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When Motorola and AT&T announced the Atrix 4G during CES 2011, they touted it as the most technologically advanced smartphone in the market today. It has a dual-core processor, runs Android 2.2 Froyo, docks onto and powers a laptop and is equipped to handle AT&T’s HSPA+ “4G” network. However, it seems that the latter might actually be a bit misleading.
According to one frustrated AT&T user, the carrier is capping the device at just 300Kbps, which is much slower than the iPhone 4′s average 1.5Mbps. It’s hard to imagine that this is strictly a carrier issue, however, and might have something to do with the Atrix 4G’s software.
The user says:
Unfortunately, since owning this phone I have been experiencing very slow data speeds and have been losing the Internet connection especially in times when I really needed to find directions or look up information. I have contacted AT&T and was told that everything is fine and that the network in my area is working the way it is supposed to but it isn’t the case. [sic]
It wouldn’t be the first device on the market that has had problems interfacing with the data network. When the Nexus One was first released, many users were unable to connect to T-Mobile’s 3G data network. Last summer, iPhone users were noticing that upload speeds on AT&T’s network were dramatically reduced, but the issue was later explained and resolved by AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent.
It’s hard to say what might be causing tThis is the main REASON I strarted this petition: Can AT&T explain to us why our upload speeds can’t go over the 300kpbs mark while other phones such as the iPhone 4 have upload speeds 4 to 10 times faster than the Atrix 4G? Don’t we PAY the SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY for your data plans? STOP CAPPING UPLOAD SPEEDS !!! [sic]
May I suggest two tablets of vitamin chill?
[Via: Groubal]
About The Author
Marc Flores
Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through his hands than he would care to count. Originally from Los Angeles and briefly in San Francisco, Marc now lives in Brooklyn where, unlike Will Park, he longs for simpler times and simpler technology. All the while, he writes about gadgets and wireless technology as he tinkers, hacks and ultimately breaks most of his gadgets in the process. Marc has written about the mobile industry for Boy Genius Report, MobileCrunch, Laptop Magazine and has had his work appear in the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and more.
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