Comments on: AT&T to Verizon: We Have a Lawsuit for That

By: boogla

boogla — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:51:45 +0000

verizon is better at least where i live. my friend has at&t and when we go driving she doesn't get service (mostly in the boonies). i do though and that's because i have verizon. :)

By: Joanne H.

Joanne H. — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:12:33 +0000

AT&T finally raised their white-flag over verizon. but why? could it be the revelation that there was a lawsuit filed on July, 2009 and AT&T was the biggest loser?

Something tells me others will miss the ads specially the “corny” humor of Mr. Luke Wilson

AT&T raised the whiteflag to Verizon, why? http://bit.ly/verizon-vs-att-its-over-att-wave-white-flag

By: It Must Be Christmas! AT&T, Verizon Dismiss Their Lawsuits – GigaOM

It Must Be Christmas! AT&T, Verizon Dismiss Their Lawsuits – GigaOM — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:18:52 +0000

[...] to dismiss two different lawsuits between the carriers, including AT&T’s suit regarding Verizon’s “There’s a Map for That” campaign. The carriers also dismissed an earlier lawsuit originally filed by Verizon against AT&T about [...]

By: Dick

Dick — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:28:51 +0000

“it’d also suck to live in northern alaska”

That’s funny as my wife does live in farthest northern Alaska. In Barrow she has AT&T for her iPhone but no data service, turning her iPhone into a “dumb phone”. In Juneau, the state capitol, we have only the pathetically slow edge network.

By: Chance

Chance — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:12:21 +0000

i work in the industry as well, and have seen both coverage maps for 3g. yes Verizons map is a lie, but their 3g coverage is literally about 5 times more than at&ts. the map they show for at&ts is actually a compliment to what the coverage actually is.

By: baz

baz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:54:49 +0000

not according to this add. it’d also suck to live in northern alaska.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:17:36 +0000

Wow, you are so stupid. They are spending money on 3g coverage, they just have to stop people from leaving att due to the fake map advertising, their 3g coverage is almost as good at verizons. So do your hw before you comment. Thank You

By: Will Wood

Will Wood — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:24:56 +0000

No, you’re wrong. That is entirely the case. Verizon is better.

The only thing AT&T has is the best phone. Verizon is better with customer service (not great, but still better than AT&T). Verizon has a better network and Verizon has much better financials reported with the SEC. Ticker: VZ and Ticker: T

It’s long been rumored that Verizon and Nokia are working on a tablet phone for Verizon’s new 4G/LTE network. This device will be similar to the currently available Nokia N900 and is likely to be in its own category, pushing the smartphone envelope way beyond the iPhone.

Also, for right now, the Droid is real nice, in that all of its purported features work all of the time and because it does a few minor things that the iPhone can’t (take better pictures, take pictures at night, interchangeable batteries, simultaneous apps, widgets, fully customizable interface….)

Personally, I would take a fully-functioning Droid right now that works on 3G all over the country versus an iPhone that is limited by its network in its true capabilities (MMS/Tethering) and only runs EDGE for data in the majority of the country…

AT&T’s lawsuit is baseless. Why shouldn’t Verizon be allowed to brag about their far superior 3G network?? Even AT&T in their very suit doesn’t deny that AT&T has “far broader” 3G coverage (although they are sure to mention that AT&T’s 3G is faster–if you can find it.)

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:42:30 +0000

Well I do know that according to that map I wouldn’t be getting 3g in a lot of places I go to. And it do get 3g, so its just a load of crap. just like those Lysol commercials showing how lysol gets rid of the smell at the source, but that was only true because they sprayed the lysol in the trash can, and the oust in the air, which they knew wouldn’t do anything. Just stupid advertisers immaturely pointing fingers at other businesses.

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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:30:49 +0000

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By: AllRise

AllRise — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:37:28 +0000

The At&t VS. Verizon case is now online at the AllRise court. Join the debate and cast your vote – http://bit.ly/AllRise269

By: Subodh

Subodh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:22:46 +0000

Does anyone know of any resource disclosing the true penetration of wireless broadband. Even if it does not reveal who the provider is?

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:21:31 +0000

I work in the industry, and I’m pretty familiar with the REAL coverage involved and the games these companies both play (I don’t work for either of them). Verizon’s ad is as close to an outright lie as I’ve ever seen from any major company in any industry in any advertisement. It’s the wireless industry equivalent of Ford running an ad saying that no GM car gets more than 10 mpg, while every Ford gets at least 40 mpg. Sure, you could develop some double standard designed to get those results, but they only reinforce the calculated nature of the deception. Verizon will lose this lawsuit and lose huge unless they settle quickly.

The irony is that Verizon threatens to sue literally anyone that refers to them in an advertisement, regardless of any rational basis to do so. I’ve think they’ve outsourced this function to a call center overseas…I’m only half-kidding.

But the points about AT&T’s network are well taken too. It is oversubscribed and basically in meltdown. Verizon should focus on that instead of making blatantly false claims about coverage. Theirs is pretty embarassing too, by the way.

By: Russell Harrower

Russell Harrower — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:51 +0000

Ok while sure AT&T is suing due to this ad, you have to read this story Quote from the article “To be far, we found a document on Verizon website that takes a go at all the companies image and link below. So way did Verizon choose to have a go at AT&T… iDon’t know Droid! Yeah that’s right it fits their current marketing campaign for the Droid phone. Now if you did not notice that then you can see how many people can get confused about 3G coverage.” – SpitTech.com

http://www.spittech.com/2009/11/04/att-takes-their-cloves-off/

By: Sean Fitts

Sean Fitts — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:05:50 +0000

All the carriers maps are full of it. As an AT&T customer all I know is that I can’t get coverage at my house even though I can walk 5 paces and see the skyline of San Francisco. And yes, the coverage map shows that I should be good to go.

Personally I love the ads, mostly because they ring true (my wife has an iPhone which is often lacking a 3G connection, even when it claims to have one ;) ). The grass looks a lot greener over in the Verizon pasture right now (though I’m sure that’s not entirely the case).

By: Droid Tethering Plan Coming — Will You Use It?

Droid Tethering Plan Coming — Will You Use It? — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:06:36 +0000

[...] really does want to differentiate themselves from the pack, don’t they? Aside from getting sued by comparing their 3G network coverage and allowing free GPS navigation on a smartphone, they’re treading where Sprint has decided [...]