Watch out AT&T: Operation Chokehold is coming

So how did this work out?

I would not get too cocky about screwing with AT&T folks!! They can and likely will change your contract when it's up for renewal by changing the data plan (for everybody) from unlimited to something a little less to your liking just like some of the other providers and since no one else has the iPhone right now you have no alternative provider.....bottom line is......ease up on the bandwidth until you are in a "Real" position of strength and don't listen to loud mouths like Fake "Dillweed" Steve Jobs....he obviously from his antics over this is a dipstick!!

Tethering now.

TUAW, by writing about and asking whether people will be participating in Operation Chokehold, you are promoting the event. You are asking people to help purposely bring down the AT&T network. I absolutely despise my AT&T service, but I'm not going to be a child about it. AT&T's service sucks. If you don't like it, go to another provider. If not, STFU and deal with it, you fking child. Bunch of morons.

I have both AT&T and Verizon (V is my work phone). After using both in 3G and non 3G areas, the AT&T is far superior. Even in some rural areas where I have 3G on my Verizon, it is worse than the EDGE network on my iPhone (in both speed and reliability). Also, the fact that I can not use any data while talking to someone on my work phone really gets to me. I like the idea that while on 3G I can check anything that I want while speaking to someone on the phone.

I'm out.

I don't see the point. Wouldn't doing this on any network have the same effect? I learned when I was two-and-a-half that lying on the floor and screaming doesn't actually do anything. You get attention for a minute, then it's forgotten.

If you're really that angry, move to another network. Abandon your iPhone and move. If enough people actually did this, both AT&T and Apple might see it and there would be real change. We all know this won't happen, though.

This is like beating the slow kid.

all you have to do to bring AT&T's data network to it's knees in Manhattan is to surf to google on two iphones simultaneously.

the worst coverage used to be from T-Mobile, but AT&T has surpassed them in NYC.

If they're so worried about data usage then why don't they cripple Slingbox on ALL their phones instead of just the iPhone. We can use Slingbox all day on the ATT HTC using 3G, but not on iPhone.

Unlimited Access is Unlimited Access

Over here in Europe (all GSM / UTMS) its a case of using the normal
cell tower, emergency calls are shared between networks for maximum
coverage and a certain bandwidth is kept clear for emergency calls, emergency services and government. Its actually an alarmingly high percentage (around 25% in the UK).

I worked for a major network (Cellnet / o2) for 7 years, so unless GSM changes country to country I would imagine its the same over on your side of the pond.