Apple iPhone not Really Fast  The Advertising Standards
Authority in the UK has ruled that one of Apple’s iPhone
television commercials must not appear again in its present
form, because of misleading claims that the iPhone accesses the
internet “really fast”.  Banned iPhone Advert - not as fast as
it seems  A TV ad, for the iPhone 3G, stated “So what’s so great
about 3G? It’s what helps you get the news, really fast. Find
your way, really fast. And download pretty much anything, really
fast. The new iPhone 3G. The internet, you guessed it, really
fast.”  The ad showed a close-up of the product being used to
surf a news webpage, view the Google maps service and download a
file. All the actions had waiting times of only a fraction of a
second. On-screen text stated “Network performance will vary by
location”.   PC Pro has put together a video, What the banned
iPhone advert should really look like, comparing banned advert
with the actual time it takes for the iPhone 3G to carry out the
actions, using a Wi-Fi co