Anything for a buck. Marketers are worse than lawyers, but no one ever makes bad jokes about them, oddly enough.
I’m all for whatever AT&T is doing/branding. These speeds are insane/way faster than anyone really needs on a phone... here’s what I’m getting with just “normal” LTE:
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AT&T has defended its 5GE branding by calling 5G Evolution "first step on the road to 5G" and by claiming that customers "love" the 5GE branding because they "want and deserve to know" when "better speeds" are available.
It's incredibly stupid marketing. ...
My guess: Any 4G phone that displays the 5Ge indicator. Isn’t that the point of his ‘game’, claiming to be tricked into thinking he owns a 5G phone and than complaining that it doesn’t reach full 5G speeds?What 5G phone are you claiming to use that's not getting 5G speeds? Your story sounds made up.
....Retina Display....Liquid LCD....Bionic Chip.....You’re overestimating the technological intelligence of the average American. It’s honestly dumb that they can name it whatever they want and trick consumers into thinking it’s different.
Why do americans have to be difficult? Just call it 4G like everyone else - and leave 5G for when 5G is available.
I use ATT, have for a great many years. No problem with the network or the service, but this particular ad campaign (and that's all it is, advertising) is stupid. Real stupid, but not actionable. Next your gonna sue because axe body spray doesn't get you laid? Ha. No one really falls for these advertising stunts. They didn't when Sprint tried it, they don't now that ATT does it.
Before you even get that far, I'm stunned that there isn't some national body that would deal with advertising standards and deal with this.AT&T should be sued by actual customers for the misleading labels. Apple should be sued as well for accommodating AT&T on this scam.
Why do americans have to be difficult? Just call it 4G like everyone else - and leave 5G for when 5G is available.
What are 5G speeds?What 5G phone are you claiming to use that's not getting 5G speeds? Your story sounds made up.
"We understand why our competitors don't like what we are doing, but our customers love it."
Whatever 5Ge is , it’s damn slow.
Pretty sure ios 12.2 added it.
I was right by the tower, but my point stands. 5GE is supposed to represent the fact that 5G speeds there yet the tower can’t even accommodate those speeds. In other words, if the tower is congested, maybe they should add more lines to increase its bandwidth. It’s like a sewer line that’s too small to handle all the drainage and floods frequently and the builders going “good news!! We upgraded the sewer. It now has all these fancy sensors now, but the diameter is still the same.”There are many factors involved with the actual speeds you get, with the big ones being congestion and signal strength. Unless you're right by the tower, and that tower isn't overloaded, you probably won't be able to get good speeds.
You have to prove what the damages are. In dollars. What are Sprint’s damages? How are they going to prove them?Any network provider could reasonably claim damage due to migration of their customer base to the only network with “5G”. False or misleading advertising hurts the competition.