Typical big business behavior. Truth hurts? Sue to suppress the truth, and since you're big and powerful, the law will be on your side eventually even if you have to lose a few and keep trying.
We're really messed up as a society. Time to have a revolution and start over.
IStateTheObvious:What are they suing for? It looked to me like a fair comparison of 3G coverage areas. What does AT&T think that is? Libel? Slander?
I don't get it...
They're arguing that most customers don't know the difference between 3g and voice and data networks, so they'll think AT&T doesn't work at all in the blank areas.
It's a pretty legit concern but if companies can be sued for taking advantage of customer stupidity the advertising market would be pretty crippled
So ... ATT is suing on behalf of their stupid customers who cant read a chart? It was obvious to me and, although I kind of think those 'calling out the other guy comercials' are week sauce, I chuckled the first couple times I saw it. Of course ... I have Verizon so ...
So AT&T is angry because Verizon is calling them out on their 3G coverage and is angry that they are not showing how much 2G coverage they have? Wow, shut the fark up AT&T. Verizon has you beat here no matter how you try to spin it.
I figured that someone was going to get their panties in a bunch over that commercial, but I thought it was going to be apple crying copyright infringement on the app/map substitution.
So it's Verizons fault that AT&T didn't explain to their own customers what 3g was? And it's not like Verizons 3g map shows coverae coast to coast. So basicly AT&T is suing on the grounds their customers our stupid? I'm sure their cutomers appriciate AT&T spending money on lwsuies and I don't know... Upgrading their network?!
/writing this on my mobile phone //great coverage ///no spellcheck
I get coverage outside in downtown manhattan (The center of the f*cking humanity !!) about 60% of the time. It's NY,NY!?!!!?!!!???? The city that never sleeps!!!! As far as I know, human civilization is a pretty big deal and AT&T might wanna cover it.
I get no bars in my soho appartment. I called up and naively went through some trouble shooting. I casually mentioned that "if I can't get reception in my apartment I can't use my phone.". Know what she said??? " oooh your indoors!!! We don't cover that!". I sh*t you not friends. There is a map and it's totally false. AT&T blows.
See, that's funny, because I can get perfect reception here, (new window) as well as all manner of indoors, underground, and out in the boonies. AT&T has been pretty good to me.
IStateTheObvious:What are they suing for? It looked to me like a fair comparison of 3G coverage areas. What does AT&T think that is? Libel? Slander?
I don't get it...
Slander. They're giving disingenuous information by implying that AT&T's 3G map is their COVERAGE map by using phrases such as "you're out of luck" if you're outside the 3G coverage map.
/Not saying I agree with AT&T's claim, just saying what their reasoning for the suit is. //And don't tell me people wouldn't mix the two up. People are stupid.
yogaFLAME:I figured that someone was going to get their panties in a bunch over that commercial, but I thought it was going to be apple crying copyright infringement on the app/map substitution.
Parody. Energizer tried to sue Miller over a commercial they did with Leslie Neilson dressed up as the Energizer Bunny, but Miller got the case thrown out because it was a parody. Funniest part was that Energizer got the Energizer Bunny by ripping off a Duracel commercial with a bunch of toy bunnies with snaredrums.
See, that's funny, because I can get perfect reception here, (new window) as well as all manner of indoors, underground, and out in the boonies. AT&T has been pretty good to me.
I didn't get squat for reception with two different phones when I was there at the end of September. Even from here:
puuukeey:I get coverage outside in downtown manhattan (The center of the f*cking humanity !!) about 60% of the time. It's NY,NY!?!!!?!!!???? The city that never sleeps!!!! As far as I know, human civilization is a pretty big deal and AT&T might wanna cover it.
I get no bars in my soho appartment. I called up and naively went through some trouble shooting. I casually mentioned that "if I can't get reception in my apartment I can't use my phone.". Know what she said??? " oooh your indoors!!! We don't cover that!". I sh*t you not friends. There is a map and it's totally false. AT&T blows.
For all that NY is the biggest, best city in the world, it is often way behind on the tech curve because the sheer scale of the market (bigger than may states) makes tech vendors shy of rolling things out until they are well proven.
