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Cingular sues T-Mobile over advertisement

Discussion in 'Wireless News' started by bobolito, Nov 2, 2006.

  1. bobolito

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    Cingular sues T-Mobile over advertisement
    Bloomberg News

    Cingular Wireless is suing T-Mobile USA over its advertising claim that it has the fewest dropped calls. In the suit, filed Wednesday in Atlanta, Cingular says T-Mobile is violating false-advertising laws. Cingular says an independent study of more than 300 markets, which include about eight in 10 U.S. residents, shows that Cingular had the fewest dropped calls.

    http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/15862707.htm
     
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  2. bobolito

    bobolito Diamond Senior Member
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    Maybe they had the exact same drop percentage as VZW did so they are both #1?
     
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  4. larry

    larry Sprint loyalist and former mod
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    Interesting. I was waiting for somebody to sue somebody over this. :D
     
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    I can't wait to see the outcome of this.
     
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    We have the fewest dropped calls!
    No we have the fewest dropped calls!
    No, WE have the fewest dropped calls!
    Seriously, it's us, check out this independent study.
    We have an even more independent study!
    Nuh-uh!
    Yuh-huh!
    Your advertising is deceptive!
    No, your advertising is deceptive!
    We're gonna sue you!
    Nuh-uh! We're gonna sue you first!
    [​IMG]
     
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  9. bobolito

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    I understand there can be a tie, but what about #2? Someone has to be #2 regardless of who's tied. So I call this a typo! Unless they did it on purpose to make Cingular look so bad that they are really #3 and nobody at #2. LOL!
     
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    Being third means that you have the third best result of all competitors. It does not mean that you have the third best "result level" which each can be populated by an arbitrary number of competitors.
    Both Verizon and T-Mobile are apparently better than Cingular, so of course Cingular is third, not second.
    This is the usual thing to do, eg also in sports: if two athlets are tied for number one, the next one is third, since he is third best.
     
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    No, that's not true. If two competitors tie for a spot, it is customary to not award the level below. Happens in sports, especially the olympics. When two people tie for a gold, they award 2 golds and a bronze. No silver is awarded. When 2 people tie for the silver, no bronze is awarded.


    There is no mistake there if T-Mobile and VZW tied. Heck, if Verizon and Cingular tie for the number of subscribers at some point, you don't call Sprint the 2nd biggest wireless company. They are still 3rd.
     
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    Now wait for alltell to sue them for using the 5 myfaves plan.
     
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    May Cingular go down in flames!
     
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    Fine by me. I never liked them anyway. :D
     
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    Lol, i was also waiting for this.....
    really, I wonder what Alltel will do!!
     
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    They should also sue Cingular for the "largest PTT area".....:)
     
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    If this happens I'll never get service again! They're the only company that get's signal at my house in the middle of B.F.E.

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    Oh don't worry, I just hope they lose this silly lawsuit, not cease to provide service. :)
     
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    May the True Carrier with Less
    Drop Call Win.
     
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    I am really hoping that the results of the studies for both carriers become public record to see the true scope of them, including other carriers results vs both of them.
     
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