{"id":1575,"date":"2010-04-15T13:24:58","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T19:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2010-04-15T13:24:58","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T19:24:58","slug":"att-covers-more-countries-than-actually-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=1575","title":{"rendered":"AT&#038;T covers more countries than actually exist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT&amp;T now says they cover over 220 countries! That&#8217;s quite an upgrade to their cellular network!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wireless.att.com\/learn\/international\/roaming\/international-roaming.jsp?wtSlotClick=1-0021N8-0-1&amp;WT.svl=calltoaction\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"AT&amp;T Stupidity\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wireless.att.com\/images\/Wireless\/INDC\/common\/images\/marquees\/InternationalBannersUK_220_548x123_AA000I5J.jpg?resize=548%2C123\" alt=\"AT&amp;T Stupidity\" width=\"548\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">AT&amp;T Stupidity<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This claim is <em>really<\/em> amazing since <a href=\"http:\/\/geography.about.com\/cs\/countries\/a\/numbercountries.htm\">the United States&#8217; State Department recognizes 194 independent countries and the UN says there are only 195!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.answers.com\/Q\/How_many_countries_are_there_in_the_world\">Here&#8217;s the full list of countries from WikiAnswers.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Covering more than 25 imaginary countries! That&#8217;s AT&amp;T!<\/p>\n<p>Hey AT&amp;T&#8230; tell the bonehead who came up with this ad to <a href=\"http:\/\/lmgtfy.com\/?q=how+many+countries+are+there\">check out this crazy new thing called GOOGLE <\/a>next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT&amp;T now says they cover over 220 countries! That&#8217;s quite an upgrade to their cellular network! This claim is really amazing since the United States&#8217; State Department recognizes 194 independent countries and the UN says there are only 195! 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