hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | AT$T Ads full of crap now
Well it looks like AT$T's ads are full of crap now. They now can't say service every where.
Someone will take that to their advantage and cash in rather well. False advertising. |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| Hm, do they outright say they have service EVERYWHERE? I mean, that would be an outright lie...
Their "largest global coverage area" claim is based around having global roaming (on GSM) and then having a bigger domestic network than any other GSM carrier... The key word, however, is "global", as Verizon and probably Sprint as well have larger domestic coverage areas. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
 ·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| Yes. They claim coverage everywhere. Even by hinting at it. You should listen to their damn ads on TV. Especially the one with deep frying a turkey and the house fire. "if so and so had AT$T Wireless here in the rural area he would reiceved the call that he had to thaw the turkey out before deep frying it." |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | rural and in the sticks are two different things.
VT: IMO is nothing but the sticks. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | yes they are two different things/places but ATT claims coverage everywhere. |
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
 ·Cingular Wireless
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| No they don't... not explicitly, at least. Is it misleading? Maybe... but unless they say it outright, legally they aren't doing anything wrong. That's why they have something called a COVERAGE MAP on their site. You'd have to be extremely stupid, or outright naive, to buy a WIRELESS service and expect it to work EVERYWHERE.
BTW, in case you yourself were actually believing ATT's ads, you should take the time to go to their site and actually check their coverage before buying:
»www.wireless.att.com/coveragevie···toaction
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | the cover map and what the ads say are 2 different things. |
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY | State where the ATT ads say "coverage EVERYWHERE". |
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normat
Premium
join:2000-08-02
Boynton Beach, FL
clubs:
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said by hayabusa3303  :rural and in the sticks are two different things. VT: IMO is nothing but the sticks. I wouldn't call Burlington the sticks. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to a333
go listen to their ads on TV. Just because its not posted on their website or online doesn't mean they don't state it. or imply it. |
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n1zuk
How About Them Raiders
Premium
join:2001-10-24
South Burlington, VT
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·ViaTalk
·Comcast
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said by normat :said by hayabusa3303 :rural and in the sticks are two different things. VT: IMO is nothing but the sticks. I wouldn't call Burlington the sticks. I would, and I live there! 
Seriously, it doesn't take long when leaving the greater Burlington area before you are definitely in "the sticks". Then combine low population density; many mountains, hills, and valleys; and a NIMBY mentality; and it is easy to understand why there isn't great cell coverage throughout the state.
Unicel (formerly Cellular One in Vermont) is the only GSM provider in the state. Coverage in Burlington is spotty, but not to bad if you're up on the mountain. Vermont has been pretty much a VZW locale, but Sprint did finally upgrade there data to 3G this year.
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
·Cingular Wireless
·Verizon Online DSL
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Big difference between "stating" and "IMPLYING". A lot of ads imply a lot of things. Doesn't necessarily mean false advertising. Just misleading. Besides, my phone doesn't work (or at least, has a chance of not working) in a LOT of places other than a farm in Vermont. It doesn't work in the subway, for instance. Neither does it work in the basement of my house. Doesn't mean I can take AT&T to small claims court for false advertising. If you take a long hard look at their commercials, you'll see that they even put that in fine print. If you didn't read that fine print before buying service, tough luck. And no one's forcing you to keep service. That's why it's called a 30-day return policy. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Return the damn phone and continue with life.... |
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