AT&T pushes back at Verizon - lightly

2. Galen20K posted on 18 Nov 2009, 21:53 0 0

I agree, seems pathetic and sad attempt of ATT who is nervous and doesn't "really" know how to retaliate on this. I think its kind of comical on how useless their points are in this commercial and how juvenile ATT really is.

3. bubbasixx posted on 18 Nov 2009, 21:59 0 0

Very weak. They know they do not have much to fight back with so they put this, factless, ad out there. They complain that Verizon's ads do not state the facts yet they throw things like fastest 3G network out there. If they want to have any credibility SHOW ME THE FACTS. Never mind that SHOW THE PEOPLE THE FACTS. I am not going to deny that, in some instances, their network is faster. But I only know that because I am in the industry. Regular people hear this and they will want to know things like "How much faster," "What do you mean talk and web at the same time?" "100,000 apps for what?" At least Verizon's ad actually has substance. "There's a map for that" as opposed to "Here's Luke Wilson for that." Overall, this is really a very harmless attempt to fight back. 1. They have fastest 3G network - in 1/5th the area Verizon has. Too late to bring this one out. 2. They can talk and surf the web at the same time - for those few people that need to do this and might actually get 3G service. 3. They have the most popular smartphones - if all "smartphones" include only the iPhone, if not, you're not popular. Really has a lot to do with their 3G network, doesn't it? 4. They have over 100,000 apps - for the iPhone, if you have another AT&T phone - too bad. Really has a lot to do with their 3G network, doesn't it? I knew AT&T had nothing to really fight back with and this ad just proves it.

4. VZWEMP posted on 18 Nov 2009, 22:01 0 0

love the fact that they hired a famous actor. dont get me wrong Verizon has hired actors in the past (james earl jones). But seriously ATT. you couldnt get your message across without hiring a well known actor? if what you say is true you shouldnt need an actor to relay the message. nice try. the only thing what was remotely true was the fact that you can use voice and data simultaneously.

7. tuminatr posted on 18 Nov 2009, 22:45 0 0

I guess there is a X for that, or maybe a map I forget

8. macron2000 posted on 18 Nov 2009, 22:53 0 0

A couple of things come to mind here. First, I read on this very site all the time about you VZW folks crying for a device like the BB Bold. Not to mention the Curve prior to its release on your Code Division Multiple Access network that can barely maintain a bluetooth connection with most of its devices. I think sales for both the Bold and Curve did extremely well for ATT. Second, you people have never experience the joy of simultaneous voice and data. Use it all the time, so you people will never be able to appreciate tethering to your laptop while on a conference call on your Touch Pro2 and getting email on the device at the same time. And remember that party the other night? Wait let me send you the picture I took...wait you have to hang up so the picture message can come through-if you have VZW. Ah yes, remember when you had to disconnect your home phone to get on the internet because you couldnt do both? Hmmm, there's a name for that. They called that dial up service. So much for that vaunted 3G network. And for Christmas, dont expect 4G under the tree to be any better. Can you hear me now?

11. akanariya posted on 18 Nov 2009, 23:11 0 0

the ad comes off a little WEAK for me, there is nothing compelling in this ad that makes me think that they have any REAL strong points... -FASTEST 3G doesn't mean squat for any customer living in an area where there is no coverage. Even if they had 3G coverage in dense metropolitan areas, I think it makes sense to have good 3G coverage where you normally wouldn't expect to have Wi-Fi or landline DSL too. I would gladly take LARGEST 3G over FASTEST 3G any day! -If its just only on the mobile network, AT&T does win with simultaneous voice and data, but its not impossible with Verizon mobile phones with Wi-Fi, which I'm glad to say they are releasing more and more of. But again it boils down to the network. Its one thing to have SIMULTANEOUS voice and data, it convenient, but to have the MOST RELIABLE voice and data means more to people who depend on their phones. If AT&T could use words like "LARGEST 3G NETWORK" or "MOST RELIABLE" in their ads that would say so much more about their service. T-Mobile has simultaneous voice and data too, and its not great but that really doesn't make AT&T any more competitive. -As for the carrier with most popular "SMARTPHONE" (not plural), iPhone is a really cool phone! iPhone is an awesome phone that got stuck into a exclusivity agreement. Despite Verizon having the image of crippling phones in the past, their smartphone selection now and going forward is turning out to be the best. You got the Blackberries, Windows Mo 6.5, Droids, and next year we will see the Palms come back! All the major smartphone players are either on Verizon or going to be, and with LTE coming to Verizon first, we'll see who Apple picks next for their AMAZING new product launch. -100,000 apps?!! Really?! I wonder how AT&T can throw a number like that out there on an App Store that doesn't even belong to them. If any other carrier gets the iPhone, those apps are going with the phone not the carrier. This is a cheap temporary advantage that AT&T will ride out till their imminent failure with LTE. -A name that starts with a "V"? Wow even I could've thought of a better comeback! How about countering Verizon's ads with: "Got iPhone enV?" or how about "We call them the BIG RED for a different reason" or "Verizon is Red, AT&T is Blue, can you guess who's mad at who?" C'mon AT&T! Again either way, AT&T that was a very weak commercial. Tell me something your customers already don't know!