AT&T's word, like their network, can't be trusted. They try to justify their bad behavior in throttling & breaching "Unlimited" data phone contracts by making up their own definitions (like politicians & small children). Webster's Dictionary defines UNLIMITED as: (1) lacking any controls, unrestricted -unlimited access-; (2) boundless, infinite; (3) not bounded by exceptions -- Call AT&T & complain, notify your state Atty. General, the FCC & FTC; then we'll organize lawsuits.
AT&T is secertly buying up every public traded company worldwide they beyond a monopoly they are worldwide monopoly they created a program that controls the climate and weather on earth we are so screwed LOL not me though!!!
why does a company even have the right to name themselves at&t. at&t stands for everything that is corupt and anti-competitive! i can't stand hearing the name at&t.
The at&t and verizon (vodaphone - foreing company) monopolies are in action. This is just a small dose of the proof. If you're with either of them, dump 'em. Any company that can only grow by gobbling up the competition with their large bank accounts kills jobs and hurts the economy. Every time they Pac Man a company, they lay off Americans.
@mywaveinoc Granted. I've just got this little tic where I demand accuracy in terminology and facts when accusations are made. Example: About 60% of everything you hear about Wal-mart is either false or exaggerated, however most people cite it as fact because it seems believable. That is when you can tell that you have failed to Control The Message.
i lived thru the original FCC divestiture of AT&T in '84. every 8-10 months there'd be another restructure wthin the Co. until finally in '96 there was a "tri-vestiture" n which Lucent was born. O had a total of FOUR different company names on my paycheck thru that 10 yrs, and never moved my desk!
This video is all true. AT&T has been trying to rule the world for more than a century. Many antitrust suits have been filed, prompting the government and FCC to crack down on them. But the company always finds a way to get around the law, usually by taking over other companies and disguising themselves. We have some really evildoers in this world and the biggest corporations are exactly that. Walmart, AT&T, and the White House and the most evil ones.
@highnote606 If AT&T didn't own so many patents I don't think this would be an issue. I'm not sure it is anyway, at least in wireless. Verizon and Sprint are there. But AT&T could never sell another telephone again and still be making money on those patents.
@highnote606 The White House isn't a corporation. Hell, its not even a branch of the government. It is the primary residence of one person in the government in particular. Check facts, then come back, thanks.
I just spent 90 mins on the phone with ATT with 5 different people, and am taking a break before heading back in for more [sigh]. So this remembered this vid and came to see it again. THANKS!! IT MADE MY DAY!! LOL!!!!!!!!!
Not quite true. AT&T was broken up into competing forces because with no competiion prices go up and quality stays low. (which is why buying healthcare across state lines would likely have lowered everyone's costs without all the problems of last year)
BUT, then after they broke apart, others could compete. so even with reunification, there is still Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Alltel, COX, MetroPCS, PureMobile, Virgin Mobile and others. There is no likelihood that ATT could regain a monopoly.
@Karlmessner Sprint will likely fold in the next couple of years because the death star is buying T-mobile now.
Verizon will be the only competition, and if verizon falters, - guess what, back to square one, just takes one MCI style fuck up (remember them) for verizon to fall before the jaws of AT&T
@Karlmessner Virgin Mobile is now part of Sprint, and Alltel was purchased by Verizon. So the two mega carriers AT&T, and Verizon (formerly at&t) will have a duopoly. Those other smaller carriers will be forced to merge or get bought out if the t-mobile deal goes through.
Obama, show us that Washington is not rotten and stop this deal. Free market must have competition. What kind of competition is this if the few companies that get a spectrum license are allowed to merge?
@Atheismrulez Very true my friend. BUT did you know Virgin uses Tmobile towers? So eventually Virgin WILL be also ATT...I swore I would NEVER go back to ATT when I left them but looks like they're going to get back at us. I think they're going to lose a lot of clients like you and me hate ATT and will eventually end up going to Verizon...what do you think?
@305goldenmia Actually Virgin Mobile uses Sprint's network. Virgin Mobile is CDMA and not GSM. This information can be found on their website. I sell Virgin Mobile devices quite frequently for the retailer I work for. You can hardly beat their prices on devices and service. Although their coverage isn't as expansive as other carriers, they do cover you in many major cities. But Virgin does not operate off of T-Mobile so no worries of being with AT&T. Thought I'd clear that up for you.
Virgin Mobile USA is Sprint's pre-paid/off-contract division, so they use Sprint's towers.
