I pay the extortionate $10 per month charge even though 3G service isn’t offered anywhere within 30 miles of me. I don’t complain both because I assume it’s an early-adopter fee and because when I am in 3G areas the speed is so slow and the battery drain so fast that I don’t even want it.
[Filed in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Damone Dickerson’s] lawsuit charges the companies with Negligence, Breach of Express Warranty, Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability, Unjust Enrichment, Negligent Misrepresentation, Violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and Other Similar State Statutes, and Breach of Contract.
Dickerson is seeking to force Apple and AT&T to correct its labeling and advertising, as well as to recover compensatory, statutory and punitive damages.
This isn’t the first lawsuit claiming Apple and AT&T misrepresented the speed of the 3G network. The companies were sued in San Jose, San Diego, Alabama, Florida, and Texas. Apple has asked that a similar case in New York be dismissed.
Rumor is… the next-generation iPhone will come with faster Internet access.