appleinsider.com - 9/3/2008
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Aidan Malley Published: 08:00 AM EST A San Diego-based lawsuit filed late last week alleges that Apple and its carrier partner AT 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. The 18-page ...
josef-prusa.eu - 9/5/2008
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josef-prusa.eu —
iPhone 3G It's still not even a week
since I bought a new iPhone 3G and during...
this time my brother and I did a lot of cool stuff. The iPhone with its accelerometer and multitouch display is ideal for making gadgets. When I got it home, we started ...
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iPhone controlled R/C car [english]
biz.yahoo.com - 9/4/2008
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biz.yahoo.com —
RESTON, Va., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCOR - News ), a leader in measuring...
the digital world, today reported that after a slower start, the United States has caught up with Western Europe in the adoption of 3G with ...
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comScore Reports that the U.S. Catches Up With Western ...
usbfever.com - 9/2/2008
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usbfever.com —
Hightlights: If you are long away from office
or home, how you can give juice to your...
mobile / Cell Phone, it is easy, either bring a second battery with your or have an portable charger. However, if you mobilephone / Cellphone is iPhone, how you ...
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Apple and AT&T Sued for Selling Too Many iPhone 3Gs [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... The suit seeks class action status so that every California AT&T; subscriber could receive compensation if they've experienced poor 3G performance. And in light of such 3G failures, Gillis points out that Apple's packaging should have a disclaimer to manage consumer's expectations. [AppleInsider] ...
Lawsuit filed for 3G saturation against AT&T and Apple
Phones Review —
... 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.”
Gillis criticises AT&T, although the company’s new media representative Brad Mays has gone on record as stating the iPhone 3G has been “performing great” on its 3G network. However the plaintiff motions to claims that the iPhone 3G requires too much power.
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Apple sued for overselling sub par iPhone 3G
Japanese Gadgets —
... and unproductive. Everything is so small, typing must be a pain in the ass. In his 18-page filing, Gillis points out the 3G tower power issue that recently leaked to the public in which an AT&T worker disclosed that current sub-par connections are caused by iPhones sucking too much power for AT&T transmitters to maintain proper 3G signals. Given this knowledge, Gillis feels the iPhone was clearly sold past network capacity creating problems that cascaded to every AT&T 3G users. Apple Insider via ...
IPhone Users Report Network Outages; Second 3G Lawsuit Emerges
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... The reports of a network outage works as an advantage to customer William Gillis, who filed a lawsuit late last week
alleging Apple and AT&T are overwhelming the 3G network with the
oversold iPhone 3G. In his 18-page complaint, Gillis says the popular
handset is requiring "too much power," and straining the network. ...
Apple e AT&T são processadas mais uma vez devido à performance do iPhone 3G
MacMagazine —
... ainda este mês. Ainda assim, Gillis exige que a empresa deixe claro que o conjunto comercializado hoje em dia não oferece uma performance tão boa quanto a esperada.
“A Apple deveria deixar claras todas as informações sobre seu produto”, diz ele, que pretende lutar por ressarcimentos para todos os assinantes da AT&T afetados pelos problemas da sua rede 3G. Gillis exige que a Apple e a AT&T sejam punidas por propaganda enganosa.
[Via: AppleInsider.] ...
Apple, AT&T sued for over-saturating 3G network with iPhones
textually.org —
According to Apple Insider, 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. ...
Second iPhone 3G Lawsuit Filed
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... that the issue with the iPhone 3G centered around power requirements for the iPhone 3G being too high, saturating towers. The lawsuit goes on to say (basically) that because of the high volume of iPhone sales, the AT&T network has become overtaxed. In other words, the darn this is too popular for its own good. Gillis wants Apple and AT&T to not just pay restitution to members of the class action (if granted), but also punitive damages. Now, before people go on about this guy trying to get a big payday, remember that in class action lawsuits, there’s nearly nothing paid out ...
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Apple and AT&T Sued for Selling Too Many iPhone 3Gs [Apple]
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Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
arstechnica.com 8/20/2008 — We all knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time. A lawsuit has been filed against Apple over what the plaintiff is referring to as the "Defective iPhone 3G," which she hopes will become a class-action complaint. Alabama resident Jessica Alena ...