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Verizon ads label iPhone a "misfit toy"
electronista.com - 28 days ago
Verizon ads label iPhone a "misfit toy"
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Verizon this weekend stepped up the pressure in its anti-AT&T; campaign with three new ads (viewable below). The lead ad, "Misfit Toys," attacks the iPhone's attachment to AT&T; and says it belongs on Rudolph's Island of Misfit Toys for running on a network with relatively low 3G coverage. ...
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youtube.com - 28 days ago
Verizon Misfit Toys (video)
— youtube.com — A great 3G phone without great 3G coverage is like a charlie-in-the-box.... (more) Verizon Misfit Toys (video)

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appleinsider.com - 30 days ago
Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
— appleinsider.com — By Prince McLean Published: 05:00 PM EST A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply... chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single ... (more) Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010

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Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on the Island of Misfit Toys
engadget.com - 28 days ago
Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on the Island of Misfit Toys
— engadget.com — AT&T might be suing Verizon for misrepresenting its network in ads, but that doesn't seem to have... dissuaded Beg Red from using that same map image in this new spot, which casts the iPhone away to the Island of Misfit Toys. Hard to argue with ... (more) Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on ...

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Verizon ads call the iPhone a “misfit toy”
SlipperyBrick.com — ... attack the network, making it seem like Verizon is backing away from direct criticisms. The “Blue Christmas” and “Elves,” ads are less direct but show iPhones with no logos ruining Christmas because they can’t get a good signal. You can see the other ads below. Pretty clever ads. We especially like the first one. [Electronista]

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