LG VX-8000
Verizon Sued For Disabling Bluetooth Functions
Verizon Wireless customers in California are suing the Bedminster, N.J.-based mobile phone operator for disabling some of the Bluetooth capabilities in a Motorola Inc. handset.
According to the class action lawsuit, Verizon disabled some of the advertised Bluetooth features in Motorola's v710 phone.
"Verizon Wireless has enjoyed enormous financial gains by marketing and selling the popular Bluetooth v710 phone then disabling almost all of its Bluetooth capabilities, resulting in a degraded phone, which requires the customer to use other Verizon 'paid' services in place of the Bluetooth capabilities that were supposed to be part of the phone's Bluetooth features," the lawsuit said.
The v710 handset, which Verizon released in August, all...
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According to the class action lawsuit, Verizon disabled some of the advertised Bluetooth features in Motorola's v710 phone.
"Verizon Wireless has enjoyed enormous financial gains by marketing and selling the popular Bluetooth v710 phone then disabling almost all of its Bluetooth capabilities, resulting in a degraded phone, which requires the customer to use other Verizon 'paid' services in place of the Bluetooth capabilities that were supposed to be part of the phone's Bluetooth features," the lawsuit said.
The v710 handset, which Verizon released in August, all...
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