AT&T Sues Verizon
By Josh Stump on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 10:12PM
With the recent Verizon TV spot which compares AT&T’s 3G service to Verizon’s own service came some misunderstanding and a lawsuit. AT&T is stating that the ad is misleading by making it seem as if AT&T only has cellular coverage in the blue areas displayed on the commercial. The map that is displayed on the ad only shows the 3G coverage and does not include EDGE (2G), which blankets the United States where 3G is not implemented. Join us after the break for a statement from AT&T.
In essence, we believe the ads mislead consumers into believing that AT&T doesn’t offer ANY wireless service in the vast majority of the country. In fact, AT&T’s wireless network blankets the US, reaching approximately 296M people. Additionally, our 3G service is available in over 9,600 cities and towns. Verizon’s misleading advertising tactics appear to be a response to AT&T’s strong leadership in smartphones. We have twice the number of smartphone customers… and we’ve beaten them two quarters in a row on net post-paid subscribers. We also had lower churn — a sign that customers are quite happy with the service they receive.
AT&T clearly has a point here, but maybe if they had better 3G coverage they would’t need to complain about it.
via [Engadget]
Verizon has a larger 3G coverage area yes, but it’s no where near as fast as AT&T in my use of the two.
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I’ve used all three.
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I have to agree with Lucas, I would say Verizons 3G is only slightly faster than EDGE on AT&T
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