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marshally | 16 years ago | on: AT&T might just have the best 3G network in the US

My anecdotal evidence is that in Dallas my AT&T iPhone drops about 50% of all calls I make that last longer than 5 minutes.

I am weary of AT&T's recent marketing barrage that boasts of impressive download speeds.

Seriously. When was the last time you heard anyone complain about downloads taking too long on AT&T? Even the above referenced study defines 'reliability' as 'the likelihood that a user can connect to the Internet at a reasonable speed.'

Like I give a crap.

AT&T's plain and simple problem is call reliability. Not download speeds. Not the ability to make or sustain a broadband connection.

It's there miserably voice service that has me contemplating to leave my beloved iPhone behind and run to pick up a Palm Pre on Verizon. For the record, I think the Palm Pre is an inferior phone. But I'd like to be able to make phone calls with some confidence that they will be completed.

marshally | 16 years ago | on: StackOverflow is hugely relevant to hiring decisions - their biz model?

I love the /idea/ of using StackOverflow Careers to identify and retain talent. But there just aren't enough candidates there to justify the $1000/month fee.

You used to be able to see the number of candidates that would be returned for specific searches without paying for an employer account. A recent search for Ruby developers in the DFW area came back with only 5-10 hits. I can no longer find the search page. I wonder why?