"On July 28, 2009, Sprint agreed to pay $483 million to purchase Virgin Mobile USA. The Federal Trade Commission later gave the go-ahead on the acquisition. Virgin Mobile USA was originally conceived as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Sprint, and uses Sprint's cellular bandwidth in the United States. Sprint retained the Virgin Mobile name after the deal closed."
wow colbert is awesome as always. funny im watching this cause att just bought tmobile so i was thinking they had previous links, i guess not. o well damn u att; fucking up all of our affordable plans
AT&T's word, like their network, can't be trusted. They try to justify their bad behavior in throttling & breaching "Unlimited" data phone contracts by making up their own definitions (like politicians & small children). Webster's Dictionary defines UNLIMITED as: (1) lacking any controls, unrestricted -unlimited access-; (2) boundless, infinite; (3) not bounded by exceptions -- Call AT&T & complain, notify your state Atty. General, the FCC & FTC; then we'll organize lawsuits.
Ziluxe 4 days ago
All your "room641a" belong to us ! ( hint google room 641a )
OnsiteRepair 1 week ago
AT&T is secertly buying up every public traded company worldwide they beyond a monopoly they are worldwide monopoly they created a program that controls the climate and weather on earth we are so screwed LOL not me though!!!
DigitalTDMA 2 weeks ago
we watched this in telco training. Stephen Colbert is better at describing what happened than AT&T is.
missmorganphoenix 3 weeks ago
shout out to mt training class thats watching the video now............
nataliev22 1 month ago
awwww how funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nataliev22 1 month ago
AT&Tception.
geforceoc 2 months ago
at&t is the best quit hatin
eastbay5l0 3 months ago
so att was cingular
allzhark 3 months ago
why does a company even have the right to name themselves at&t. at&t stands for everything that is corupt and anti-competitive! i can't stand hearing the name at&t.
goford90 3 months ago
The at&t and verizon (vodaphone - foreing company) monopolies are in action. This is just a small dose of the proof. If you're with either of them, dump 'em. Any company that can only grow by gobbling up the competition with their large bank accounts kills jobs and hurts the economy. Every time they Pac Man a company, they lay off Americans.
mywaveinoc 4 months ago
@mywaveinoc Just a small quibble. They are not monopolies. They are oligopolies. Similar, but its a different thing.
Allabaster84 4 months ago
@Allabaster84 True, but just as damaging.
mywaveinoc 4 months ago
@mywaveinoc Granted. I've just got this little tic where I demand accuracy in terminology and facts when accusations are made. Example: About 60% of everything you hear about Wal-mart is either false or exaggerated, however most people cite it as fact because it seems believable. That is when you can tell that you have failed to Control The Message.
Allabaster84 4 months ago
haha... I dont live in USA so i dont have to put up with at&t and verizon, :D
Dexterham 4 months ago
i lived thru the original FCC divestiture of AT&T in '84. every 8-10 months there'd be another restructure wthin the Co. until finally in '96 there was a "tri-vestiture" n which Lucent was born. O had a total of FOUR different company names on my paycheck thru that 10 yrs, and never moved my desk!
antman37373 4 months ago
To clarify, the government is suing to block the merger. It'll be a while before this is actually resolved.
blackeyedcheese 6 months ago
Hilarious!
sojournermobile 6 months ago
This video is all true. AT&T has been trying to rule the world for more than a century. Many antitrust suits have been filed, prompting the government and FCC to crack down on them. But the company always finds a way to get around the law, usually by taking over other companies and disguising themselves. We have some really evildoers in this world and the biggest corporations are exactly that. Walmart, AT&T, and the White House and the most evil ones.
highnote606 8 months ago
@highnote606 If AT&T didn't own so many patents I don't think this would be an issue. I'm not sure it is anyway, at least in wireless. Verizon and Sprint are there. But AT&T could never sell another telephone again and still be making money on those patents.
mbrooks415 7 months ago
@highnote606 The White House isn't a corporation. Hell, its not even a branch of the government. It is the primary residence of one person in the government in particular. Check facts, then come back, thanks.
Allabaster84 4 months ago
I just spent 90 mins on the phone with ATT with 5 different people, and am taking a break before heading back in for more [sigh]. So this remembered this vid and came to see it again. THANKS!! IT MADE MY DAY!! LOL!!!!!!!!!
blivet263 8 months ago
I LOLLED AHAHAHAA THIS GUY IS A FUNNY
jas16899 9 months ago
Why is Rebekka black related to this vid?^^
trumpetterror 9 months ago
@trumpetterror Because you idiots keep talking about it in comments. Related video projection is partly based off of comment discussion.
RealLifeAttraction 9 months ago
@RealLifeAttraction That was my first comment on this video idiot.
trumpetterror 9 months ago
So hilarious!!!!!
TheBeachgirl02 10 months ago
Not quite true. AT&T was broken up into competing forces because with no competiion prices go up and quality stays low. (which is why buying healthcare across state lines would likely have lowered everyone's costs without all the problems of last year)
BUT, then after they broke apart, others could compete. so even with reunification, there is still Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Alltel, COX, MetroPCS, PureMobile, Virgin Mobile and others. There is no likelihood that ATT could regain a monopoly.
