AT&T predicted the future in 1993

[cmeimgee]

"Have you ever spent $294 per month on TV? .... You will ...."

[Erin-bcic]

Have you ever had an unexpected $127.99 charge on your phone bill? You will...and the company that will bring it to you, AT&T.

[generalfishcake]

They were right about everything, except the AT&T part.

[SamPendleton]

Have you ever utilized state-of-the-art technology in 2022 to watch TV commercials from 1993?

[internetinternet]

"Have you ever attened a meeting... in your underwear? You will."

[iSpyCars]

These commercials used to have me so excited about what the 2000s would be like lol. Its crazy looking at these nearly 30yrs later and seeing how accurate they are...

[lindakleinhesselink]

My dad worked at AT&T until 1985. He talked about how “video conferencing “ would be a big thing. I wished he lived long enough to see it come true.

[smashmode]

"Have you even been nearsighted, techneck'd, listened to, watched, tracked, unable to focus, depressed, addicted? You will" - Moloch, 1993

[janicesmyth]

great commecial! I remember watching it and thinking it's nice but will never happen in my lifetime. Here we are!

[SquigSoup]

My favorite part is that video phones are apparently in phone booths.

[sailingonasummerbreeze]

Love the nostalgia of hearing the music and Tom Selleck's voice! I was much younger back in 1993, so full of optimism, so full of energy!

[jman]

Have you ever called customer service only to be placed on hold for 2 hours? You will, and the company that will bring it to you is AT&T.

[snicfreak]

It's interesting that we thought phone booths would be around forever. I notice this in movies set in the future too.

[JasonMyers]

Have you ever received an extraordinary high bill every month filled with hidden charges and fees?

You Will ....

If you sign up with AT&T.

[Ælfgifu-]

The downside to that is that a vacation isn't really a VACATION anymore. Back then, if you were on a tropical beach, you were only expected to slather on the sunblock and have a good time. Then, you could return to work replenished and ready to go. Now, you are expected to sign into meetings from wherever you are, which leads to burnout

[toastypeanuts]

And the company that will bring it to you, literally every other company but AT&T

[WordUnheard]

"Or tucked your baby in, from a phonebooth?"

Person born after 2000

"What's a phonebooth?"

[hernanmarquez]

I just noticed that the mom video calling her baby from the phone booth is Jenna Elfman.

[XY-ptgo]

I worked there. It was super frustrating to see the company spend so much money on the ads and so little funding the R&D we needed to bring things to market. Long Distance revenue was in a free fall and I remember being called a "white socks guy" by a handsome, articulate marketing person and told that the "Internet" was going to go the way of the CB radio.

[jasonholmes]

It’s easy to “predict” the future when you’re a huge company already working on the base technologies.