AT&T's Mark the Spot app comes to Android, makes cursing bad coverage that much easier

Previously, one-tap bellyaching about crappy AT&T coverage was the exclusive domain of iPhone customers -- but no longer. The carrier has just launched an Android version of its Mark the Spot app, letting you report the precise location where you suffered any number of unfortunate fates: dropped call, failed call, no coverage, and so on. The theory is that the app makes it easier for AT&T to keep tabs on trouble areas in its network; for all we know, it could just be a digital stress ball for customers, but even the placebo effect can be pretty comforting at times.

[Yankees Win Posted Jun 21st 2010 11:56PM]

too bad all of att's androids phones currently available for purchase suck...

[cubanresourceful Posted Jun 22nd 2010 12:07AM]

@Yankees Win
Not if you got the Nexus One. :)

[SomePerson Posted Jun 22nd 2010 12:21AM]

@Yankees Win Not if you imported a Milestone from Telus.

I'm going to have fun cursing at&t's greedy, Apple loving ass.

[Frogboy Posted Jul 9th 2010 10:02PM]

@Yankees Win

All two of them. :/

[Trocks797 Posted Jun 22nd 2010 12:17AM]

At an AT&T internal meeting:

"Alright guys, thanks to the Aria, people may think we have a somewhat decent Android device! Now, did we leave anything essential out?"
"Well, its underpowered." "Check"
"We did cripple it, right?" "Of course, come on now!"
"Hmmm...How is the network?" "Crap. Get the dev team on the line..."

[NuShrike Posted Jun 22nd 2010 1:03AM]

Says a lot when even the Android app beats WM out to door on AT&T.

[DaveTehWave Posted Jun 22nd 2010 1:47AM]

How are you supposed to use this to report an issue with 'Data - Can't Connect' if you CAN'T CONNECT?

[AshleyTayles Posted Jun 22nd 2010 3:07AM]

@(Unverified) Good point! I believe it will save the loction and problem data on the phone and when you get to a place that you can connect, it will send it then.

[BrianlikeshisMoment Posted Jun 22nd 2010 4:34AM]

Will this work on none ATT android handsets? If so we can really have some fun with att and report no service from them on our Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile phones. Oh the possible hilarity!!!!

[freezlinetech36 Posted Jun 22nd 2010 8:42AM]

@ Trocks797. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahaha. That's exactly what's going on in there. Lol

[MichaelSF Posted Jun 22nd 2010 7:44PM]

What a joke, this is like those toll free numbers on the back of trucks that don't work or let you vent via voice mail and nothing is done.

AT&T will take these "reports" and toss em in the trash. It's probably just a button to nowhere, to make people feel good like they did something.

And it's probably programmed to say "Thank you for reporting the error." But that will be a pop up message in the program and has nothing to do with being connected to AT&T.

[benjgvps Posted Jun 22nd 2010 8:41PM]

@MichaelSF Exactly, just like Windows XP's error reporting system. I was at the cottage where you can't even get a cell phone signal and a shitty program crashed. I clicked Send Error Report by accident and it somehow managed to send...

[PhillyZ Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:38AM]

Now AT&T please bring this app to my iPhone so I can complain about dropped calls!!!