“A San Diego-based lawsuit filed late last week alleges that Apple and its carrier partner AT&T have knowingly oversold iPhone 3G, promising fast speeds only to see a glut of customers bog down the network with devices that themselves are flawed,” Aidan Malley reports for AppleInsider.
“The 18-page complaint from customer William Gillis primarily relies on Internet reports of problems as the foundation of its argument and asserts that leaked information contradicts public statements by either of the defendant companies regarding 3G network performance,” Malley reports.
“Gillis particularly criticizes AT&T. Although company new media representative Brad Mays has gone on record as saying the iPhone 3G has been ‘performing great’ on its 3G network, the plaintiff counters by pointing to claims that the handset has required too much power. In tandem with the ‘high volume’ of iPhones sold, the sheer signal demand has bombarded AT&T and in many cases kicks users down to the EDGE-based 2G network even when 3G coverage is guaranteed, according to the lawsuit,” Malley reports.
Full article here.
Basing a lawsuit on Internet reports, rumors, and speculation is likely to be specious at best and frivolous at worse. Apple should countersue for all costs incurred. Furthermore, the U.S. really should consider some sort of meaningful tort reform if fishing expeditions like this are allowed under current laws.
Newsflash: new software combined with multiple-millions of devices being unleashed onto a network in a very short period of time will likely result in issues that require tuning. That is what we believe is happening at this time. iPhone 3G was released in the U.S. on July 11, 2008 – less than two months ago! Apple and their carriers really should be given an adequate and realistic amount of time to tune their software and networks before any lawsuits are filed.
i have decided to sue Ford, GM, Toyota and Honda, for selling too many cars. it has ruined road conditions that i can’t drive comfortably without hitting pot holes etc. as well, my car says i can drive up to and over 200 km per hour but the roads do not allow me to travel that fast. in fact, i am suing the government for capping speeds on the road, and not allowing me to travel at the maximum velocity that my car can travel. i am also suing the car companies for selling too many cars, that causing the gas shortage, and rise in gas prices.
If we kill all the lawyers, who will run for president on the democratic ticket?
(ducks)
Jim – TIV,
People seem to prefer halfwits and morons anyway. Intelligence is not a requirement in this system.
@Crabapple:
Military communications is very different from phone companies. If you are from a different part of the country, say, Kuwait. You can make a phone call home like you would with ATT through the local carriers. However, with a military phone call (DSN), I can make a direct call to the local operator where I live and asked to be patched through my home. All for free.
If I were on a ship, I can get a direct satellite uplink and call directly home. So, it would really depend on where you are.
I swear I should start a website called – MDL – MacDailyLawsuits. All the latest and greatest information about who now is trying to sue Apple, info on the status of the cases as they travel through the court system, and discussions on the results of the cases.
Peace.
@lurker
i would love that. as long as you follow up on the status of suits.
It’s a Anti-Apple black PR lawsuit. Expect one about every 3rd week after a major product release. A cheap way to get tens of thousands of pages of negative Apple press all over the internet, world-wide.
Motorola had a decent Sattelite base cell system back in the late 90’s that used 120 sattelites curcumnavigating the globe and allowing people to make and receive calls from Greenland to Antartica and everywhere in between. I think AT&T;with there resources could have applied a cheaper laternative using using modern solar powered dirigible based transceivers. Sort of like a lower hovering sattelite system. 10 ballons per state would probably cover the entire US including the US and Hawii and up to 100 miles off shore. Kept in the 45-55thousand feet atrea it would be out of the way of most ari traffic.
There should be a law making it a felony to make frivolous lawsuits and give the lawyer making them the death penalty. We need fewer such lawyers in the world. After all, isn’t it a better world when such lawyers are buried 6 feet under?