Apple Exec Promises AT&T Network Upgrade

Everyone loves the iPhone, right? It’s the hottest gadget since Eli Whitney started cleaning cotton fibers, but there is one glaring problem with the lil’ status symbol: It’s exclusively tied to AT&T’s cellular network, and AT&T’s cellular network is exclusively tied to dropping calls and spotty service.

Good news for all those iPhone owners trapped in a two-year contract however, as the wireless carrier has approached Apple with a plan to improve its network in direct response to complaints from iPhone owners — assuming you believe Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. “We have personally reviewed these plans, and we have very high confidence that they will make significant progress toward fixing them,” said Cook during a conference call Monday.

The interesting bit here is that AT&T has refused to comment on Cook’s claims. That could just be an attempt at playing coy, or — and the conspiracy theorist part of me is really pulling for this option — perhaps the entire promise is a ploy by Cook to force AT&T into upgrading their network. It would look terrible for the carrier to renege on promises made, even on their behalf, but this saves Apple the trouble of threatening to move their iPhone to a competing network.

And yes, I imagine Cook tenting his fingers and laughing diabolically throughout the conference.

Source: BusinessWeek

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