What part of "Unlimited Data plan" was it that confused them?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

I personally think this is a VERY poor idea which could endanger the life and safety of  innocent people djf

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From: Randall Webmail <rvh40 () insightbb com>
Date: December 16, 2009 12:36:38 AM EST
To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com, dewayne () warpspeed com, dave () farber net
Subject: What part of "Unlimited Data plan" was it that confused them?

Watch out AT&T: Operation Chokehold is coming

by Michael Grothaus (RSS feed) on Dec 15th 2009 at 7:45AM
After Ralph de la Vega, chief executive of AT&T Mobility, stated earlier this week that he wants iPhone users to limit 
their data usage the web exploded with anger. The New York Times sided with AT&T, but others thought that was bogus. 
Now Fake Steve Jobs is getting in on the action. Fake Steve is telling iPhone users to go crazy with their data usage 
this Friday, December 18, to teach De La Vega a lesson in for trying to stifle his customers contract-given-rights for 
unlimited data usage.

Subject: Operation Chokehold
On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we will attempt to overwhelm the AT&T data network and bring it to its 
knees. The goal is to have every iPhone user (or as many as we can) turn on a data intensive app and run that app for 
one solid hour. Send the message to AT&T that we are sick of their substandard network and sick of their abusive 
comments. The idea is we'll create a digital flash mob. We're calling it in Operation Chokehold. Join us and speak 
truth to power!

I'm in the UK where we have multiple providers to choose from (as many countries do), but I can understand the 
frustration US users have with being limited to only one carrier with poor network performance and then being lectured 
about their data usage.

So TUAW readers. What's it gonna be? You going to do a little choking come Friday?
Watch out AT&T: Operation Chokehold is coming (16 December 2009)
 http://www.tuaw.com/2009/12/15/watch-out-atandt-operation-chokehold-is-coming/
 http://snipurl.com/tpmy9   (links inline)




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