AT&T Sues Verizon over 'There's A Map For That' ads

[ScribeOne]

Whoa -- we just got word that AT&T is suing Verizon for false advertising over Big Red's "There's a map for that" ads. We're reading the complaint and motion to stop the ads right now, but here's what AT&T says is the big problem:

"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."

AT&T also says its network reaches about the same number of people as Verizon's, so we're thinking it's a little miffed that it's being portrayed as an also-ran here. We'll update as we learn more, keep it locked!

Sauce.

[FailSafeIsntSafe]

They never denied the fact that Vzw has more coverage.
and just to say, considering that there's 25,375 cities in the us, 9,600 cities is roughly a third of our country. I looked up verizon, and they have roughly 5x more cities and basically area covered with 3G service. I think the map Vzw shows of AT&T's 3G service only shows where they have full service, not partial or w/e.

[ScribeOne]

Originally Posted by FailSafeIsntSafe

They never denied the fact that Vzw has more coverage.
and just to say, considering that there's 25,375 cities in the us, 9,600 cities is roughly a third of our country. I looked up verizon, and they have roughly 5x more cities and basically area covered with 3G service. I think the map Vzw shows of AT&T's 3G service only shows where they have full service, not partial or w/e.

What the map doesn't show is AT&T's tremendous 2G coverage.

[rex450se]

Originally Posted by ScribeOne

What the map doesn't show is AT&T's tremendous 2G coverage.

Beacause we all get a smartphone for the tremendous speed of edge.

[Bl00dr4g3]

lol, when i first the title of the thread i thought they were sueing fro " there is a map for that" because it sounds like " theres an app for that" although it would be apple sueing but whatever..

[Hellishness]

att and tmobile, the only service providers us US residents can use, simply suck. i have to keep my iphone in airplane mode at my house, or itll drain the battery in like 2 hours.
verizon droid anyone(jk)?

[wearmaize]

Verizon is a lot better than AT&T coverage wise and obviously 3G wise. With AT&T and my (and my families') phones, we don't get service inside almost any building (barely in our house) and even sometimes outside. It's pathetic and it's not like we live in the middle of nowhere.