Apple and AT&T Sued for Selling Too Many iPhone 3Gs [Apple]

Apple and AT&T Sued for Selling Too Many iPhone 3Gs [Apple]
by Mark Wilson
Apple/AT&T customer William Gillis was unhappy with the performance of
his iPhone 3G. So he filed a lawsuit. But what's unique in this case
is that the lawsuit isn't complaining just that the iPhone 3G is
underperforming, but that the iPhone 3G is underperforming because
it's been consciously oversold in a plot by AT&T and Apple.

In his 18-page filing, Gillis points out the 3G tower power issue that
recently leaked to the public in which an AT&T worker disclosed that
current sub-par connections are caused by iPhones sucking too much
power for AT&T transmitters to maintain proper 3G signals. Given this
knowledge, Gillis feels the iPhone was clearly sold past network
capacity creating problems that cascaded to every AT&T 3G users.

The suit seeks class action status so that every California AT&T
subscriber could receive compensation if they've experienced poor 3G
performance. And in light of such 3G failures, Gillis points out that
Apple's packaging should have a disclaimer to manage consumer's
expectations.