AT&T getting all suey just because Verizon called out AT&T’s crap network…
Perhaps you’ve seen Verizon’s clever ads recently being run on TV. They feature a rather humorous play on words and AT&T/Apple’s “There’s an app for that” into their own “There’s a map for that”. Looking at the pictures above, we can see the obvious comparison is between AT&T’s 3G network and Verizon’s 3G network. It’s also no surprise that VZW wins hands down with AT&T’s 3G suckiness falling way, way behind. Apparently AT&T has a problem with getting called out and have brought on their team of lawyers to straighten things out. Except, Big Blue is hiding behind the BS guise that Verizon’s “There’s a map for that” ad is misleading in that the blank spaces on the maps could be misunderstood as “dead spots”. Right. From the horses mouth:
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.
Now, going out on an extremely thin, fragile, baby limb could cause one to maybe believe this for a second. Hopefully the judge overseeing the case has some common sense and tosses this out as we can all see AT&T simply wants the ads off the tubes and out of our minds. AT&T also goes on to say that their older, slower, and completely irrelevant to the add, EDGE network reaches a considerable larger amount of bodies. Again, the commercial is comparing 3G networks, not yesterday’s technologies. Here’s a crazy idea…maybe instead of senselessly wasting money on frivolous lawsuits, AT&T should be investing that money back in to “America’s best worst, most useless network”. Just a thought guys…
The Droid may be the big daddy of Verizon’s lineup, but no everyone needs that much power. For those looking for a slightly simpler and more mid-range device, the HTC Eris looks to be your best bet. With a 5 megapixel camera (sans flash), good ‘ol WiFi tucked inside for good measure, and an eye raising, wallet friendly price of $99 means a whole lot more people area bout to jump on board this Android train. Can’t say I blame them. The Eris is actually a pretty compelling device. Look at all the Android devices currently on the market. Except for the Droid and maybe the hero, the Eris meets or exceeds all other devices which just goes to show how fast Android is progressing. Instead of owning outdated hardware 6-8 months down the road, you can look forward to irrelevance in a mere 2 months, falling from that “top spot” in no time flat. A disheartening way to look at things sure. Hey look at the bright side. It gives you a reason to splurge on gadgets more often so it can’t be all bad no? A couple more pics inside.
