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Fuck AT&T
Beat me to it! In my opinion, this has been a cheesy company for a good while.
How to beat expectations?
Easy:
"He who expects nothing is never disappointed."
"How AT&T Just Got Beat", surely?
wait, everything's not awesome?
dont worry be happy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422327029&v=KZ1mA1NeUmU&x-yt-cl=8...
@Not_Jim_Cramer is waaaaay better than that imposter.
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Please go pimp your stupid blog somewhere else, preferably somewhere at least passingly relevant.
Humm? Doesn't the number round up to $1?
Tvee is worth $100 per month
...the shit out of...
Lowering expectations all the way to the top!
Does the "Death Star" have it's own "Rule 48" button?!!!
We become my avatar , Bizarro World, more and more, daily...y
GAAP vs non-GAAP
Big difference in reporting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRcj9WbHLjk
Too funny. I'm waiting for Tylers to get their own special on Comedy Central.
Horrible company to deal with, I can't imagine how bad it is to work there.
ATT is a buyback poster boy. Once the 2B annual buybacks stopped that is when the stock started to go down. YOU HAVE GOT TO CHECK OUT THE CURRENT RATIO. IT IS NEGATIVE BIGTIME. It is not a good hold until they clean up there balance sheet which will hit the stock price dearly!!!
Fuck AT&T. I'm done with them after my contract is up soon. Customer service is an absolute joke, in fact it's almost comical how bad it is when one has to call in and navigate the labyrinth of phone options, only to hear "We are currently experiencing heavy call volume, your estimated wait time is one hour, please..........".
When the hell are they NOT experiencing heavy call volume? If it were not for my effing job requiring I have a smart phone I would get a basic old skool flip phone.
You have to call AT&T when the Philippines is just starting their day.
Helper Link: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/philippines/manila
The banksters need to repay us.
....and then there's Sprint. Don't even gooooo there.
Oh God no kidding. Probably easier to get inside the White House than get a live human on the phone at Sprint.
I thought AT&T went out of business in the 90s ?????
I'm surprised the BLS doesn't do that with the weekly jobs data... Ohh wait, they're the ones that taught ATT the trick.
Inverse relationship btw strong iPhone sales during the quarter and weaker AT&T earnings as subsidies rise...
Even a protozoa would have trouble doing the limbo under that earnings curve ...
I estimated in January 2014 that I would earn $1,000,000 in 2014.
February: No, wait, $900,000.
March: Okay, $800,000.
May: Accountant says $700,000.
June: Maybe $600,000?
July: This just in, $500,000.
August: I'll round down this time to $400,000.
September: Rain yesterday, so only $300,000.
October: Took a day off, so now only $200,000.
November: Would you believe $100,000?
December: Final estimate: $41,000.
January 2015: W2s say $41,536.47
Woo hoo! I beat my earnings estimate.
The banksters need to repay us.
Sorry but I don't get the joke. Where on this chart is the punchline?
Is the chart their earnings ESTIMATE?...which they lowered over time to look fan-fukin-tastic when the real number came in?
They just doubled your monthly rate. HA!
Yes.
att lost 3.98 billion in 4th qtr..gee they almost well coulda made money if they had better accountants.
ALLAS (AP) _ AT&T Inc. (T) on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $3.98 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had a loss of 77 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 55 cents per share.
For Internet problems when dealing with AT&T
Your first goal is to get to someone who speaks English (St. Louis for DSL internet, Dallas for U-verse internet)
A few notes from my time spent as a help desk operator for AT&T. I worked the business and residential DSL support lines. If you are paying for AT&T's business DSL, you still get the same department. Your only, and I do mean only advantage is that if you need an on-site technician, you are higher in line than a residential customer. You pay a lot more for this, and nothing else. So you have been warned.
Yes, all your Internet DSL trouble calls are routed to the Phillipines first. They will have you muck with your computer, because they are told to do that. Do not follow their instructions, other than to reboot your modem, and or reboot your computer.
If you follow their advice, your computer may end up needing actual service, not to mention possibly reloading your operating system by the time they are done with you.
You need to get your service call escalated to tier 3. Bitch a lot at the Filipinos. Ask to be transferred to St. Louis. Ok, now that you have used your social engineering skills, your next step is to sound really pissed off and ask to speak with a manager. Demand it. No manager will take your call. They will instead transfer you to what is called the "ice desk", where you will be placed on hold for about 5 to minutes, hopefully allowing you to chill out. (Rest your voice, grab a drink while you wait...) The "ice desk" is in Pleasanton, Ca. Do not be dismayed by the wait. This was your ultimate goal all along.
Because now you bitch long and hard but it has to be sincere, so you can get your service call for free, and also ask for compensation for your time wasted. Tell them how that incompetent that Filipino was. Threatening to go to another service provider usually does the trick. If you have played your cards correctly, you can usually get a couple of month's free service or a refund on your next bill...
I noticed the trend: Indians are becoming too expensive, they are moving to Phillipines, next step Bangladesh...
a beat by an RCH for ATT