Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members
TINA.org observes Military Consumer Month the only way we know how – by sharing deceptive ads.
TINA.org observes Military Consumer Month the only way we know how – by sharing deceptive ads.
Bundle bungled.
These prices aren’t for everybody, according to the fine print.
There’s more to these advertised savings for military members and veterans than meets the eye.
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Allegations: Misrepresenting that the advertised rates for certain plans were guaranteed to last for life or as long as the customer remained on the plan when the company raised rates…
Allegations: Falsely representing that consumers need to purchase insurance add-ons with every new device, falsely advertising cellphones as “free,” and failing to include a fee in advertised prices
Allegations: Preventing consumers from giving negative reviews on its website and platforms
Allegations: Failing to disclose that older networks would be shut down when the company’s 5G network launched and certain devices would be incompatible and unusable using a 5G network
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the company safeguards consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach
February 2018: This action was dismissed because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed. November 2017: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed…
May 2016: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons have not been disclosed. February…
In November 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Asurion and T-Mobile. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2006, alleged that Asurion misleadingly…