Apple, AT&T sued for too many iPhones on ‘overloaded’ network
Apple and its U.S. wireless partner AT&T are being sued for selling too many iPhones by a customer who says the high-speed phone network has been “overloaded” and unable to deliver promised performance. The iPhone 3G, designed to work with AT&T’s faster third-generation network, switches over to slower networks because of the “high volume of 3G iPhones sold,” according to an Aug. 29 complaint filed in San Diego. Plaintiff William J. Gillis Jr. is seeking class-action, or group, status on behalf of other users.
Apple sold 1 million iPhone 3G handsets in the first three days after the device went on sale July 11. The company says the new model is twice as fast as the original Web-surfing handset, first offered in June 2007. Apple released a software update earlier this month to improve network connections after some customers complained about dropped calls and sound quality. AT&T is Apple’s exclusive partner in the U.S. “Apple and AT&T have misrepresented to the public the speed, strength and performance of the 3G-bandwidth network,” according to the 14-page complaint.
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