Now herea4ぎa4г a telling sign that AT&'Ta4ぎa4г network reputation is in shambles: The popular Daily Show ran a long segment espousing the virtues of the Verizon iPhone while constantly referencing AT&'Ta4ぎa4г network failure.
Show host Jon Stewart expressed his frustration about the iPhone, calling it a4ぎAthe worlda4ぎa4г most popular almost phone,a4ぎ and he appeared genuinely grateful that he would finally be able to make calls reliably on Verizona4ぎa4г network. The same sentiment ran through the showa4ぎa4г audience, as well as people interviewed on the street and in their homes.
While New Yorkers and San Franciscans are likely seeing the bulk of AT&'Ta4ぎa4г network failure, the fact that a national comedy show spent over seven minutes of running time on the issue is telling. Clearly, the Verizon iPhone isna4ぎa4д something just geeks are clamoring for.
Via Engadget
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Devindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra.
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