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 Apple Hit With 3G iPhone Lawsuit
Apple Hit With 3G iPhone Lawsuit
Amid growing criticism from 3G iPhone customers, a class action complaint was filed against Apple Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alabama. The lawsuit alleges that despite aggressive marketing that the 3G iPhone is "twice as fast for half the price," the much-hyped smartphone is actually much slower than advertised and prone to dropping calls. "Apple sold these devices on the promise that ...
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Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
arstechnica.com — 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 ... (more) Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G ...
iPhone 3G priced at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 for 8GB and 16GB in India
iPhone 3G priced at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 for 8GB and 16GB in India
cellpassion.mobi — Heart breaking stuff this early in the morning. I just received a confirmation from Vodafone that their... iPhone 3G will come for no less than Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 for th 8GB and 16GB versons respectively. Yup, that's approximately $700 and $825, ... (more) iPhone 3G priced at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 for 8GB and ...
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Alabama women files iPhone 3G lawsuit against Apple - class action possible
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — By now it’s evident that there is a good sampling of the iPhone 3G fleet that is experiencing 3G-network woes. From slow data connections to signal-strength flakiness, the iPhone 3G isn’t performing as promised for those affected by the 3G reception issues. The problem has gotten so bad that Apple released their iPhone 2.0.2 OS shortly after releasing the iPhone 2.0.1 OS in an attempt to fix some of the iPhone 3G’s connectivity bugs. But, in their haste to release another iPhone OS update to fix bugs, Apple’s latest iPhone 2.0.2 OS has reportedly started causing more problematic network issues - most ...

Let the Games Begin: Apple Sued for Dropped Calls & Slow Data Speeds
Gear Diary — There has been much said regarding battery drain problems and AT&T’s lame nationwide 3G coverage, but here’s something new: Apple just got slapped with a class action lawsuit for dropped calls and slow data speeds. The suit was filed in an Alabama US District court, and since it was just filed yesterday, Apple still hasn’t actually been served…yet. [image] ...

Lawsuit filed against Apple for iPhone 3G failure
Phones Review — With the complaints on Apple iPhone 3G call dropping, which Apple quickly pushed out the iPhone 2.0.2 OS as a fix, and then more woe as others began complaining that the supposed fix has made things worse, it is no wonder someone is now filing a lawsuit against Apple. A woman from Alabama has filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming they have failed to deliver on Apple’s claims of performance and reliability. Jessica Alena Smith, the plaintiff, states that in addition to the slower than expected data speeds, she can only connect to the AT&T 3G network roughly a quarter of the time, and has also experience an “inordinate amount of dropped ...

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