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    Re: AT&T Data Plan Question

    Actually, every study shows that smartphones perform 30% worse than that of standard, non smartphones when it comes to coverage, call quality, and reception. The studies show the same consistency between all carriers.

    Quote Originally Posted by cellfringe View Post
    The smartphones have the best reception for the fringe areas where vendor cell coverage is spotty at best. It appears the better new technology goes into the smartphones, not the non-smartphones. Reason? Money. Development always follows the money.

    Why would everyone not want and use a smartphone?

    1. Screens too small,
    2. keys too small,
    3. plans cost too much - even at $30 a month.

    Visionary:
    works everywhere on the globe - one phone, one plan (duh, one world - grins)
    heads-up display on my glasses able to use while driving,
    all functions able to be voice controlled, ...
    Now, you have my reason to purchase and use an uber smartphone and dataplan ...

    hope this was not too over-the-top
    all the best



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    Re: AT&T Data Plan Question

    Actually, I'm glad you said that. I would be interested in reading these reviews. Despite what I am going to say, I seriously want to browse whatever information you can shoot my way because what you are saying diverges significantly from what I have found since April 2009 through today. I just came from several days of Cnet.com in-depth perusals with the intent of replacing the Samsung Eternity with what I had originally wanted for the past two years - even when it was only available overseas - the Nokia e71x. All the reviews from users, OEMs, resellers, professional reviewers (like CNET, Consumer Reports, the user forums, et al ad naseum) that I have encountered suggest the opposite of what you are saying.
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    Re: AT&T Data Plan Question

    It may be more of a "popularity" issue. Smartphones stress the wireless networks which equals more dropped calls for everyone.

    I'll give you this article, but that's not the one I got my information from originally. I'm trying to find the one that said users who use smartphones receive 30% more dropped calls.

    Here's an article for now:

    J.D. Power: Wireless call quality getting worse as smartphone use soars : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech

    I can also add that being a wireless professional myself, CNET in particular is often VERY wrong and says what the specific manufacturer wants them to say.
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    Re: AT&T Data Plan Question

    Thank you!

    This is helpful, but the article suggests it is more of a bandwidth problem - more complex signals creating communication bottlenecks.

    Yes, please, I would appreciate your original article should you find it!

    Thank you very much!
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    Last edited by cellfringe; 03-11-2010 at 02:03 PM. Reason: reread article - have different interpretation than what was suggested to me



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    Thanks for the article! Hopefully one day the carriers will figure out how to actually run all these smart phones!



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