DamianTV
04-14-2012, 01:16 AM
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/04/13/2025258/iphone-users-sue-att-for-letting-thieves-re-activate-their-stolen-devices
"Following on the heels of the FCC and U.S. mobile carriers finally announcing plans to create a national database for stolen phones, a group of iPhone users filed a class action lawsuit against AT&T on Tuesday claiming that it has aided and abetted cell phone thieves by refusing to brick stolen cell phones. AT&T has '[made] millions of dollars in improper profits, by forcing legitimate customers, such as these Plaintiffs, to buy new cell phones, and buy new cell phone plans, while the criminals who stole the phone are able to simply walk into AT&T stories and 're-activate' the devices, using different, cheap, readily-available 'SIM' cards,' states their complaint. AT&T, of course, says the suit is 'meritless.'"
Hmm, now what would inspire AT&T to not bother to try to help victims whose phones were stolen by force? Oh yeah, because it could increase their profit margins because all thsoe people would have to go buy new phones, at their own expense! Kinda makes me wonder if the Ghost of Steve Jobs is running around stealing peoples phones...
"Following on the heels of the FCC and U.S. mobile carriers finally announcing plans to create a national database for stolen phones, a group of iPhone users filed a class action lawsuit against AT&T on Tuesday claiming that it has aided and abetted cell phone thieves by refusing to brick stolen cell phones. AT&T has '[made] millions of dollars in improper profits, by forcing legitimate customers, such as these Plaintiffs, to buy new cell phones, and buy new cell phone plans, while the criminals who stole the phone are able to simply walk into AT&T stories and 're-activate' the devices, using different, cheap, readily-available 'SIM' cards,' states their complaint. AT&T, of course, says the suit is 'meritless.'"
Hmm, now what would inspire AT&T to not bother to try to help victims whose phones were stolen by force? Oh yeah, because it could increase their profit margins because all thsoe people would have to go buy new phones, at their own expense! Kinda makes me wonder if the Ghost of Steve Jobs is running around stealing peoples phones...