$600 bucks for a cool organizer and MP3 player? But I do love how hackers always push the envelope and force us manufacturers to always try to be better. Thanks! Adam – That is interesting. I guess I would ask who would spend $500-$600 bucks for a cool organizer and MP3 player? But I do love how hackers always push the envelope and force us manufacturers to always try to be better. Thanks!

]]> By: Adam Schultz http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/comment-page-1/#comment-19607 Adam Schultz Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:49:29 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/#comment-19607 Here is the first glimmer of light and brings up the real solution to the AT&T - iPhone problem. HORRAY FOR HACKERS! We really should have seen this coming. http://geekswithblogs.net/WallabyFan/archive/2007/07/05/113685.aspx Here is the first glimmer of light and brings up the real solution to the AT&T – iPhone problem. HORRAY FOR HACKERS! We really should have seen this coming.

http://geekswithblogs.net/WallabyFan/archive/2007/07/05/113685.aspx

]]> By: Adam Schultz http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/comment-page-1/#comment-19109 Adam Schultz Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:58:37 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/#comment-19109 Jeremy, That at least makes some sense to me. I have a windows mobile and I had to hack the phone and interrupt the initial Verizon download just so I could use the internet connection on my phone as a modem connect my computer to it. I can see how the phone companies might have been tough for MAC to want to work with. On the accessories issue, I heard about that too. I guess thats one reason MAC has been so stringent about who their distribution partners are. They are used to being a niche product, the more mass market they go, the more issues like this are going to turn up. Jeremy,

That at least makes some sense to me. I have a windows mobile and I had to hack the phone and interrupt the initial Verizon download just so I could use the internet connection on my phone as a modem connect my computer to it. I can see how the phone companies might have been tough for MAC to want to work with.

On the accessories issue, I heard about that too. I guess thats one reason MAC has been so stringent about who their distribution partners are. They are used to being a niche product, the more mass market they go, the more issues like this are going to turn up.

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/comment-page-1/#comment-19050 Cord Silverstein Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:32:31 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/#comment-19050 Adam - I do not know why no-one at Apple is pissed. Maybe they are, but they are biting their tongues. Plan B as I said in my previous post is that I am hoping Apple opens the iPhone to other providers in the future. But who knows... Adam – I do not know why no-one at Apple is pissed. Maybe they are, but they are biting their tongues. Plan B as I said in my previous post is that I am hoping Apple opens the iPhone to other providers in the future. But who knows…

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/comment-page-1/#comment-19049 Cord Silverstein Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:31:15 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/#comment-19049 Jeremy - You're right, I read several articles that detailed how Apple came to Verizon first, but Verizon would not give into Apple's demands, while AT&T did. I am also reading articles this morning that it is taking over 24 hours for some of iPhones to be registered and activated on the AT&T network. My hope is this exclusive deal with AT&T is only for a short period of time and maybe in 6 months or so, they will come out on other networks as well. Jeremy – You’re right, I read several articles that detailed how Apple came to Verizon first, but Verizon would not give into Apple’s demands, while AT&T did.

I am also reading articles this morning that it is taking over 24 hours for some of iPhones to be registered and activated on the AT&T network.

My hope is this exclusive deal with AT&T is only for a short period of time and maybe in 6 months or so, they will come out on other networks as well.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/comment-page-1/#comment-19041 Jeremy Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:43:24 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/#comment-19041 Apparently, the reason that AT&T was selected to be the sole provider of iPhone is because they were the only provider willing to cater to Apple's demands. For example, if you want GPS on your Verizon plan, then Verizon wants to be the one to <i>sell</i> you that service, so they would make the manufacturer deactivate the GPS feature. And Apple wouldn't allow that. So Kudos to them. Unfortunately, AT&T is also screwing people by forcing a 2-year agreement PLUS a bunch of accessories that people don't necessarily want. I was very excited for the iPhone to succeed. My opinion was that this would open the flood gates for better mobile broadband. I'm disappointed to say the least. Worst product launch since Pepsi Clear. Apparently, the reason that AT&T was selected to be the sole provider of iPhone is because they were the only provider willing to cater to Apple’s demands.

For example, if you want GPS on your Verizon plan, then Verizon wants to be the one to sell you that service, so they would make the manufacturer deactivate the GPS feature.

And Apple wouldn’t allow that. So Kudos to them.

Unfortunately, AT&T is also screwing people by forcing a 2-year agreement PLUS a bunch of accessories that people don’t necessarily want.

I was very excited for the iPhone to succeed. My opinion was that this would open the flood gates for better mobile broadband. I’m disappointed to say the least.

Worst product launch since Pepsi Clear.

]]> By: Adam Schultz http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/comment-page-1/#comment-19035 Adam Schultz Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:34:23 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/07/02/att-your-world-delivered-poorly/#comment-19035 Why isn't anyone mad at Mac about this. How stupid do you have to be to partner with a single company on something as important as this. Maybe a 1 year deal like the razor had with Cingular wouldn't be too bad. But this is the most sought after gadget since the iPod. How could they possibly sign a 5 year deal. It doesn't take a PHD to realize that this product will quickly outgrow that one vendors ability to service and support it. Where is their best alternative? What options do they have? What is plan B? Why isn’t anyone mad at Mac about this. How stupid do you have to be to partner with a single company on something as important as this.

Maybe a 1 year deal like the razor had with Cingular wouldn’t be too bad. But this is the most sought after gadget since the iPod. How could they possibly sign a 5 year deal.

It doesn’t take a PHD to realize that this product will quickly outgrow that one vendors ability to service and support it.

Where is their best alternative? What options do they have? What is plan B?

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