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Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

reallyknowing — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:28:49 -0000

You need to get your facts straight. AT&T is based off of TDMA not CDMA. CDMA is a dying technology. Time to accept it.

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credit_card_lawsuits — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:25:18 -0000

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Liquid Wolf — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:19:02 -0000

"his apparently hasn’t been enough to satisfy AT&T, who continues to press on with the suit alleging the ads are confusing especially to non-technical consumers."

AT&T doesn't educate their customer base well enough then, and if customers leave because of it, AT&T can only blame itself.

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

hhl — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:53:11 -0000

Verizon should counter sue about AT&Ts ads about "More Bars in More Places" or "Americas Fastest 3G network"

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

MLG — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:22:04 -0000

See the funny thing, this just happens to matter where you live. We had sprint, and got NO coverage in our home. We had to run outside if it was a important call we couldnt afford to drop. My husband had Verizon, which I hate, because thier customer service is poor, atleast here where I live, again it all goes back to where you live, He had the internet card through them also, he ALWAYS got disconnected, every 5 mins. I have sprint internet card still, which amazes me because I get good conection with this, but not my cell phone! We switched to AT&T to the iPhone, we get GREAT coverage here, never lossing our signal its always strong, so everyone has something bad to say about a company, it just matters where you live, thats all plain and simple! although I am not a huge fan of the iPhone, I would much rather have a blackberry, but I will stick to my phone and AT&T company, just because we get great coverage, and honestly, thats all that matters!

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sion — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:36:58 -0000

do anybody remember the commercial a few yrs ago when att claimed that they have the fewest dropped calls? and they have to pulled that commercial out due false information. the fact is verizon is the only wireless carrier that have the fewest drop calls. the only thing that makes att strong is the iphone even with the iphone verizon is still the largest wireless carrier. iphone is nice but not with drop calls and poor data connection.

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johnsmithma — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:10:02 -0000

AT&T would be better off not spending all the money they make off their customers on LAWYERS FEES . this is going to backlash and makes them look stupid.

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Andre Weliky — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:46:39 -0000

There should be innovation instead of litigation on At&t's part. At&t claims to have the fastest 3G network, but it never says in the ads that you can't get their network in most places.

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

advocatus — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:54:21 -0000

If the map is inaccurate, then of course AT&T can make a case. If it is correct, like I said, they're SOL.

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Cory — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:42:08 -0000

Until about 2 years ago I was an AT&T customer in the midwest (Omaha to be precise). Based on my personal experience it felt like the PHONE coverage was as limited as the 3G coverage shown on the map. Dropped calls, garbled connections - cannot say anything good about their coverage. Switched to alltel, wish verizon hadn't bought them but it's still MUCH better than the crap that AT&T called coverage.

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Ghryphen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:06:02 -0000

You sure are in a huff about this, must be hurting you personally.

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Pre-vileged — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:54:10 -0000

HA! And someone thought that Sprint was copying Iphone ads!

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:30 -0000

It's a 3G map not 2G. at&t will just have to deal with the truth for once in their life.

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patbitton — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:02:26 -0000

I don't think the ads should continue in their current form. Most normal human beings don't know the difference between 2G and 3G. If these were relabelled as slower and faster, it would make more sense to the average consumer. Verizon is also being a little disingenous about what it offers where - the area where I live appears to be solid red in their map, but their phone coverage here is spotty in the extreme.

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Jay Alter — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:43:43 -0000

Well if they are comparing "3G" coverage which the image above shows, then what is the point of an overlay showing AT&T's slower 2G coverage. It's not an Apples to Oranges comparison. It's an Apples to Apples comparison! Should I be allowed to file suit if my neighbor shows a pic of his yard and my dirt patch and get pissed off because he claims to have more grass than I? If it's true then it's true! And for the record, the image above is clear and concise. At&T is just looking for money out of Verizon so they can build more 3G coverage! When it's all said an done, both companies will raise the consumers rates to cover the cost of the legal fees!

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Eric — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:34:19 -0000

The commercial clearly mentions 3G a number of times (5 times to be exact). Whether you are technologically saavy or not, 3G is becoming a household term.

Good for Verizon for creating a better 3G network, and good for their Marketing Team for figuring out how to effectively promote it.

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Paul Danger Kile — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:17:15 -0000

My AT&T 3G phone didn't work in Plano TX (a Dallas suburb), it didn't work in Oklahoma, it didn't work in Topeka Kansas (the state capital). When I was in a place with coverage, basically NY City, it worked great, anywhere else? It did not work at all. There is nothing misleading about that ad as far as I can tell. I was shocked that Apple chose this company, because there is no way out that I know of. Apple's iPod was great because it made music accessible to non techies, and then they go and lock the iPhone to the AT&T network? Bad Apple! No bisquit!

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James — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:17:39 -0000

AT&T seems to be like the bully that can stand criticism. First the Google Voice app, now this. AT&T should stop spending money trying to sue people and spend that money on making their network better.

