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AT&T has been struggling to keep up with demand on its data network since the launch of the iPhone 3G. Tests and speculation have all but absolved the iPhone 3G of any inherent defect as the root of sluggish 
data network performance on AT&T’s 3G network. At this point, AT&T’s recently upgraded 3G network is seemingly to blame for problematic 3G performance.
This morning, AT&T added some icing to their bitter 3G-cake when the No. 1 US wireless carrier’s data network took a nose dive. Reports indicate that AT&T customers on the East Coast saw their local 3G and EDGE networks go completely dark for 10-12 hours. The data network outage affected Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois and Missouri – leaving users without access to emails and unable to surf the web. The voice network was still operational, allowing for text messages and voice calls.
Customers posted complaints about the AT&T data network outage on AT&T support forums and Apple forums , with some customers reporting success in getting a credit of $20-$30 from AT&T.
AT&T says that they are looking in to the cause of the data network outage.
[Via: AP]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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