Comments on: The future is calling, AT&T, and it’s not T-Mobile http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/09/02/future-is-calling-att-t-mobile/ Where media and technology meet Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ilike10s http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/09/02/future-is-calling-att-t-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-390334 ilike10s Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:36:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29206#comment-390334 The issue is not the demand for bandwidth, it's that people don't really pay much attention to network quality when they buy a phone. They pay attention to price, and device type. That's why Verizon isn't stealing millions of customers from AT&T despite a much better network. Thus, it doesn't make sense to make a massive investment in network quality because the subscriber growth won't justify it. Instead, they can run the network at the minimum possible service level and rake in money. The issue is not the demand for bandwidth, it’s that people don’t really pay much attention to network quality when they buy a phone. They pay attention to price, and device type. That’s why Verizon isn’t stealing millions of customers from AT&T despite a much better network. Thus, it doesn’t make sense to make a massive investment in network quality because the subscriber growth won’t justify it. Instead, they can run the network at the minimum possible service level and rake in money.

]]> By: M.C.McBride http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/09/02/future-is-calling-att-t-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-390331 M.C.McBride Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:10:06 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29206#comment-390331 I don't know if I agree with your thesis, but it would be great for the economy if AT&T executives took your advice. I don’t know if I agree with your thesis, but it would be great for the economy if AT&T executives took your advice.

]]> By: Ultramayan http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/09/02/future-is-calling-att-t-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-390329 Ultramayan Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:29:18 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29206#comment-390329 The future is bandwidth. He who has the most to sell of it wins! The future is bandwidth. He who has the most to sell of it wins!

]]> By: GSH10 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/09/02/future-is-calling-att-t-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-390326 GSH10 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:30:34 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=29206#comment-390326 Well said, buying is not innovation in a market worth betting the farm on. As far as monopolizing, Verizon would have to roll over dead, and take T-Mobile with them. Unfortunately, monopoly through power is in AT&T's DNA and they need genetic surgery to implant ingenuity into their genome. Well said, buying is not innovation in a market worth betting the farm on. As far as monopolizing, Verizon would have to roll over dead, and take T-Mobile with them.

Unfortunately, monopoly through power is in AT&T’s DNA and they need genetic surgery to implant ingenuity into their genome.

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