Apple Early Adopters (aka Suckers) stuffed . . . again

FNGsam said:
Are you posting from an apple product?

Is the apple product stopping you from using proper punctuation?
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No, I'm using a Windows machine, I just don't see a need to use punctuation except commas, and exclamation marks! since whether I use a full stop at the end of the sentence or not makes zero difference to how it reads
 
I'm not getting into it, but I laugh at anyone who actually reads these comments without automatically assuming there should be a full stop at the end

Obviously it's different if it's continued sentence. Like this one, because then it makes sense to break it up

But still, just why bother

Moving swiftly on, back on topic...
 
SMN said:
Yeah - this is a user error more than anything. Buy 4G capable phone, in a country without any 4G support. D'oh.
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Wrong.

Firstly it's a tablet, not a phone.

Secondly Australia does have 4G support. 4G has been available from Telstra since September last year. The problem is with Apple's product, which cannot connect to Australia's 4G network.

Summary: Apple's marketing claimed stated that the iPad 3 could connect to Australia's 4G network. Needless to say, this is not true. That's what got them in trouble with the ACCC.
 
Evangelion said:
Summary: Apple's marketing claimed stated that the iPad 3 could connect to Australia's 4G network. Needless to say, this is not true. That's what got them in trouble with the ACCC.
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Did Apple actually do that? I haven't found any source that says that.
 
shine said:
Did Apple actually do that? I haven't found any source that says that.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Apple to court today, claiming that describing its new iPad as “iPad with WiFi + 4G” is misleading. They’ve got a point, not just about Apple but the entire dodgy industry.

The iPad says “4G” on the box — referring to the so-called fourth generation of mobile communication standards — and Telstra’s new mobile network is marketed as “4G” too, but the two can’t talk to each other. Same goes for the forthcoming Optus 4G network, and probably Vodafone’s as well.

The ACCC reckons this misrepresents to Australian consumers that the iPad can connect to a 4G mobile data network in Australia — and that breaches sections 18, 29(1)(a), 29(1)(g) and 33 of the Australian Consumer Law.
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(Source).

Apple's new iPad, launched on March 16, is advertised on its website as an "iPad with WiFi + 4G,'' though the tablet cannot access Australia's existing 4G network that uses the 1800MHz frequency.
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(Source).

Apple's new iPad comes with the capability to connect to a long-term evolution (LTE) or "4G" networks in the 700MHz or 2100MHz spectrum band. Australia's only LTE network is currently provided by Telstra, which uses its former 2G spectrum band of 1800MHz.

As a result, Apple's third-generation iPad is currently unable to connect to a LTE network in Australia, making it a particular sticking point for Australia's peak consumer watchdog.

"The ACCC alleges that Apple's recent promotion of the new "iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G" is misleading because it represents to Australian consumers that the product "iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G" can, with a SIM card, connect to a 4G mobile data network in Australia, when this is not the case," the ACCC said in a statement this evening.
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(Source).

Examples could be multiplied.

This is how Apple has been advertising the iPad 3 in Australia:

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Notice the unqualified references to 4G connectivity.

Apple's advertising should have said 'iPad with WiFi + 3G. Cannot connect to Australia's 4G network.'
 
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Evangelion said:
Notice the unqualified references to 4G connectivity.

Apple's advertising should have said 'iPad with WiFi + 3G. Cannot connect to Australia's 4G network.'
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That's the same worldwide and there is a note in the 4G that clearly states its not compatible outside the US. Wha happened to personal responsibility?
 
shine said:
That's the same worldwide and there is a note in the 4G that clearly states its not compatible outside the US.
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Very small, very far down, and it contradicts their own advertising. Funny, that.

Remember also that a lot of people (most?) bought theirs directly from high street retailers, where there was no disclaimer. This was a clear case of misbranding.

What happened to personal responsibility?
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Nothing wrong with personal responsibility. I just happen to believe it applies to vendors as well as consumers.

Apple appears to take the same view, since they have accepted the ACCC decision, refunded disgruntled punters, and corrected their advertising.
 
pingwing said:
But there's no story as apple offered the refund....
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Well, yes, there IS a story - Apple misled prospective customers outside of the USA and Canada.

You might argue that that was simply the result of Apple's incompetence - personally I don't think that it was.

Apple clearly knew perfectly well that the device wouldn't work with 4G outside of the USA and Canada and quite deliberately hid that fact away in the small print whilst implying in the main body of their advertising that it would work all over the world.

They seem now to have owned up to their little misrepresentation ;)
 
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