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| Not a popular comment here, but.... I agree with at&t that the VZ ads were misleading.
Yes, I know the ads say 3G coverage. I've seen the ads a few times each. I've paused the ads, seen screen shots of the maps. And they all clearly say 3G. But.....
I decided to look at the commercial like a normal person (not a techno geek) and at normal speed, and my thought process went like this:
Oh, another phone commercial.
Verizon coverage ad.
Coverage map.
Now at&t's coverage map.
Wait, is there really that big of a diff.
Wait, I was still comparing.
Verizon blah blah.
end.
I looked at each map a few times and before I could finish, they, along with the legal 3G disclaimer, were gone. I did not have time to read that it was 3G only.
Then I realized I am surrounded by tech geeks (dslreports and work.) So, as a quick survey, I asked a few family and friends if they have seen the commercials, and if they knew what 3G was.
All 10 have seen at least one of the commercials, and only 2 knew that 3G was the "faster wireless data" service. Only 2 knew that they could get voice/2g service over a much larger area. The other 8 said that they thought that the map in VZ's ad was all of at&t's coverage.
Now, the part that I thought was misleading was VZ's ability to label all of their coverage as 3G. Yes, the naming org. said that it was 3G, but if you read the fine print on their website coverage map you will see that speeds up to 1.4 mpbs are only availible in EV-DO rev. a upgraded areas. All other areas will see sub 700k speeds. Hrmmm, pretty close to at&t's 2g service. Where is the map that shows VZ's upgraded area to at&t's 3G coverage?
Due to a naming anomaly, VZ can say their entire network is 3G, but lets compare apples to apples. I want to see their slower network compared to at&t's edge network and their upgraded area to at&t's 3G area. | | |
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kudos:8 | If people don't know the difference between 3G and 2 or 2.5G, why does AT&T constantly advertise the "fastest 3G speeds", 3G this, 3G that...
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