AT&T Begins Rolling Out 3G Upload Speed Fix

AT&T Begins Rolling Out 3G Upload Speed Fix

Monday, July 26, 2010 - by Michael Santo
AT&T has begun rolling out a software fix to fix an issue in Alcatel-Lucent equipment that was causing users in some parts of the country to experience slower uploads. The company said it hoped the problem could be resolved in 2-3 weeks.

Although iPhone users were the most vocal when the issue first appeared, it wasn't device specific. After investigation, AT&T determined the issue had to do with firmware in Alcatel-Lucent's 3G base station hardware.

 AT&T said the issue affected less than two percent of their customer base. Using their recently provided wireless subscriber number of 90.1 million, that would be about 1.8 million subscribers, all of whom are probably ticked off at the beleaguered carrier, regardless of whether or not its AT&T's issue, or Alcatel-Lucent's.
Via: Business Week | News Archive | Tags: Firmware, iPhone, ATT
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By Inspector on Jul 26, 2010

I would say on a 1.8 million scale that's a lot of people :D. But according to their scale its only a little issues? :D Well, it hasn't affected me, but wish they can speed up my connection... :)

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By acarzt on Jul 27, 2010

lol... I love when companies roll out percentages instead of an actual head count... they do that because they know the number will be staggering... like 1,800,000. lol

When you put it into a percentage, it doesn't sound so bad lol

But hey... at least they're fixing it. :-P

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By Inspector on Jul 27, 2010

They did release the head count, its 90.1 million and 2% is 1.8 million :D

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By acarzt on Jul 27, 2010

lol they released in a seperate statement, the head count. With only the percentage, you would have to do your own homework to find out the head count lol

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By Inspector on Jul 27, 2010

O i see what you mean now. Smile Well its always better for businesses to release percents and not numbers to shock everyone :D

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