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Apple settles over misleading iPad 4G advertising in Australia

article published on 8 June, 2012

Apple has settled with Australian officials over misleading iPad "4G" advertising. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had brought the case against Apple back in March, after the launch of the third-generation iPad. ACCC has claimed that Apple misled consumers in the nation by advertising the iPad's 4G compatibility despite knowing that Australian tablet fans ... [ read the full article ]

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borhan9
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_ 		8. June 2012 @ 15:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That amount is like loose change for that company. but on the other hand goes to show u how far behind Australia's technological infrastructure is.
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_ 		8. June 2012 @ 16:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It would also be nice if "4G" actually meant something specific.
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_ 		8. June 2012 @ 22:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by borhan9:
 That amount is like loose change for that company. but on the other hand goes to show u how far behind Australia's technological infrastructure is.
it still won't work on some of the Australian LTE networks because it should work on the Optus network and maybe the Vodafone network but on Telstra it won't work as they use a different signal range.

Hence the reason why they said it won't work till next year as it's needing optus & Vodafone to turn on their networks first. it's not due to Australia behind but using different signals to the US market which again is from the ranges needed to give network service to.
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_ 		8. June 2012 @ 23:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
^ Thanks for clearing that up, i was confused myself
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