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Sprint Takes Out Full Page NYT Ad Calling Out AT&T for Misleading 5GE Branding

I know what I'm about to say goes against the grain of what others are saying... but I was with Sprint in the past and couldn't extricate myself from them fast enough. Or at all. In my lifelong experience (which is too long) I can say without question, that the customer "service" I got from Sprint was the worst of any company I've dealt with ever. Rock bottom worst. What a horrible experience. And "horrible" is too nice a word.
I went over to AT&T and have had nothing but a perfect seamless experience. Everything has been perfectly fine.
I'm sure there's plenty of others who would like to burn AT&T at the stake, but from my experience... I'm a fan of AT&T (I know... Blasphemy on this forum).
I think it's GREAT that Sprint is getting its panties all in a wad over this 5GE labeling. They're getting what they deserve.
 
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MacRumors said:
AT&T first started upgrading customer iPhones to read "5GE" in the iOS 12.2 beta, and the misleading branding will become much more widespread when iOS 12.2 sees a public release.
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How did AT&T have anything to do with iOS versions?

Or is this just a way of admitting that Apple is complicit in this immoral, and possibly illegal, deception without explicitly stating it?
 
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i have often wished (ever since the days of HSDPA or so-called 3.5G...) that the 3GPP standards organization creates an app to crowdsource actual up/down speeds being achieved, and publishes the results on its website.

i dont really care what equipment providers use to market only theoretical speeds, i only care about what the achieved speed is, and info how to achieve it on my device, where i am at.

and i would only trust even a crowd-sourced result if it was sanctioned by the 3GPP org itself.
 
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My office supplies us with company cell phones on Sprint plans they have such poor service and to boot there is a sprint tower on top of our building i would be more than happy to have AT&T.
Don't really care if it's 4G 5G or 6G just would love to have stable service in and outside the office.
 
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This is misleading and should not be allowed!
 
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“It’s misleading” says the company that hired the old Verizon “can you hear me now” actor. Dont be so but hurt that AT&T’s marketing team has one-up the competition. I can think for myself and know it isn’t 5G. If others can’t then oh well. You shouldn’t buy products you don’t understand. Stay on 3G and AOL.
 
Porco said:
"Sir that will be $500"
-Oh, sure, here's your money.
"Sorry sir, you only appear to have given me $450"
-Yeah, but it's like $500. It's the first step on the road to $500... I call it $500E! It's an evolution of $400.
"Sir, I'm afraid I'm going to have to call the police now... "
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Winning comment of the day
 
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And this garbage will by the average consumer thinks 50mbps is "5G" in the next two years. Apple shouldn't' allow this.
 
Sad that we have a culture of deception. From our media, to food industry, automotive, electronics. Why this is tolerated is beyond me and totally unacceptable. While Sprint isn’t without faults, good for Sprint for calling them out. Tried AT&T briefly for internet service and they were miserable and dishonest with their billing and service.
 
For what it's worth, I was at one of the AT&T wireless stores in my city and I heard two of the employees talking with a customer and they mentioned 5GE is not really 5G and that phones sold today won't be compatible with the real 5G network coming soon.

Sounds like some employees in the stores are being honest about it.
 
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AT&T is a shady company. What they are doing is a gimmick.
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They did the same thing with “4g” branding after a point update years ago
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drumcat said:
This is where we are -- a lack of regulatory strength that doesn't hold business accountable. This is ONLY good for companies, and not consumers.

FTC, you have failed terribly.
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Seems to me this story is proof the free market is able to police itself without nanny state interference. Let the people review the competition, educate themselves and make a choice. That’s what competition is—it’s not kneecapping companies because you don’t approve of their message.

Psssstttt...we’re not actually smarter and don’t know better than everyone else.
 
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Misleading. Crappy marketing trick.

Next thing you know unlimited data won’t actually mean unlimited data...
 
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