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iPhone customers dump on AT&T in Consumer Reports survey

06.12.2010
Apple iPhone users made their displeasure known with AT&T in the latest Consumer Reports wireless carrier satisfaction survey, resulting in a last place finish for the carrier.

AT&T also finished last a year ago, with its . 

Consumer Reports says AT&T was the only carrier in this year's survey of 58,000 readers to drop significantly in overall satisfaction, and labeled AT&T as "the worst carrier." 

More than half of survey respondents who used AT&T as a carrier owned an iPhone and they were particularly dissatisfied with AT&T's data service (.) Overall, AT&T scored 60 out of 100 points.

Such dissatisfaction has fueled constant speculation that Apple will end its exclusive carrier deal with AT&T in the United States and . This is than it did the year before. Some expect Apple and Verizon to pair up when the iPhone 5 debuts next year.

"Our survey suggests that an iPhone from Verizon Wireless, which is rumored, could indeed be good news for iPhone fans," said Paul Reynolds, Electronics Editor for Consumer Reports, in a statement. Consumer Reports is posting .