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Deceptive Ads of 2021
Some bad ads from this year.
Verizon: ‘You Dunk It, We Upgrade It’
Except when there’s battery damage.
Verizon 5G in NFL Stadiums
Access to faster download speeds, among other touted features of Verizon 5G, may depend on where you are in the stadium.
Straight Talk’s ‘Ultimate Unlimited’ Wireless Plan
An “unlimited” plan undone by its own terms and conditions.
Blowing the Whistle on These Super Bowl Advertisers’ Claims
Instant replay shows six instances in which Super Bowl 52 advertisers have fumbled ad claims.
Verizon FiOS
Verizon calls foul on NAD inquiry that results in referral to federal regulators after Comcast challenges its internet speed and reliability claims.
Deceptive Ads 2016
A Deluge of Doublespeak
Corporate doublespeak is as hard to decipher as the questionable claims in the ads themselves.
Telecom Disconnect
Find out which telecom companies are under scrutiny for misleading ads.
Verizon’s ‘Limitless’ Data Has Its Limits
Not to be confused with “unlimited” data plans.
Class-Action Tracker
Certain Verizon Wireless Service Plans
Allegations: Falsely advertising monthly rates of wireless service plans
Verizon Wireless’s May 2019 Mother’s Day Promotion
In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Verizon Wireless alleging that its May 2019 Mother’s Day promotion was a bait-and-switch scheme. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that the company falsely…
Verizon Equipment
November 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Promotional Gifts for Verizon FiOS Service Subscribers
December 2016: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties settled the matter. The terms of the settlement agreement have…
TracFone Wireless Unlimited Data Plans
February 2016: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Hansell et al v. TracFone Wireless, Inc. dba Straight Talk Wireless et al, Case No.…
Straight Talk Cellular Phone Plans
February 2016: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Hansell et al v. TracFone Wireless, Inc. dba Straight Talk Wireless et al, Case No.…