Matt Spaccarelli, an unemployed truck driver and student, filed a lawsuit against AT&T for throttling his data, and he won. Judge Russell Nadel of Ventura Superior Court sided with Spaccarelli, who claimed that AT&T unfairly throttled his iPhone 4′s unlimited data plan after only using 1.5 - 2 GB of data per month,
An AT&T spokesman said the company will appeal the ruling. "At the end of the day, our contract governs our relationship with our customers," he said.even though AT&T offers a tiered 3GB monthly plan that costs the same $30 per month.
Spaccarelli was suing for $10,000 but the judge awarded him $85 for each of the 10 months left on his contract, for a total of $850.
This judgement is great for iPhone users who were signed up on an unlimited plan, only to find out it was no longer unlimited.
An AT&T spokesman said the company will appeal the ruling. "At the end of the day, our contract governs our relationship with our customers," he said.even though AT&T offers a tiered 3GB monthly plan that costs the same $30 per month.
Spaccarelli was suing for $10,000 but the judge awarded him $85 for each of the 10 months left on his contract, for a total of $850.
"I need the money, but for me, this case is not about money at all," Spaccarelli. "You don't tell somebody 'you have unlimited' and then cut them off."
This judgement is great for iPhone users who were signed up on an unlimited plan, only to find out it was no longer unlimited.