New Verizon ad takes aim right at AT&T and the iPhone
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1. uln4321 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0
these ads are great! in the top one they are probably not using the real iphone because they dont want to be sued by at&t again! very clever!
20. Fanboys Suck posted on 09 Nov 2009, 11:55 0 0
See how AT&T Responds??? Ha! Another ridiculous Lawsuit, that's how.
31. JeffdaBeat posted on 09 Nov 2009, 16:43 0 0
You know, at first I thought the commercials were pretty hilarious (and I still do) and thought the lawsuit AT&T set up was kind of stupid. Then new customer started coming in referencing the ad thinking they wouldn't have any service what so ever if they were outside of the 3G network. With the iPhone having "3G" in its name, they thought it was the only network it ran on. Now I see why AT&T is filing suit. True, AT&T needs to expand it's 3G network, but the ads are misleading as well...
37. awesomeanthony posted on 09 Nov 2009, 22:35 0 0
Who cares... People are dumb, they can just switch and be happy
38. awesomeanthony posted on 09 Nov 2009, 22:37 0 0
Besides, the whole point is to bring in customers... if this works than Verizon is doing their job. It's a dod-eat-dog world out there. Get on the boat or wait at the dock for the ship that won't come back. Stop being so soft.
3. E.N. posted on 08 Nov 2009, 23:02 0 0
I thought that Verizon said a few months ago that not having the iphone didn't affect their company at all. But we can all see that Verizon knows that iPhone sales will go through the roof during the holidays. There's been like six commericials at least that attacks the iPhone. I think Verizon is a little more worried than they try to make everyone think. But anyways, I think the first commericial is the funniest, but the second is a little bit more effective (but why did he keep shaking his phone?). The third one is just whatever.
13. biggles posted on 09 Nov 2009, 05:19 0 0
If you're paying attention, they're attacking AT&T, not Apple and the iphone. What every commercial has in common is the lacking AT&T 3G map.
18. jskrenes posted on 09 Nov 2009, 08:47 0 0
Also bear in mind that UNTIL the iPhone comes to Verizon, it's business as usual.
23. JackFace posted on 09 Nov 2009, 12:44 0 0
I would agree for the most part... but remember look at it this way too, the commercial is referring to the iPhone as just a toy. Or, I am just reading too far into it. Regardless, still funny as hell.
35. E.N. posted on 09 Nov 2009, 21:43 0 0
Yeah I guess you're right. Apple's iPhone is not being attacked at all. I guess it was just a coincidence that the iPhone was CLEARLY in every single one of those commercials, and that "there's a map for that" has nothing to do with "there's an app for that," and that some of the phones in some of those commercials were also iPhones. And let's not forget about the iDon't commercials. Yeah it was made by Motorola but they're not the ones who put the Verizon logo of approval on it. But I'm glad that I know now that apple was in those commercials just to make the ad look prettier.
4. jamess661 posted on 08 Nov 2009, 23:09 0 0
Whats funny other then these lick adds is the fact that at&t and apple are so silent my god man say something hell i dont even live verizon but these adds are classic keep up the good work verizon you guys treating at&t and apple like a 14 year kid having to meet the school bully at the playground at lunch time i mean bitch slapping them wow
10. E.N. posted on 09 Nov 2009, 01:55 0 0
There's really nothing AT&T can say in response. Verizon is not lying and AT&T has nothing to throw back. As for Apple, I don't see why they're caught up in this fight at all. Although Verizon is talking about AT&T's bad 3G network in general, it seems like they are aiming their blows at Apple mostly.
26. neutrality posted on 09 Nov 2009, 14:11 0 0
I think the only thing ATT has going for it is the iPhone, it's their signature phone, they advertise the sh!t out of it, and its only natural to use the phone to represent the network in competing commercials. Verizon, IMHO has nothing against Apple or the iPhone in these commercials -- in the Droid commercial, yeah, but it is advertising .. in these commercial the slamming is mostly done at ATT
5. Greyhunter6 posted on 08 Nov 2009, 23:16 0 0
These ads really aren't aimed at the iPhone. The first one even comments on how good the phone itself is but completely bashes AT&T's 3g service. They are just using the iPhone because everyone associates the iPhone with AT&T.
6. jamess661 posted on 08 Nov 2009, 23:19 0 0
yeah but the add are negative all together just having an iphone look alike make people that never owned it think it would suck apple needs to make there own add
7. E.N. posted on 08 Nov 2009, 23:21 0 0
I agree. Its mostly aimed at AT&T. But Verizon is still telling all future phone buyers not to buy the iphone BECAUSE of AT&T. So its still aimed at the iphone though.
8. jamess661 posted on 08 Nov 2009, 23:31 0 0
thats just got to hurt there are some people out there that are not tech savy and seening these adds could sway them most of the people know know about the networks and phone but these add got to hurt and at&t shows it by suing they got to fight back
22. Mayday3420 posted on 09 Nov 2009, 12:06 0 0
What does att have to sue about? these ads aren't lies.
28. The Spartan posted on 09 Nov 2009, 15:07 0 0
They have to fight back by filing a lawsuit? WTF is that dude? Is that how YOU solve problems, by blindly firing off a lawsuit? Do you not realize the image issues AT&T will soon be having with that lawsuit in tow. They have to prove the claim that their customers are so DUMB that they would misconstrue 2g voice with 3g data, which I would call insulting if I were an AT&T customer. And it's great considering in previous ads AT&T themselves have preyed upon the idea of "we have 3g, you don't, ha ha ha" now it's being fired right back at them. A bitch slap for a bitch. Oh, and in case you don't realize, VZW is ready to meet them in court, so it'll be great when AT&T loses the case. What? You didn't think the massive legal department that VZW has didn't check every nook and cranny of those commercials before airing them? They knew AT&T would act like this and they're ready for them. The new commercials are saying "Bring it on" because they're right: AT&T network sucks, we have hard proof and oh btw, good luck suing us. You won't win, kthxbai."
