Operation Chokehold I’ll tell you something — I’m really SiSePuedeRosieRivetorblown away by the way people have responded to AT&T’s bastardly behavior over bandwidth usage. Our engineers are friggin livid. And, because they’re engineers, which means they’re basically evil little pricks, they’ve come up with a plan to teach AT&T a lesson. They’re calling it Operation Chokehold. Last night I got this email that they’ve been sending around inside Apple, encouraging people to join the crusade:
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!
Man, I HATE the phrase "speak truth to power" because 9 times out of 10 it doesn't actually fit the situation--like now. I'm all for this campaign of course, but I think AT&T is fully aware of the "truth" that iPhone users don't appreciate AT&T's sucky network or it's recent suggestion that iPhone users stop using so much data. It's just that AT&T either doesn't care or can't afford to upgrade their network.
Of course, when Google's Nexus One phone goes on sale next month all you iPhoners still with AT&T might want to consider switching over to the first phone that really holds a candle to the Jesus Phone. That's the best way to show AT&T (and Apple) who's the boss.
I've already decided that when I upgrade away from my iPhone (which has been on T-Mobile's network since November of 2008) I plan to upgrade to the Nexus One. No more of this iTunes crap. I'm sick of being told what to do with my phone.
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