It’s an unlimited buffet. Just don’t take more than one plate. That’s what a Simi, Calif., man who sued his iPhone carrier AT&T says is the situation he faces as a heavy user of wireless data services. Matthew Spaccarelli took the company to small claims court in California in January, alleging that AT&T had slowed his data capacity while he continued to pay for the unlimited data plan. AT&T slows or “throttles” their data capacity for top data users in some geographic regions. Following the court judgment on March 2, which awarded him $850, Spaccarelli received a letter from AT&T scolding him for tethering his iPhone to another device and offering a settlement to resolve their dispute, so long as Spaccarelli was willing to keep quiet about it. Spaccarelli has been very public and vocal about the lawsuit with AT&T and has encouraged others to sue the company as well. He set up a website, Taporc.com, where he posted all of his court documents and advice to help others who might want to pursue their own lawsuits against AT&T. And then he worked with the website PublikDemand, which allows consumers to band together to complain about a company’s policies, to… Read full this story
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