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BBB: AT&T has lowest complaint rate among major carriers, T-Mobile highest

By: |Nov 11th, 2011 at 03:45PM
Filed Under: Services
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Among the top-four nationwide carriers in the United States, AT&T has managed the lowest ratio of Better Business Bureau complaints to customers over the past three years. Earlier this month, the BBB published data collected between August 2008 and July 2011 for the eight biggest wireless carriers in the U.S. The firm then measured total complaints for each carrier against its approximate total subscriber count according to the CTIA as of July to determine each carrier’s “complaint ratio.R...

AT&T responds to allegations of capped data speeds, confirms ATRIX 4G will get HSUPA

By: |Mar 11th, 2011 at 12:51PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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AT&T on Thursday responded to a Better Business Bureau complaint alleging that the carrier is capping data speeds on new “4G” devices like the Motorola ATRIX 4G. The BBB grievance was part of a series of complaints, both public and private, pertaining to slower than expected upload speeds on devices like the ATRIX 4G and HTC’s Inspire 4G. AT&T responded to BGR’s request for comment earlier this week, but the carrier’s statement left some room for interpretation. Now, any ...

AT&T responds to Consumer Reports beating, cites A+ rating from BBB

By: |Dec 7th, 2010 at 05:04PM
Filed Under: General
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AT&T was dragged over the coals yesterday following the revelation that Consumer Reports readers think AT&T is the worst carrier in the U.S. The bruised carrier issued a statement shortly after Consumer Reports’ survey made the rounds, but it was pretty obvious that it had more in store. Today, AT&T points out that according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), its network is the best in the country — 0r, at least, its subscribers complain the least. In the 12-month period ending December ...

Canada’s Big Three carriers earn an ‘F’ from the BBB

By: |Jun 18th, 2010 at 04:50AM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Here’s a shocker for you: Canadians really don’t like the nation’s Big Three wireless companies. This “revelation” comes to us by way of the Better Business Bureau, which revealed how many complaints it received about each carrier during an interview with the CBC. According to the watchdog, Bell has the dubious honor of being the worst offender with 1,020 complaints dating back to 2009. During the same period, Telus and Rogers received the second and third most complaints with 7...

Exclusive

BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac walkthrough

By: |Aug 21st, 2009 at 10:45AM
Filed Under: BG's Corner, Exclusive, Software
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Sure it’s been announced and even previewed, but there’s nothing like having our very own copy to mess around with. (Someone should check if Zach and Michael are still breathing, though — they might have fainted). If there’s one thing I’ve learned about BlackBerry lovers, it’s that they are relentless and won’t give up. Having said that, it isn’t a complete surprise to see Research In Motion finally move towards a Mac solution. Hit the break for an awesome walkt...