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AT&T Faces Initial Setback in Verizon Ad Spat, Rolls Out Response Ad

good job i live in teh UK or i would be going skitz at at&t atm
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they are just so awful
 
What a weak comeback, makes me want to switch to Verizon even more now.
What does a better 3g experience even mean?
how do you surf the web and talk anyway?
and who does that on their phone?
YES they do have better phones, Ill give them that but mentioning the 100,000 apps is redundent and based on just ONE phone that I'm betting Verizon willl have next year. I've been an ATT customer for 10 years now and I am growing increasingly frustrated with their poor voice and data service. My contract ends next summer just in time for the rumored iphone to verizon deal and I'll be switching. If that doesnt happen I'll be glad to get a DROID.
 
Caliber26 said:
WTF??? Access to over 100K apps? AT&T does not have apps to offer...these are all offered via iTunes! What about the other millions of people who don't have an iPhone, but are using the AT&T network? What apps do they have access to? That's bullsh*t!
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amen brother; preach on! :)
 
ATT is pathetic. Why not spend some money upgrading your inferior system instead of whining?
 
darthvedder81 said:
The ignorance on these forums (and the rest of the country) surrounding the concept of "3G" astounds me.

The abbreviation "3G" is essentially meaningless when you compare it between mobile phone providers. All 3G means is "3rd generation" or "3rd version." Verizon may technically have more "3G" coverage but so what? It's the bit rate stupid.

Fact: AT&T's EDGE network averages at the same bit rate as Verizon's "3G". It doesn't matter what you call it–AT&T calls it EDGE (or 2G or 2.5G) Verizon calls it 3G. Keep in mind this is all averaged across the country. Individual experience is going to vary. If your 3G coverage and performance in San Diego sucks that's too bad but that's basically anecdotal. And when you compare AT&T's EDGE coverage with Verizon's "3G" the map is nearly identical.

Apple went with AT&T because they have the best overall coverage (voice & data) in the country. Again, that's an AVERAGE. If you're on AT&T you have the best chance of getting connected—period. If you don't have good coverage in your area that's too bad and you can use a different provider.
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I love how you talk about all the bad information and spread some more yourself. Verizon's 3G (EVDO) in 2007 was as fast as AT&Ts EDGE, but since 2007 Verizon upgraded to what's called EVDO Rev. A. Verizon's EVDO (3G) is about as fast as AT&T's 3G in real world experience. Verizon blows AT&Ts edge out of the water, and has since 2007.

To tell people Verizon's 3G averages less than 144kbps is spreading misinformation like I've never seen before.
 
MrSmith said:
Any ad that attacks competitors - even through apparent factual comparison with oneself - should be illegal in my opinion. It's negative at best. And it's a slippery road.
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How do you judge that? The whole point of advertising is to differentiate yourself from others. If all a cell phone company can say is "we have good coverage." but they aren't allowed to make a direct comparision what's the benefit of the ad?

I agree the ads are childish and reflect poorly on the company, but they have to do it to stay competitive with each other.

Another example:When is Apple going to stop with the childish Mac vs. PC ads? They are just as missleading. I have both Macs and PC's, and guess what? The Macs have problems too. And I've spent a lot of time at friends houses fixing their Macs too.
 
this isnt a bad thing at all. business competition is good so im glad at&t isnt gonna b a pnssy and back off. i really dont care who "wins" as long as my iphone continues to work and get better.

and i did lol at the V part so good commercial.
 
iPhoneNYC said:
ATT is pathetic. Why not spend some money upgrading your inferior system instead of whining?
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AT&T already spends several billion dollars a year upgrading their network. You can find press releases on it.

Do you really expect a company not to advertise? Jesus, want to talk about desperate whining? That's exactly what the Verizon ads are as well, because they don't have the iPhone and they're losing customers to AT&T. Advertising is advertising and business is business. Get over it.

I'm not a fan of either company but all the anti-AT&T bitching in this thread floors me. This is hilarious.
 
thetexan said:
I love how you talk about all the bad information and spread some more yourself. Verizon's 3G (EVDO) in 2007 was as fast as AT&Ts EDGE, but since 2007 Verizon upgraded to what's called EVDO Rev. A. Verizon's EVDO (3G) is about as fast as AT&T's 3G in real world experience. Verizon blows AT&Ts edge out of the water, and has since 2007.

To tell people Verizon's 3G averages less than 144kbps is spreading misinformation like I've never seen before.
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And you're completely missing the point.

The "3G" map Verizon shows in their commercials INCLUDES their 144kbps equivalent. They call that "3G". Calling something "3G" as if that's some standard that all providers use is meaningless.
 
The money they could have saved on Luke Wilson could have gone towards helping improve their infrastructure.

Not sure how true that smartphones line is. The iPhone excluded every carrier has the same or an equivalent BB phone on their service. Also, every major carrier has the HTC Touch Pro 2, but the CDMA versions include a 3.5mm jack the GSM version lacks.

Also, last I heard you can't really do calling and EDGE at that same time can you? Because, if you can't that 3G is a moot point seeing as many people are in are still in EDGE coverage area.
 
Playbook

Classic response ad right out of an MBA class. Well executed, nice casual urban revival look. I bet the last "X" falling from the board was a blooper that worked for a final wonk. Good job.
 
Well that wasn't thrown together in one afternoon in the office. :rolleyes:


Verizon isn't saying they have the fastest 3G network. They are saying they have the most coverage. Which is a valid point i think. Instead of spending money on a stupid commercial that resembles a 5 year-old's argument that his castle is bigger than the other kids, why not spend it on improving their 3G coverage?



Oh wait that would make sense.....
 
darthvedder81 said:
And you're completely missing the point.

The "3G" map Verizon shows in their commercials INCLUDES their 144kbps equivalent. They call that "3G". Calling something "3G" as if that's some standard that all providers use is meaningless.
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No, they are not. Since 2007 100% of their EVDO network has been upgraded to Rev. A. Verizon's map used in the commercial is not showing their 2G coverage in the CDMA world referred to as 1xRTT. That map shows their actual 3G coverage area that is equivalent speed wise to AT&T's 3G.
 
It was weak but it was a response. Thank you, AT&T for narrowly avoiding going down in history as the world's wussiest telecom. Now, really go on the offensive and hit Verizon where it hurts--their very public record of lousy customer service. When you have states investigating Verizon for excessive customer complaints about bad service and deceptive practices, you have an open wound you can start pouring salt into. Do it. :D

iPhoneNYC said:
ATT is pathetic. Why not spend some money upgrading your inferior system instead of whining?
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They're not whining. Trying to stop Verizon via litigation is whining. Now they're punching back. Way to go, AT&T.
 
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