T-mobile and verizon's mudslinging backfires with consumers

In a messy tit-for-tat, the country's biggest wireless carriers have been trading accusations over the truthfulness of their promotional campaigns. But a recent poll suggests that consumers are growing increasingly tired of the mudslinging.

Both carriers accused of misguiding customers

A total of 2,813 of the 5,386 respondents found both T-Mobile and Verizon's campaigns to be misleading. Only 300 (6%) felt that T-Mobile's Better Value plan promotions were the sole deceptions, while 2,190 (41%) believed Verizon was primarily misguiding consumers.

The companies' dispute centers on their differing definitions of