AT&T and Verizon drop lawsuits, make nice for the holidays
By Nilay Patel 
posted December 2nd 2009 11:55AM
posted December 2nd 2009 11:55AM
Update: Whoa, so this is crazy. We just checked out the other suit that was dismissed, and it turns out that Verizon actually sued AT&T back in July, but not for any damages -- instead, Big Red asked the court to rule that its various "Most Reliable 3G Network" taglines were actually true. That wackiness certainly explains why AT&T felt the need to push back, we suppose, and it makes Verizon's current whining over Sprint's "Most Dependable 3G Network" claims part of a larger, lamer pattern. We've included a shot of the case after the break, check it out.
And spend more money on upgrading us to HSPA+ like TMo was able to do in the span of mere months. Get with it, AT&T!
@Nerdtalker Or they could hire their next spokesperson based on looks, and not... unshaved B movie semi-star? How about Daisy Fuentes!
@MJGAMER 1991 XBL
Luke Wilson is the man. Silence yourself.
@Nerdtalker
No kidding. On T-Mobile, I got 3Mbps last night:
http://www.mobilespeedtest.com/results/021809tmobile3137.jpg
Can't we all agree they both suck equally?
@southern78
Yes, they both suck.
@smartmouth But AT&T does suck more. I'm no Verizon fanboy; their prices need to come down. I'm in the military and travel frequently. I've used every major cellular company out there, in the US and abroad, and contrary to AT&T's claims, Verizon is the 1 with more bars in more places!
@southern78
For argument's sake, sure, they both suck. But I think we all pretty much know in the back of our minds that AT&T sucks a little more.
@southern78 Exactly the reason I'm on Sprint.
@Xudd
Sprint sucks the the worst...their customer service should be put to sleep with a shotgun
Verizon = better service, better coverage, 'getting better' hardware
ATT= bad service, horrible footprint, iphone
TMobile = good service, good coverage, ok hardware...win
@(Unverified) T-mobile= Good Coverage? LoL. wOw.
@Xudd you suck
Peace on Earth. *hugs*
Bell: Now shake hands and play nice.
Verizon/AT&T: Yes, Mom.
The consumer reports speak for themselves.
peace on earth and goodwill towards phones...err...phone companies
@jordanice77
Just out of curiosity, what does your avatar say?
@Steve B
I believe it says "Choose your poison."
By AT&T's logic, upgrading towers has nothing to do with their service, just poor advertising.
I like the one commercial with the football game. That's hilarious!
Well, we know who really won this round.... the LAWYERS!!!
@tmschmal OMFG AMEN. November was a damn good month to be a litigator...
I just want to know what the reindeer have to do with cell phone coverage? Are they using cell phone guided GPS or something? So the one would get lost?
What's going on there?
@ack154 I think that's the point Verizon is trying to make, which is ridiculous because outside the US, only the one with AT&T would have coverage.
@johnmc
I don't follow. AT&T doesn't exist outside of the USA either. Both Verizon and AT&T roam on other providers. They have the same exact network overseas. The difference is all of AT&T's devices work, while you need a Verizon global device. But it's about coverage, not devices in this case.
@johnmc
I'm not exactly a fan of Verizon, but "outside the US" should really read "outside of US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Korea, China, all of Europe, Autralia, New Zealand and Indonesia (the list goes one, I'm just too lazy)"
CDMA is more widespread than you would think. Its never going to be nearly as widespread as GSM, but that's mostly a cost issue...
@ack154
Flying santa round the world?
There's a map for that.
@Dorf Verizon's network is CDMA. Yes, they roam overseas, but only if you have a CDMA "World Phone" (dual-mode CDMA/GSM). AT&T's network is GSM/UMTS, which is used in almost all of the 200-something countries that have cell networks. CDMA is used in approximately 12 countries. AT&T also have a far more extensive roaming alliance than Verizon. So, really, in a world of doesn't, Droid doesn't either.
I kinda like At&ts comercials, advertising there 2g service.. Maybe they should bring back the orginal iphone to match the service.
Nice to see engadget poking AT&T more.
Totally fair. This law suit was a waste of legal resources and it made AT&T look like a bunch of whiners. Its about time they realize that their hold on to their iBUbble will soon pop.. and Alas, 2 years from now people will react... :
"AT&T what? ah yes, they are the douche company who was trashed by verizon 2 years ago.. Where are they now again? ahh in the junk-yard collecting iphone scraps"
LOL to Luke Wilson, hope he is getting a proper payout with AT&T
Sarcastic Review about the recent (2 ads) by Wilson: http://bit.ly/Luke-wilson-drops-card-on-verizon-best-or-worst
sucks to be att right:
1. Apple is out in a few months
2. Their rep ranks the lowes between all phone companies
The good news is that I just saved alot of money switching to Geiko
@(Unverified)
Yeah, that jokes been worn out a while buddy.
Where is the link to the commercial the picture is from. I haven't seen that one yet and would love to.
It was just good P.R for the Baby Bells. Nothing to see here, move along. Its no different than how Rappers beef to get attention for their new albums. Maybe this was to get more holiday sales?
Word on the street is Verizon is testing an LTE iPhone that in all probability iDoes whatever the current one doesn't. So this doesn't surprise me.
@Eternity
I have to wonder about that whole iPhone on Verizon rumor.
If there was any truth to it, why would Apple take sides and bash Verizon in the iPhone commercials?
I think the Apple snark has infested AT&T and now we get twice the snark.
@(Unverified) LTE would address those issues. These lawsuits are ridiculous. Even though the ads are misleading in a way, they are technically accurate, and AT&T's coverage out in the sticks just isn't as good as Verizon's.
@(Unverified) LTE would fix those problems, but it would do nothing to help the problems with the iPhone that Verizon addressed while bashing it in their ads.
How LTE would address these issues if a) it's not even deployed yet, b) Verizon network does not have 10% of data traffic that AT&T has.
VZ fanbois FTW!! Too bad VZ has a few things going against them. First would be the fake ATT 3g coverage map from like 2000 they show on their commercials, no wonder ATT is mad. And second is too all you Apple haters...i am one too, but, no phone, at least for a long time, will have the same support the IPhone has. To all you HTC, Palm, WinMo lovers...Come on...RIM is the only company VZ has going for it and they managed to mess that up cuz they are so proprietary.
@Elyzium
What's the Droid?
@Elyzium
I can't wait till your comment is replaced with 'downranked into oblivion'
I downranked him because I had the same seizure he had compiling this pile of nonsense as I had reading it.
Hey, falling victim to marketing is what your supposed to do....so down rank me dood.
@Elyzium What are you, some type of rebel without a cause?
"You're stuck in a lie man, just down rank me and accept it"
Get over yourself. The whole "go ahead and down rank me" line is played out anyway, you're further making yourself look like a toolBOX.
I would love to hear Nilay actually say "whatevs."
@jupigare
Just pretend Apu is saying "whatevs" and you're in the bullseye region.
@shadowj0 I can't tell if I'm more offended by your racism, or how pathetic and lazy it is.
@shadowj0
I'm Indian. If I wanted to hear someone that sounds like Apu, I'd just ask my grandfather.
Insult harder next time.
@shadowj0 Asshole. I'm Indian and have weary that "Apu" accent.
I would be wondering if your accent is that of an old Southern Redneck, but 2 wrongs don't make a right, now do they?
@shadowj0
I am Indian, southern part if you wanted to know. So I have every right to say it. I'm also a quarter-black. Does it mean I should get offended if every time someone says the n word or an iteration? No, absolutely not.
I def know I got bigger balls (literally) than you 100% Indians. Shove it.