Spigen Galaxy S7 Screen Protector

Consumers complain product does not provide advertised coverage.

T-Mobile’s ‘No Contract’ Claims False, Groups Allege

Consumer groups call on federal agency to investigate marketing.

MagicJack

Revealing the true costs of this phone service’s “free” trial offer.

CreditGuard of America

The cost of getting out of debt.

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.…

What Mobile Carriers Are Really Saying in Their Ads

Digging into the fine print and details behind four recent ads.

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

How the fine print factors into the FTC’s multimillion-dollar complaint against the mobile carrier.

Net10 Wireless Unlimited Data

As a reader pointed out to us, that’s a pretty significant asterisk on the “unlimited” claim.

Six Places Where the Olympic Ads Are

The uniforms, the phones, the names, and the hashtags.

The Cable Company: Offering Bundles of Joy or Bundles of Despair?

Hint: It’s not joy.

Certified Roofing

A friend of TINA.org forwarded this story about a roofing job gone wrong. The reader hired a roofing company she found advertised in the phonebook: Here’s what happened when the…

Sweepstakes & Prizes

Sweepstakes and lotteries may be scams in disguise.

Almost 210 Million Numbers Now on the Do Not Call Registry

More than 209 million U.S. phone numbers are now registered with the service, which has been active since 2003.  In 2011, consumers filed over 630,000 complaints, mostly regarding recorded messages…

T-Mobile Home Internet

Bundle bungled.

Privacy Policy

Truth in Advertising, Inc. (TINA.org) respects the privacy of everyone who visits our website (the “Site”).  By accessing and using this Site, you are agreeing to this Privacy Policy.  If…

Wall of Shame

What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common?

Policies

Careers

Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers

Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.

CATrends: The mAh Ratings of Portable Chargers (aka Power Banks)

Class-action lawsuits allege that the mAh ratings of several portable chargers are greatly exaggerated.