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Glad to hear that AT&T is getting some heat regarding this issue.

• yabai 15y ago
  Yes. I was hoping for a class action lawsuit. Perhaps this is on the horizon?
  • wmf 15y ago
    But in a class action you'd probably only get $8.
    • yabai 15y ago
      It is not about money!
      • Karunamon 15y ago
        Oh no, it's about money, it's just about punishing the company you're suing as opposed to making you whole. When you see that a class action settlement led to each person getting a few dollars a piece, don't look at that. Look at the amount of cash that they had to pay out to give each claimant that cash (as well as the lawyers). The point of modern class action suits is to form a large enough stick to beat misbehaving corporations about the head with - they never have and never will be about getting suitable restitution.
      • wmf 15y ago
        If AT&T throttles your unlimited plan and then encourages you to switch to a more expensive metered plan to get back the same level of service you used to have, money does seem to be at stake. And also punishing The Man, of course.
  • dangrossman 15y ago
    The AT&T subscriber agreement requires you settle claims through binding arbitration. You give up the right to enter a class action suit by subscribing. The Supreme Court has upheld these clauses in contracts as valid. This was in the article, above the fold. It's unlikely there will be a class action suit.
    • yabai 15y ago
      Thanks for the info. I guess I missed that.