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AT&T CUSTOMER — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:49 -0000

Well as an IPHONE user 3Gs to be exact, people dont really understand 3G and what it is. we are still expanding the 3G network at AT&T but at the same time you have to understand what MHz that is considered to be 3G and how radio waves work and MOST of the nation doesnt understand that science. With this being said, the MHz of 3G networking is so high that its almost unstable, meaning that these waves will practically bounce of off anything and these maps are all guessing games and can never be a complete depiction of what the coverage is due to taking in geographical and weather factors! radio waves will bounce off of anything of high density or something with high reflectivity, hense, CARS, HOMES, MAJOR BODIES OF WATER, TREES, LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOILAGE, and so on. Customers do not understand the techonolgy they are using but yet want it to work and be just as reliable as a solid landline service, SORRY! but when you are calling AIR it is much harder to gurantee its going to go through, and thats any Cell phone provider! The only people that we have to thank for that is the lovely FCC for their beautiful regulations on where, when and how many towers a company can have in areas. and As far as the iphone, we give you the network at AT&T, but if your phone screws up, thank APPLE. they make it. AT&T does not make cell phones and neither does any other network provider! So as far as the lawsuit goes i would definately see why AT&T is upset over this and is false representation of a network that has been there for the U.S. since the beginning of the telephony industry! its in our name! American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T). Also for Verizons lovely little display of mapping, who can say they can offer customers even greater data speeds on their 2G network and even on the 2G network with AT&T you can still talk on the phone and browse the internet at the same time with our technology standards! if anyones breaking through its AT&T. Sprint even states they have the first in 4G, well thats good, what happened to their 2G and 3G network? it fell apart? and now they need a new marketing idea to gain their customer base back, before they decide to go under! well, as i see what our network can do and also as a long time customer of AT&T of 11 years, i will never doubt my network or my company in how our return of operations group manage and continue to upgrade our network and continue to have continuous ideas of how to connect our people with their world, everywhere we live and work, and DO IT BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE!

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AT&T valued customer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:51:54 -0000

Well as an IPHONE user 3Gs to be exact, people dont really understand 3G and what it is. we are still expanding the 3G network at AT&T but at the same time you have to understand what MHz that is considered to be 3G and how radio waves work and MOST of the nation doesnt understand that science. With this being said, the MHz of 3G networking is so high that its almost unstable, meaning that these waves will practically bounce of off anything and these maps are all guessing games and can never be a complete depiction of what the coverage is due to taking in geographical and weather factors! radio waves will bounce off of anything of high density or something with high reflectivity, hense, CARS, HOMES, MAJOR BODIES OF WATER, TREES, LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOILAGE, and so on. Customers do not understand the techonolgy they are using but yet want it to work and be just as reliable as a solid landline service, SORRY! but when you are calling AIR it is much harder to gurantee its going to go through, and thats any Cell phone provider! The only people that we have to thank for that is the lovely FCC for their beautiful regulations on where, when and how many towers a company can have in areas. and As far as the iphone, we give you the network at AT&T, but if your phone screws up, thank APPLE. they make it. AT&T does not make cell phones and neither does any other network provider! So as far as the lawsuit goes i would definately see why AT&T is upset over this and is false representation of a network that has been there for the U.S. since the beginning of the telephony industry! its in our name! American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T). Also for Verizons lovely little display of mapping, who can say they can offer customers even greater data speeds on their 2G network and even on the 2G network with AT&T you can still talk on the phone and browse the internet at the same time with our technology standards! if anyones breaking through its AT&T. Sprint even states they have the first in 4G, well thats good, what happened to their 2G and 3G network? it fell apart? and now they need a new marketing idea to gain their customer base back, before they decide to go under! well, as a technician at AT&T i see what our network can do and also as a long time customer of AT&T of 11 years, i will never doubt my network or my company in how our return of operations group manage and continue to upgrade our network and continue to have continuous ideas of how to connect our people with their world, everywhere we live and work, and DO IT BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE!

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Ross2893 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:41:10 -0000

well if you can't read in English maybe you should go back to school and take a English course, because you are the only one having trouble understanding what i am saying, hmmmm well umm, maybe you're just stupid. so in that case I....A-POL-OH-GIZE....FOR....USE-IN....BIG....WORDS

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Ross2893 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:36:14 -0000

i apologize about that, it was to seperate people that dont know what they are talking about, they seem to think all 3G networks are the same, i mean quantity does always mean quality, and that's exactly what verizon's 3G network is. when it comes to voice however they have both quantity and quality but when it comes to 3G performance, at&t's and tmobile's 3G networks constantly frog leaps that of verizon and sprint.

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

RA — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:08 -0000

I don't see how it is possible that Verizon's map is correct. AT&Ts maybe, and that's cool. There is no way Verizon has 3G coverage in all the areas they show. I didn't even have voice coverage in a large part of Texas they show having 3G coverage. Sounds like Verizon is inflating themselves and I call that false advertising.

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Ross2893 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:06 -0000

at&t and tmobile 3G is not based off of CDMA. how can it be when GSm came out first? you make no sense, so check your facts and either way even if it is only over 3G you cant do it nun at all with CDMA

Re: AT&T to Verizon: “There’s a Lawsuit for That”

Ross2893 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:52 -0000

and so do i with my apple iphone on the at&t netwokr, so what is your point?