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iPhones Plod Along on Crowded Network

Heavy-using customers frustrated in busy areas

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 3, 2009 11:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – The iPhone has a slick package and a supercool image--but when it comes to speed, the gadget can be a clunker, the New York Times reports. Customers are fed up with the long waits that stem from heavy traffic on the AT&T network, currently the only one available to iPhone users. They use the internet to download, watch, and listen as much as 10 times more than typical smartphone owners.

“It’s so slow, it feels like I’m on a dial-up modem,” says one user. It’s a particular problem in areas where lots of people are weighing down the network. But the trouble won’t belong only to AT&T for long—as other networks start embracing higher-tech phones, they’ll face the same concerns.

A customer walks out of an AT&T store in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
A customer walks out of an AT&T store in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, July 22, 2009.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
In this June 19, 2009 file photo, a shop worker holds the new Apple iPhone 3GS in Barcelona, Spain.
In this June 19, 2009 file photo, a shop worker holds the new Apple iPhone 3GS in Barcelona, Spain.   (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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COMMENTS
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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 3, 2009 7:53 AM CDT
I own a blackberry and I can zoom right along on the net. I agree being a Trend Whore is seldom useful in the long run. Besides, if you have enough time to sit and use all of the retarded apps you need to get out more.
kyleleitch
Sep 3, 2009 7:20 AM CDT
It's kind of like that Verison commercial with the guy and the dead Blackberry: "Paperweight mode!"
barthy
Sep 3, 2009 5:34 AM CDT
trend whores. hahahahaha, nice.

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