Apple reportedly working with AT&T to display '4G' in status bar

What about the million plus 4S customers that were sold the phone that was advertised it would support full 4G speeds? Wouldn't that be false advertising and just as likely to be a law suite?

Unless I am misunderstanding something, the article is a bit misleading. It seems to assume that the iPhone 4S supports HSPA+, but judging by the specs, it doesn't. HSPA+ starts at 21 Mbps, while 14.4 Mbps is still plain HSPA, so definitely 3G. Of course, this just makes AT&T's attempt even more ridiculous.

The whole "4G" thing is bullshit. None of this crap they're marketing is 4G.

According to the the ITU, HSPA+ is 4G so why not display 4G in HSPA+ areas?

This is what happens when AT&T talks to Apple's marketing team. Sigh. I hope they don't do it AND I want to see these benchmarks of the new antenna on a speedtest.

Honestly at this point I've stopped caring. I'd be perfectly content with AT&T continuing to fortify their 3G network. Honestly 1-2mbit is still plenty of bandwidth for what I consider to be my secondary data network (first being cable).

I'm pretty sure they can label it whatever they want, doesn't T Mobile also call HSPA+ 4g? Sprint and Verizon see a major speed bump from LTE because their current tech is a good bit slower than AT&T and T Mobile, but a 2x speed bump for AT&T and T Mobile is substantial, and can be rolled out cheaply and quickly. I dunno, just saying.

WWSD?
Steve would never give in to AT&Tmobile's scam! Dont do it Timothy.

i think they should just have it say 3G+

Class action lawsuit? Hmm, not likely, after the SCOTUS has issued a ruling within the last year that makes it harder for a class to mount such lawsuits.

I've had "4G" Sprint Wimax for over a year, and have rarely clocked anything close to "4G" theoretical speeds; fastest I recall is 5 Mbps, with typical being around 1Mbps, but if in an area where signal is poor (e.g. a fringe area) dropping to below 100kbps at times (if not zero, losing the connection altogether). If Sprint calls 5Mbps "4G", AT&T do so.

ITU has changed the standards to allow providers to call their newfangled networks 4G: HSPA+ for T-Mobile, Wimax for Sprint, LTE for Verizon. No reason they shouldn't do the same for AT&T. It's all marketing fluff, anyway....