Karlmessner 10 months ago
@Karlmessner Sprint will likely fold in the next couple of years because the death star is buying T-mobile now.
Verizon will be the only competition, and if verizon falters, - guess what, back to square one, just takes one MCI style fuck up (remember them) for verizon to fall before the jaws of AT&T
Questtechie 10 months ago
@Karlmessner Virgin Mobile is now part of Sprint, and Alltel was purchased by Verizon. So the two mega carriers AT&T, and Verizon (formerly at&t) will have a duopoly. Those other smaller carriers will be forced to merge or get bought out if the t-mobile deal goes through.
dmcr9525 10 months ago
This is so true!
kontar72 11 months ago
Obama, show us that Washington is not rotten and stop this deal. Free market must have competition. What kind of competition is this if the few companies that get a spectrum license are allowed to merge?
Vistazzos 11 months ago
@Vistazzos Do you even know what free market means? Not that America has one...
ryanjonesrr 11 months ago
@Vistazzos 2006 dude... 2006
Kirbyeggs00 9 months ago
@Kirbyeggs00 I was talking about T-Mobile 2011 mate
Vistazzos 9 months ago
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Vistazzos 11 months ago
Obama wont let this go through, right? RIGHT GUYS? Hello? Is this thing on?
someidiotchild 11 months ago 3
someone should forward this to the FTC and FCC so they can block the att tmo merger. And to show how stupid they are
jerrry13157 11 months ago
my mytouch 4g is unlocked and rooted so im gonna have no problem switching :)
beratalbania 11 months ago
@beratalbania it may be rooted, but you'll only get edge speeds. :(
c0wz 11 months ago
@c0wz i rooted my mytouch 3g and i still got 4g speeds. lol
OfficialSmash4 9 months ago
@OfficialSmash4 the 3g/4g bands are different on AT&T and t-mobile. they won't work.
c0wz 9 months ago
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NetTVEditor 11 months ago
It's happening again!!!!
MSGPresident 11 months ago
Verizon is part of bell system which is att.
Chromegrillz 11 months ago
Screw AT&T and T-Mobile!
chuck28372 11 months ago
Simply put, AT&T had a war plan to conquer again, and they fucking did it. Damn....
LogicLyfe 11 months ago
rip tmobile
suprapinoy64 11 months ago 47
@suprapinoy64 The merger was blocked by the US government
fargon123 6 months ago
@fargon123 it wasnt blocked I think FCC can only block it
zoemayne 6 months ago
@zoemayne who the fuck do you think the FCC is.
webmastertool 6 months ago
@fargon123 really? this is good news.
suprapinoy64 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Fuck AT&T. I'm going to raise carrier pigeons.
stegeo3 11 months ago 88
Very appropriate now that AT&T bought T-Mobile. FUCK YOU, AT&T. You will never have my money!!!
Virgin Mobile FTW!
Atheismrulez 11 months ago
@Atheismrulez Very true my friend. BUT did you know Virgin uses Tmobile towers? So eventually Virgin WILL be also ATT...I swore I would NEVER go back to ATT when I left them but looks like they're going to get back at us. I think they're going to lose a lot of clients like you and me hate ATT and will eventually end up going to Verizon...what do you think?
305goldenmia 11 months ago
@305goldenmia Actually Virgin Mobile uses Sprint's network. Virgin Mobile is CDMA and not GSM. This information can be found on their website. I sell Virgin Mobile devices quite frequently for the retailer I work for. You can hardly beat their prices on devices and service. Although their coverage isn't as expansive as other carriers, they do cover you in many major cities. But Virgin does not operate off of T-Mobile so no worries of being with AT&T. Thought I'd clear that up for you.
yirohero 11 months ago
@305goldenmia
Virgin Mobile USA is Sprint's pre-paid/off-contract division, so they use Sprint's towers.
"On July 28, 2009, Sprint agreed to pay $483 million to purchase Virgin Mobile USA. The Federal Trade Commission later gave the go-ahead on the acquisition. Virgin Mobile USA was originally conceived as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Sprint, and uses Sprint's cellular bandwidth in the United States. Sprint retained the Virgin Mobile name after the deal closed."
Atheismrulez 11 months ago
wow colbert is awesome as always. funny im watching this cause att just bought tmobile so i was thinking they had previous links, i guess not. o well damn u att; fucking up all of our affordable plans
abajarde 11 months ago
pretty damn accurate
FloridaRaider 11 months ago
HAHAHA that was really funny.
goobot1 11 months ago
When was this from?
amicianthony 1 year ago
Do you know what episode this was from?
ComradeSlice 2 years ago