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Verizon Wireless is striking back at AT&T Inc., which challenged Verizon's advertising with the National Advertising Division of the Council for Better Business Bureaus on July 1. AT&T said Verizon's claims that it runs the best and most reliable third-generation wireless networks are false and unproven.
In filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Verizon Wireless said AT&T's challenge with the NAD "invented a new formula for calculating 'reliability' and claims that by applying this newly concocted formula its 3G wireless network has superior 'reliability.'"
Verizon Wireless said speed and reliability are two distinct matters.
Michael Coe, a spokesman for Dallas-based AT&T, called Verizon's claim that speed is not a relevant factor "preposterous."
"Data network speed is an essential factor to consumers when it comes to data transmission on their wireless devices," Coe said in a statement.
Verizon Wireless asked the court to declare its advertising claims are truthful, accurate and substantiated, and to award it costs and attorney's fees from AT&T.
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Jul 27, 2009 at 10:52 PM At&t all the way Says:
i have att i like there phones and plans very much there 3g could be a little better. but over all pretty good, even started work this year in the country!
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Jul 27, 2009 at 10:48 PM Anonymous Says:
well we just switched from cable vision to fios and we are soooo unhappy our internet service became so slow that we are considering switching back
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Jul 27, 2009 at 11:03 PM Anonymous Says:
I have Att iPhone sucks. Features amaZing but half calls go dead dropped phone calls. Ok maybe not half, but way to many
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Jul 27, 2009 at 10:25 PM Anonymous Says:
In some parts of the city and in most of the catskills, all 3 service are farshtunkene so we don't need the court to tell us the contrary....how many times were you talking with your wife driving home erev shabbos and the call was disconnected
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Jul 27, 2009 at 11:13 PM Anonymous Says:
I just changes from verizon to optimum and I relize now how slow verizon was
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Jul 27, 2009 at 11:33 PM Anonymous Says:
Verizon is the Rolls Royce ONLY if you talk to some1 that also has verizon
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Jul 27, 2009 at 11:27 PM Anonymous Says:
“ In some parts of the city and in most of the catskills, all 3 service are farshtunkene so we don't need the court to tell us the contrary....how many times were you talking with your wife driving home erev shabbos and the call was disconnected ”
That's just what you told her. Fortunately not all of us feel a need to hang up on our spouses!
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Jul 27, 2009 at 11:20 PM Anonymous Says:
Cable still the best!!!
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Jul 28, 2009 at 01:49 AM wth guys? Says:
We're not talking about landlines (cable/fios) we're talkin' wireless.
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Jul 28, 2009 at 06:46 AM Confused souls! Says:
This article is NOT about landline or DSL, it's about wireless. Verizon is the undisputed king when it comes to wireless. That's the only reason it was able to stay number 1 even though it doesn't offer the iPhone. I pay an arm and a leg for Verizon but I have never considered leaving them due to their reliable service.
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Jul 28, 2009 at 06:09 AM Anonymous Says:
I have verizon and at&t, verizon is much better
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Jul 28, 2009 at 04:24 AM Anonymous Says:
“ In some parts of the city and in most of the catskills, all 3 service are farshtunkene so we don't need the court to tell us the contrary....how many times were you talking with your wife driving home erev shabbos and the call was disconnected ”
At&t works everywhere in the mountains. Verizon works mostly too, the issue is that the cell sites are built to carry a certain volume of calls. When hundreds of thousands of yidden come up ki"h especially over weekends it overloads the system and what it does it bounces off people to make room for the next. The iPhone is still the best phone out there.
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Jul 28, 2009 at 07:35 AM cell phone Says:
I have a sprint phone that is roming on verizon's network, i'm very happy with there wireless service
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Jul 28, 2009 at 08:19 AM att wireless Says:
“ This article is NOT about landline or DSL, it's about wireless. Verizon is the undisputed king when it comes to wireless. That's the only reason it was able to stay number 1 even though it doesn't offer the iPhone. I pay an arm and a leg for Verizon but I have never considered leaving them due to their reliable service. ”
who says there #1? in what way? at&t has more users, there number.
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Jul 28, 2009 at 08:45 AM Anonymous Says:
Your all missing out on a big secret .I happened to have T~mobile for six years , besides there top customer service there rates are the best bar to non. I hardly have a problem with drop calls and because its GSM it works globaly customer service freely provided me with the unlocking code to be able to change to local Sim cards in any country i travel to (something you can not to with Verizon) to top it off they offered me $49.99 unlimited service for being a loyal customer, try that with Verizon.
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Jul 28, 2009 at 08:27 AM Jimmy37 Says:
I just love this mishigas. Who cares who your ISP is or which phone company you use! The reports asks the question "What does 'most reliable' mean?" If there isn't an accepted industry definition, then ATT's suit is worthless.
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Jul 28, 2009 at 09:04 AM Anonymous Says:
rumors based in usatoday article says that the iphone might be coming to verizon next year
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Jul 28, 2009 at 09:04 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Your all missing out on a big secret .I happened to have T~mobile for six years , besides there top customer service there rates are the best bar to non. I hardly have a problem with drop calls and because its GSM it works globaly customer service freely provided me with the unlocking code to be able to change to local Sim cards in any country i travel to (something you can not to with Verizon) to top it off they offered me $49.99 unlimited service for being a loyal customer, try that with Verizon. ”
You must be using a different T-Mobile than me, because the service sucks!
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Jul 28, 2009 at 09:02 AM We never stop working for you Says:
#14 your wrong verizon has far more customers and that's a fact, don't be a amharetz and start up with verizon
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Jul 28, 2009 at 10:18 AM Anonymous Says:
I switched to sprint 3 years ago and b'h never a dropped call since. you can set the phone to roam in an area with bad service and it picks up the strongest local signal- this works every time
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Jul 28, 2009 at 11:33 AM MS Says:
Verizon is the best network. I have service everywhere, even in canada, Israel, and the bahamas. It might be on roming but at least I have service! My husband doesnt have Verizon and he never has service outside of the united states. Its expensive but has the best coverage!!
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Jul 28, 2009 at 03:48 PM VZW IS AMERICAS MOST RELIABLE NETWORK!!! Says:
“ who says there #1? in what way? at&t has more users, there number. ”
Here (below) are the top ten telecoms by subscribers. No surprise that China Mobile comes in at #1 with 478 million subscribers. It should be noted that an estimated 279 million of China Mobile’s total are “prepaid” – not on any contract (pay-as-you-go services). Apple’s rumored (yet to be announced) carrier partner China Unicom, comes in at the number 5 spot with 137.7 million subscribers. Like China Mobile, a healthy share of China Unicom’s customers are prepaid.
The top US carrier, Verizon, barely made it on the list (10th). Deutsche Telekom makes the list in 6th place (T-Mobile US is owned by Deutsche Telekom).
World’s largest wireless telecom carriers by subscriber-base:
China Mobile 478.8 million
Vodafone Group 247.3 million
Telefonica Group 190.1 million
America Movil Group 174.9 million
China Unicom 137.7 million
Deutsche Telekom Group (T-Mobile) 127.1 million
Telnor Group 96.6 million
Airtel (Bharti) 93.9 million
MTS Group 92.2 million
Verizon Wireless 86.6 million