After their request to have Verizon’s ads taken off not going through, AT&T just started airing its own “offensive” campaign called “side by side”.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Batten Sr ruled indeed against AT&T’s injunction to have Verizon’s ads shut down since in his opinion, even tho the ads are “sneaky”,:
most people who are watching TV are semi-catatonic
so no reason to take them down, misleading or not (what a high opinion of American people!).
Anyway, in response AT&T also started airing its own ad against Verizon featuring Luke Wilson. They are mostly putting forward iPhone’s qualities than their own but I’m still skeptical about their effectiveness:
What do you think about it ?
[via Gizmodo]
Holy ineffective advertising, Batman! Owen Wilson even seems frustrated and bitter, just like AT&T! Good empathy Own, although I’m not sure it’s going to win AT&T any customers. “Fastest” doesn’t win you any points, because in order for it to usable at ALL, it has to be there. So let’s go with coverage first, and once you HAVE the coverage, THEN add the speed. I’m an Apple fanboy, but that doesn’t spill over into loyalty for the business associates. AT&T sucks, plain and simple.
Ads not that good, obviously rushed. Maybe ATT should have spent less time in court and more time working on their rebuttal ad. Or even better, some $$$ on expanding their coverage.
Maybe Im alone on this but I thought it was pretty funny,,,
yea it sounds bitter but it puts off exactly the feeling going on behind the lines. And people love that guy… So it’ll prolly go over well.
“…since in his opinion even tho the ads are “sneaky”:”
What does that even mean?
That was funny as hell! Who cares if it’s ineffective, it was funny.
Perhaps a better script for this A-list actor would have made the difference:
“A good mobile carrier is hard to find. Sometimes you think you have a good mobile carrier and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a slow 3G network and a couple of dropped calls jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a GD magic show ready to double team your monthly budget.”
@Brn: Best. Comment. Ever.
It’s funny that they advertise 100K+ apps, and then advertise a Samsung phone at the end. You don’t have access to 100,000 apps on the Samsung phone. If you’re dumb enough to fall for the ad and buy the phone they’re advertising, that’s funny.
Ugh! So lame! If I was running the reply ad campaign I would have 2 people side by side performing those very tasks, including one showing E-EDGE besting EVDO in certain parts of the country (i.e. “even my 2.5G is faster than your 3G” in certain places).
Here how it would flow between the two:
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Roll over? – Nope!
Great phones? – We just got droid ;^)
History of getting gimped phones? – Yep!
Access to Ass loads of Apps? – Um, some? like a tenth?
Voice and data at the same time? – Nope!
The ability to have one SIM and multiple cool phones to choose from? – Nope!
2.5G that p0wn your “3G” speed in parts of the country? – I got a map?
3G that P0wn your “3G” speed ALL Over? – I got a map?
Can use the same phone to roam all over the world on GSM? Nope!
So what’s left? Nothing!
Because after all aren’t these the things that matters most?
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So don’t be fooled by the number “3” or letter “G” which is labeled differently by the other guy and his older network tech regardless of lower speeds!
Great comment Frank and excellent points. That’s always been my thing, um does Verizon work over seas? Nope. Can it do voice and data at the same time? Nope. Nuff said.
I have an iphone, why should I care about pussy ass commercials and corporate games? just give me osemthing good at a good price…
Nice try at misdirection AT&T yet Verizon’s right on the money, your 3G coverage is terrible.
You should have spent the vast profits you’ve been making from the iPhone on upgrading your network but you were greedy so now you only have yourselves to blame.
Truth hurts doesn’t it.