A man from Little Rock, Arkansas has started a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc., demanding $5 million in damages claiming that Apple and AT&T oversold the iPhone 3G and over-saturated the 3G network.
The Arkansas man claims that the firms (AT&T-Apple) “should have known that the strain on the network would make it impossible to provide reliable and sustained connectivity,” according to the 16-page lawsuit. The plaintiff and his legal team suggest that both companies deceived the public and their customers. They say that the “twice as fast” marketing campaign/commercial, was in fact completely false and in bad practices. He says that his device has spent most of its time running on the EDGE network and suffers constant dropped calls. Boo-hoo.
Apple Insider points out that “In a new take, however, Walters argues that AT&T specifically is exploiting its captive audience. While complaints have surfaced before regarding the need for a two-year contract that prevents an easy escape to another network, Walters takes issue with the inability to choose another carrier at any cost and accuss AT&T of charging a $10 premium over the original iPhone for monthly fees.”
“And while the Little Rock resident asks for class action status for the lawsuit to reflect the sheer scale of iPhone subscribers affected by the problem, he’s also one of the first to put a more definitive cost to the perceived losses. Walters and representatives estimate that the total financial impact of the claims is likely to exceed $5 million dollars and more than 100 affected users, qualifying it for the bulk legal representation.”
Apple has been subject to a wide range of lawsuits lately. First Mac cloner Psystar, then iPhone 3G Performance, more Backdating Scandals, and we can’t forget about the growing “over-saturated” bunch.
Despite a recent fix being released, that has been proven to show increased performance, Apple is being sued again for poor iPhone reception.
Just like your tactless neighbors, we do not wish you luck in this case Mr. Walters, we wish you would simply return your iPhone to the Apple or AT&T store, and pick up a Blackberry, or perhaps a solid Nokia. But, suing Apple because of the recent iPhone 3G issues, is completely tactless within itself.
