AT&T Continues To Fight Verizon's New 3G Ads > Oops

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AT&T continues to claim that the ads, which compare Verizon and AT&T 3G coverage, don't highlight how customers outside of 3G areas can still get voice service and slower EDGE connectivity.

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»www.appleinsider.com/articles/09···cks.html

reply to pnh102
The best strategy is for Verizon to fill in their red spaces on the map with real 3g connectivity so paying customers aren't being lied to.

reply to pnh102
The ads must be having an effect on users dropping AT&T or they wouldn't be squealing so loudly. They are sounding desperate. I hope the court doesn't give AT&T what it wants. The court shouldn't order the ads pulled - especially because they are truthful.

reply to Pair Gain
This article's comparing of EDGE to "low end" EVDO is a bit generous. In the real world, EDGE data speeds are comparable to 1xRTT data speeds.
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reply to pnh102
Meanwhile I saw a screen shot that had VZW adding that "voice and data" connectivity was available outside the blue areas of the ATT map.

VZW has them beat hands down in 3G coverage. Best to get off their ass and expand 3G coverage if they don't want competitors pointing out their ass sitting.

reply to pnh102
I agree.

In reality, they could fire back and poke fun at the lack of desirable handsets on Verizon's network, they could poke fun at Verizon's crippling of software and charging extra for things like GPS and Visual Voicemail. And ultimately, they could tout how many iPhone users they have and how many Verizon doesn't.

I think that would be much more effective than drawing even more attention to it, not to mention it validates the ads. My Mom always taught me that if someone makes fun of you for something, either ignore it, laugh along, or poke fun right back.
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But given VZWs millions and millions of satisfied subs, the desirable handset thing is subjective. The coverage is objective. Particularly with the iPhone, while hugely popular there certainly is no shortage of people who think it's a total P.O.S. and AT&T cripples their handsets at well. Look how long it took to get MMS on the iPhone. Look at VOIP or streaming media on the iPhone (eg Sling or Sirius/XM). Tethering on the iPhone? Not without JBing.

AT&T could stick with compelling stuff it does have like rollover and get off its ass with the 3G footprint.

I think you just like disagreeing with me.

You are absolutely correct that all those are subjective, but since when has marketing and advertising ever been fact based? I happen to agree with you and I think Verizon offers nice handsets, but my point was there are wildly held opinions they could just as easy create a marketing campaign around rather than suing.

I think they're already poking fun at Verizon's Friends and Family, noting that you don't get to keep the minutes you save by using Friend's and Family.
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reply to Matt
Sorry, my Droid uses open source software, Google navigation is free ...

Gonna have to another tack.

My Droid has been an endless source of entertainment the past four days as I embarrass the IPhone owners with all the things it can do that they think are unique to their overpriced, over hyped CRAPPLE products.

My favorite is when I show them how simple it is to add music and video to my device while they have to plug their REGISTERED phone into a specific computer and start up ITunes and hope it doesn't puke all over their OS again.

reply to pnh102
Typically I see over 100kbps on EDGE, sometimes as high as 240kbps. I find it acceptable in "BFE" areas. It's unacceptable in more densely populated areas where the bandwidth is likely to be consumed though.

I'm all for Verizon's campaign, anything to push AT&T to do more deployment is welcome in my book. AT&T, instead of paying your lawyers, upgrade some towers.
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reply to pnh102
I wish AT&T would have more 3g coverage too. This is hilarious watching them to answer for the spotty coverage.
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reply to djrobx
Same here. While it works decently in most areas of SoCal, many other parts of the country needs to be upgraded.

reply to UncleDirtNap
Google navigation (google maps + GPS) is free on both my AT&T HTC Tilt and Sprint Treo 800w.

reply to en102

Yes - and to that extent, I'm in one of the areas of SoCal that first had the 850MHz 3g overlay.
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