Tag archive: 3G coverage

When it comes to wireless networks in the U.S. there are many claims bandied about by the various providers. Each clams to have the nation's fastest or most reliable network; and each claim is seemingly backed up by little verifiable data for the most part. AT&T is the second largest wireless provider in America behind Verizon. AT&T is also one of the most maligned networks in the country thanks to what is widely perceived as a… Read More

It looks like another player has stepped into the “There's a Map for That” game– Apple is launching new iPhone commercials to combat the ruthless (yet undoubtedly creative) Verizon coverage ads. Unfortunately, the latest round of ads do not feature Luke Wilson—we know, we’re disappointed too—but it does get straight to the heart of the issue by ending each

The battle between Verizon wireless and AT&T over Verizon's ads mocking AT&T's 3G coverage has been a contentious one. AT&T took Verizon to court claiming the ads deceived the customers. While it lost the first round, being denied an injunction, AT&T will have another chance to plead its case at a December 16 hearing. AT&T's public relations representative, Seth Bloom (an employee with Fleischman-Hillard),… Read More

After losing a request for injunction, AT&T is fighting fire with fire by launching its own personal jab at rival Verizon “There’s a Map for That” Wireless.  Although the judge for the ad campaign lawsuit admitted Verizon's commercials were “sneaky,” he basically handed AT&T a box of tissues and told the company to “walk it off.” Well, they did– looks like AT&T walked themselves right into an abandoned… Read More

AT&T and Verizon, the nation's second largest and largest telecoms, respectively, are at open war. With Verizon's new Droid phone looking to challenge the iPhone as the reigning media smartphone, the pair wage battle in the court room over Verizon's commercials which depict AT&T's poor 3G coverage. It has been reported that in some areas, such as New York City, that AT&T's call drop rates are as high as… Read More