/"Biggest" and "Best" doesn't imply clean, however //Loves NYC
aspAddict
2009-11-04 01:12:20 AM
/Resisting the urge to filterpwn myself....
ramblinwreck
2009-11-04 01:14:38 AM
DoktorSeven
2009-11-04 01:20:36 AM
We're really messed up as a society. Time to have a revolution and start over.
IStateTheObvious
2009-11-04 01:21:23 AM
I don't get it...
erveek
2009-11-04 01:22:00 AM
Hannibal222
2009-11-04 01:26:15 AM
I don't get it...
They're arguing that most customers don't know the difference between 3g and voice and data networks, so they'll think AT&T doesn't work at all in the blank areas.
It's a pretty legit concern but if companies can be sued for taking advantage of customer stupidity the advertising market would be pretty crippled
chemical_angel
2009-11-04 01:31:02 AM
Hannibal222
2009-11-04 01:35:34 AM
/has iffy 3g
ActionJoe
2009-11-04 01:38:17 AM
WhyteRaven74
2009-11-04 01:51:55 AM
yogaFLAME
2009-11-04 02:02:39 AM
dumbgai
2009-11-04 02:17:17 AM
/iphone 3gs
//live in a place with only 2g coverage
///at least my battery lasts longer as a result!
maxximillian
2009-11-04 02:26:04 AM
/writing this on my mobile phone
//great coverage
///no spellcheck
Britney Spear's Speculum
2009-11-04 02:26:05 AM
/STFU AT&T
//You have no grounds for a suit
Britney Spear's Speculum
2009-11-04 02:26:58 AM
GoshAwful
2009-11-04 02:44:12 AM
puuukeey
2009-11-04 02:53:24 AM
I get no bars in my soho appartment. I called up and naively went through some trouble shooting. I casually mentioned that "if I can't get reception in my apartment I can't use my phone.". Know what she said??? " oooh your indoors!!! We don't cover that!". I sh*t you not friends. There is a map and it's totally false. AT&T blows.
Mentalpatient87
2009-11-04 03:50:46 AM
See, that's funny, because I can get perfect reception here, (new window) as well as all manner of indoors, underground, and out in the boonies. AT&T has been pretty good to me.
Abstruse
2009-11-04 04:07:17 AM
I don't get it...
Slander. They're giving disingenuous information by implying that AT&T's 3G map is their COVERAGE map by using phrases such as "you're out of luck" if you're outside the 3G coverage map.
/Not saying I agree with AT&T's claim, just saying what their reasoning for the suit is.
//And don't tell me people wouldn't mix the two up. People are stupid.
Abstruse
2009-11-04 04:11:03 AM
Parody. Energizer tried to sue Miller over a commercial they did with Leslie Neilson dressed up as the Energizer Bunny, but Miller got the case thrown out because it was a parody. Funniest part was that Energizer got the Energizer Bunny by ripping off a Duracel commercial with a bunch of toy bunnies with snaredrums.
cmunic8r99
2009-11-04 04:19:06 AM
See, that's funny, because I can get perfect reception here, (new window) as well as all manner of indoors, underground, and out in the boonies. AT&T has been pretty good to me.
I didn't get squat for reception with two different phones when I was there at the end of September. Even from here:
DjangoStonereaver
2009-11-04 05:09:37 AM
I get no bars in my soho appartment. I called up and naively went through some trouble shooting. I casually mentioned that "if I can't get reception in my apartment I can't use my phone.". Know what she said??? " oooh your indoors!!! We don't cover that!". I sh*t you not friends. There is a map and it's totally false. AT&T blows.
For all that NY is the biggest, best city in the world, it is often way
behind on the tech curve because the sheer scale of the market (bigger
than may states) makes tech vendors shy of rolling things out until they
are well proven.
/"Biggest" and "Best" doesn't imply clean, however
//Loves NYC
custom Riblet
2009-11-04 06:27:47 AM
Hey that looks familiar. Southern Illinois?
drjekel_mrhyde
2009-11-04 07:43:16 AM
/What about for data
Smiths
2009-11-04 07:46:48 AM
"Buy a Windows Machine and you'll get viruses and die"
with no disclaimers
Another company goes "Your 3G coverage sucks, here's a map labeled 3G COVERAGE" and they go "ZOMG SUE!!!!!"
it's only fair when they prey on customer ignorance.