There’s a lawsuit for that.

What would the Christmas season be without a knock down drag out fight? A failure that’s what! Nothing warms our hearts better than the sound of falling prices, lawsuits, and mud slinging. Never one to disappoint, Verizon started early this year. If you haven’t seen the commercials yet you probably live under a rock, but just in case here’s a link to the one that started it all.

Taking a note from the iPhone ads touting “There’s an app for that,” Verizon’s spin off “There’s a map for that” hit our TV’s early October. The ads feature happy Verizon users surfing the 3g network in contrast to the not so happy iPhone zombie shaking his head as a map displaying poor coverage hovers above. My favorite so far is the “Blue Christmas” ad.

What’s not to love about this commercial? As anyone with an iPhone will tell you, when the 3G signal drops you can forget using that phone for anything more then making calls. Even in Los Angeles my very own iPhone has forsaken me. One of the largest metropolitan cities in the continental United States and I can’t get a good 3G signal? Come on AT&T, I thought we were buds? All laughing aside AT&T has launched a law suit claiming Verizon is trying to fool viewers into thinking they can’t use ATT&T services outside of 3G coverage areas. While it is true, AT&T does have 2G coverage, have you tried making a call on the 2G network recently? “Can you hear me now,” I didn’t think so. How about instead of spending money on lawsuits, why not just update your 3G coverage and drop the 2G? Would that really be so hard AT&T? Verizon didn’t think so… In response to the lawsuit Verizon has changed the ads at the behest of AT&T, editing them to remove the phrase “out of touch” and adding a “Voice and data services available outside of 3G areas” in small print at the end. Apparently this wasn’t enough for AT&T who still insists the ad will confuse non-technical viewers. I don’t think Verizon cares much about the lawsuit, just this evening I saw an advertisement that I found quite amusing.

Is there an app for that AT&T?