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An AT&T Wireless customer in Alabama is suing Apple over the iPhone 3G's widespread connection problems, hoping to start a Class Action lawsuit in the process.

"In a 10-page complaint, Jessica Smith alleges that Apple's latest handset is much slower than advertised and is prone to dropping calls," explains InformationWeek's Marin Perez. "Smith is seeking class-action status as these issues could potentially affect thousands of consumers."

"Apple's advertising blitz was misleading, the lawsuit claims," writes Computerworld's Gregg Keizer. "'Defendant intended for customers to believe its statements and representations about the Defective iPhone 3Gs, and to trust that the device was 'twice as fast at half the price,'' the lawsuit said."

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