Apple fined in Oz 4G iPad claim fiasco

The Australian Federal Court has ruled that Apple misled Aussie consumers about the iPad’s network capabilities and fined the iDevice maker AUD$2.2 million with a further AUD$300K in costs to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission who brought the case to trial.

The court found that Apple had deceived the Aussie public by advertising and promoting the cellular-equipped iPad as “4G” capable, something that is true in its native North American environment.

4G speeds top 32Mbps down on Oz telco... Fast? You bet!

Image courtesy of Matt at AusDroid

Telstra, Australia's equivalent of TelecomNZ, has their 4G service up and running and as the accompanying picture reveals, the data speeds are pretty impressive.

At the launch of the telco's new HTC Velocity 4G handset, AusDroid contributor Matt snapped the pic with the needles pegged at 32.8Mbps down and 11.2Mbps up. Hard not to be envious of that performance.

However, Trevor Long doesn't suffer from any such envy as he got even better results, recording a spectacular 39.8Mbps down and 11.9Mbps up.

So will 4G be worth it? My vote is yep. But when we finally get it in godzone is anyone's guess. Or if you do know something, feel free to share with your pals at AndroidNZ. Promise we won't tell a soul. Maybe...

Source: AusDroid & Trevor Long