Tonx. In mug and ready to enjoy. #tonx (Taken with instagram)

AWESOME.

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I am so glad that I never got into the AT&T fold as a customer. Their approach to customer service is to hit subscribers with a hammer and nail and not addressing their needs as a service provider.

They bitch about the iPhone clogging up their pipes, when it was their decision to hop on the newest must-have device and now they’re pissed because it was so successful (ie: clogging their network). Sorry assholes, you either provide a pipeline for the services that your customers want or you don’t. You don’t get it both ways forever and your day is sure as hell coming.

Dicking your customers via throttling, failing to address customer issues, and turning on your customers when they (rightly) try to contact an executive to lodge a legitimate complaint. Wow. Just where I want to be as a wireless customer. 

Good luck AT&T, you’re going to need it.

(thank to Engadget for the article included in the link above.

parislemon:

AT&T now wants to charge app developers data fees to ease customers running into their imaginary data caps. It’s an idea so bad it’s almost comical. Writes Karl Bode:

It’s an idea we’re sure AT&T will pitch as a cost-saving endeavor for consumers, but given this is AT&T, you’d be naive to think cost savings will be in the equation. You’ll still pay the same data rates, content companies will now just pay a fee to obtain preferred “reduced cap impact” status, then pass the higher development costs on to you. It’s a ridiculous and dangerous idea, and the fallout will likely be similar to AT&T’s “free ride” comments. AT&T executives either don’t care how bad these ideas make them look, or don’t realize it thanks to too many isolated meetings at headquarters packed with telco-think yes men.

Have I mentioned how happy I am that I’m no longer an AT&T customer?

Bialetti. (Taken with instagram)

Three Floyds Gumball Head. #mahbeer (Taken with instagram)

Are you in Chicago? You ought to check this out as it looks like a good time for Chicago area Tumblrs. Nifty.

staff:

We’re in Chicago next week for the AWP writers conference and will be throwing a happy hour for Tumblr writers of all stripes. We’d love to see you there.

The venue, Uncharted Books, is a new bookstore funded on Kickstarter which had a Tumblr blog before it was born. It’s a dream spot for book-web-community nerds and we absolutely can’t wait to see it (and all of you.)

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Shrove Tuesday. (Taken with instagram)

Sears Tower. SEARS! (Taken with instagram)

At Bakin’ & Eggs. Yum. (Taken with instagram)

Homemade Sunday sauce. Yum. (Taken with instagram)