{"id":11324,"date":"2011-10-07T13:25:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T17:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=11324"},"modified":"2011-10-07T16:19:44","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T20:19:44","slug":"how-much-does-att-suck-let-me-count-the-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/07\/how-much-does-att-suck-let-me-count-the-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does ATT Suck? Let me count the ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iphone4swht_siriui-256262.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11326\" title=\"iphone4swht_siriui-256262\" src=\"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iphone4swht_siriui-256262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iphone4swht_siriui-256262.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iphone4swht_siriui-256262-126x200.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>I decided to order a new iPhone 4s today.<\/p>\n<p>I thought that the most hassle free order method was to just go to my local ATT store. It was the obvious choice. There is never a line, the staff is friendly. The affable salesman knows me by first name and is an avid iPhone owner himself. I could be catered to and I wouldn&#8217;t have to think too hard. I thought how can I go wrong?<\/p>\n<p>Not to worry. With ATT there is always a way.<\/p>\n<p>The choices offered to me by ATT:<br \/>\n1)I could preorder and wait for 3 weeks for delivery or<br \/>\n2)I could come in next Friday and stand in line or<br \/>\n3)Since I am consulting in Phoenix next Friday, I could stand in line there.<\/p>\n<p>As my son would say: Yea right.<\/p>\n<p>I pulled out my iPhone while standing frustrated at the ATT sales counter &amp; went to the Apple site. It suggested I download the app, which I did. Within 3 or 4 minutes I had preordered my iPhone. I asked my salesperson (who I felt really sorry for) to advise the chain of command of the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>ATT? #fail. I should have known better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to order a new iPhone 4s today. I thought that the most hassle free order method was to just go to my local ATT store. 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