Jan05

AT&T being dumb again

by vipergtsrz at 07:43 AM Share your /facepalm story

For some reason, I've never liked AT&T. Maybe it's because they have horrible customer service or because they don't deliver what they promise. Who knows?

Because of my distain for AT&T, I laughed when I read this article about how AT&T is talking about trying to find ways to offer customers incentives to limit data usage on cell phones.

Considering that AT&T has arguably the best smart phone, don't you think they would understand that they would need to have a network that could handle the load? I don't understand why a company like AT&T would even talk about trying to give incentives to users to not use as much data. Here's an idea, how about you put money into your network to beef it up and make it more reliable?

AT&T tried to sue Verizon for their "There's a map for that" commercials and then they made their own commercials to fight against Verizon. How much money did they spend on the lawsuit and the commercials when they could have just expanded their 3G coverage and made their network more reliable?

I can't wait to see what other /facepalms AT&T will make

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Jun07

Crazy Palm Pre Driver

by vipergtsrz at 07:45 AM Share your /facepalm story

According to this news article, an elderly woman who couldn't wait to get her Palm Pre crashed into a Sprint store the day before the release of Palm's new "iPhone killer". I don't think this incident really has anything to do with the Palm Pre. It probably has more to do with an older woman driving a car who shouldn't have a driver's license.

How does something like this happen? Seriously...  /facepalm

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Sep23

My Dad Reviews: IPhones

by Beevee at 11:11 PM Share your /facepalm story

How can you tell someone graduated from Notre Dame?

Don't worry they will tell you.

I can remember your grandfather used to walk around with his old typewriter.  Anytime someone would be allowed to enter the home he would bring it out and invite that lucky individual to take a few stabs at typing.  He would spend hours gleefully watching people bashing ink to paper.  Once he looked at me and said, "Son, the future is now!  From thought, to ink, to print with the push of a button.  Truly these are the glory days we fought the Germans to obtain."  

Anyways the real tragedy of the creation of the iphone is that it somehow gives the owner many responsibilities.  First and foremost the owner of the Iphone has solemn sworn duty to take it out at every opportunity.  Oh man thanks for sitting down next to me at the bar.  Oh and look you've pulled out an electronic device.  Oh wow are you going to use it?  No?  Oh ok just have it sit there then.  Oh you picked it up.  Did you get a call?  No.  No, you just wanted to check the weather because you can.  Oh look your shiny has gotten the attention of a female.  Well fortunately you're well versed in the marketing of said shiny.  Unfortunately once you're done with your infomercial you're going to have to find something else to talk about.  And now we have come full circle to doom.  You're generation has more information at your finger tips than ever could be dreamed by mine.  Yet none of you find anything useful to say. 

There’s no need to be smart or literate.  Don’t know how to spell a word?  Not any trouble thanks to iphone.  Too dumb to tell if it's sunny outside?  Fortunately you have a weather app at the ready.  Life getting you down?  Can't figure out how to seize the day?  Well congrats because now you can watch the video of the intense squirrel at any time.  Now you can take photographs of all the interesting non iphone owning folks who are out there doing stuff while you photograph them.  Later on you will marvel at your ability to zoom into said photo.  Even later on you will wipe a grimy glass screen with the tears of remorse from your impulse purchase.  But hey it's your allowance do with it what you want.  

 

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