{"id":9689,"date":"2012-03-28T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=9689"},"modified":"2012-03-28T01:46:55","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T06:46:55","slug":"not-so-fast-ipad-apple-offers-refunds-over-australian-4g-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/hardware\/tablet\/not-so-fast-ipad-apple-offers-refunds-over-australian-4g-compatibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Not So Fast, iPad! Apple Offers Refunds Over Australian 4G Compatibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
Our Reuven Shechter<\/a> may like his new iPad<\/a>, but Australian consumer watchdog Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) cried foul yesterday over Apple’s claim of 4G compatibility. It turns out that the iPad<\/a> isn’t compatible with Australia’s 4G network at all. From the Australian Broadcasting Company<\/a>:<\/p>\n Lawyers for the ACCC accused Apple of breaching consumer law by promoting the device as being able to connect to high-speed 4G mobile networks using a sim card.<\/p>\n The Federal Court heard Apple ignored warnings from the ACCC and was told the day before the iPad’s launch that it was misleading consumers.<\/p>\n Today Apple’s lawyers argued it was never specified the iPad could connect to Telstra’s network, but told the court the device is compatible with other networks that by international standards are deemed 4G.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n