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- My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services
- Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...
- Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Samsung Sway SCH-U650 (Verizon Wireless)
- It's clear that Samsung loves two things: slim slider phones and midrange camera phones with a flip design. Indeed, we've seen a deluge of such models over the last few years, with the latest in the slider camp being the Samsung SCH-U650 for Verizon Wireless. Also called the Sway, (why,...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, keypad button, display, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Sway, phone
- Product reviews 2008-10-07
- Samsung SCH-U430 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Samsung SCH-U430If you're looking for a basic flip phone with a VGA camera, you can always count on Samsung to deliver. Indeed, the company pumps them out by the dozen and the Samsung SCH-U430 is the latest of the batch. Sporting a simple, compact design and minimal features, the...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Samsung SCH-U430, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)
- RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 Verizon WirelessLove my Curve 8330I love my new Curve so much that I'm blogging about it at http://newBBie.com. I also own a Pearl 8130 and am undecided which of the two models I prefer. The Pearl I like for its smaller size, and GET THIS: I...
- Tags: Curve 8330, Research In Motion Ltd., Verizon Wireless, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- Watch tonight's debate on your mobile; just not on the iPhone
- If you are on the go tonight and don't want to miss the Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin you can watch it on your mobile phone. But only if it's on Verizon. If you're a Verizon Wireless customer there are two ways you...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, NBC, Mobile, MSNBC, Debate, Verizon Wireless, CBS Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Samsung Knack SCH-U310 (Verizon Wireless)
- In a world where gadgets strive to impress, it's comforting to see a phone that has absolutely no pretensions--a phone that doesn't fall over itself to have the flashiest features, or sport a runway-worthy design. The new Samsung Knack for Verizon Wireless is one such device. Also called the...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., display, Verizon Wireless, Samsung Knack, phone, SCH-U310
- Product reviews 2008-09-09
- Verizon Wireless Blitz
- Photo gallery:Verizon Wireless BlitzThanks to the popularity of text messaging, cell phones with QWERTY keyboards aren't confined to just smartphones anymore. Following the footsteps of handsets like the LG Rumor, the Verizon Wireless Blitz is what the industry is calling a messaging phone--a phone with a full QWERTY keyboard without...
- Tags: Instant messaging, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, number key, slider mechanism, phone, messaging, Qwerty-keyboard, Verizon Wireless
- Product reviews 2008-09-03
- Verizon launches Visual Voice Mail
- One of the iPhone's most compelling features has been commoditized by Verizon Wireless. The Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Verizon Wireless announced that they are now offering the once Apple-only Visual Voice Mail feature on their LG Voyager handset (which I reviewed on 12 December 2007) for an additional US$2.99 per...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Voice, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., Verizon Wireless, VZW, VZW Press Release, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- Motorola Adventure V750 (Verizon Wireless)
- Despite the naysayers who have predicted the company's demise, Motorola's recent cell phone releases have won high marks. Its inventive Rokr E8 stands as one of the better music phones on the market, its Q9c is a quality smartphone, and its Z9 and W755 are reliable handsets with solid call...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Wireless, V750, Moto
- Product reviews 2008-08-04
- Qwest now offering Verizon Wireless services
- I began my wireless mobile data usage with a Qwest Qualcomm mobile phone tethered to my Palm with a cable back almost ten years ago and then moved onto a national carrier as I outgrew Qwest. In 2004, Qwest partnered with Sprint to offer nationwide services. Back in May of...
- Tags: Qwest Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Wi-Fi, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- LG Chocolate 3 (Verizon Wireless)
- One could argue that as the Razr was to Motorola, the Chocolate was to LG. It was the first real iconic phone from LG, gaining plenty of hype because of its slender look and candy bar moniker. The Chocolate was also one of the first to really showcase Verizon's V...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, display, menu option, Verizon Wireless, LG Electronics Inc., Chocolate 3, phone, LG Chocolate, LG Chocolate 3, scroll wheel
- Product reviews 2008-07-15
- LG Dare (Verizon Wireless)
- One of the most notable fallouts of the Apple iPhone launch last year is the ever growing trend of touch-screen phones. LG was one of the first manufacturers out the gate with phones such as the LG Voyager and the LG Vu dazzling us with features that we couldn't get...
- Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, display, Verizon Wireless, LG Dare, LG Electronics Inc., phone, touch-screen phone, touch screen
- Product reviews 2008-06-27
- LG Decoy (Verizon Wireless)
- As hands-free driving laws go into effect around the country, Bluetooth headsets are slowly becoming a must-have accessory for those who wish to continue chatting on the phone while on the road. Even now, Bluetooth headsets have reached a critical mass, with many people opting to wear headsets even when...
- Tags: Verizon Wireless, headset, LG Decoy, phone, Bluetooth headset, LG Electronics Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-06-18
- Palm Centro - cobalt blue (Verizon Wireless)
- It's not quite the Palm Treo 850 news we were hoping for, but we're sure Verizon Wireless customers will still be happy to hear that they'll be able to get their hands on a Palm Centro. First introduced on Sprint and then AT&T, the Centro has breathed new life into...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, contact book, Verizon Wireless, Palm Centro, Palm Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-06-16
- Palm brings Centro to Verizon Wireless
- Palm brings Centro to Verizon WirelessGood fitI'm no longer with Verizon, but most of my family is and this phone seems like an ideal cultural fit with Verizon. My brother's a die-hard Apple fanboy, but even he won't leave Verizon for the iPhone, because Verizon is the only carrier...
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Palm Inc., Verizon Wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Palm Centro available for $99.99 from Verizon Wireless on 13 June
- Palm Centro available for $99.99 from Verizon Wireless on 13 JuneCentro vs. PearlYou know, I don't think that I would trade my BlackBerry Pearl for the Centro. Network speeds may be a factor, but as for usability and interface, I'm keeping the Pearl.I would do the sameI tried the...
- Tags: Palm OS, Operating systems, Handhelds, PEARL, Palm Centro, Palm Inc., Verizon Wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Palm Centro available for $99.99 from Verizon Wireless on 13 June
- The Palm Centro is currently the shining star of the Palm product lineup and following on the success of its debut with Sprint and then AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Palm today announced that the Centro will be available starting tomorrow, 13 June. Like with Sprint and AT&T you will be...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Verizon Wireless, Palm Centro, Cellular Phones, Corporate Communications, Palm OS, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Palm brings Centro to Verizon Wireless
- Palm got a nice distribution boost Thursday in a deal with Verizon Wireless. The companies said statement that Palm's Centro--the one bright spot for Palm in a landscape of bleak news--will hit Verizon Wireless stores June 13. The Centro has been a big hit...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Centro, Centro Spec, Modems, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- EIC podcast: Wireless duopolies; Yang's fight; Jobs keynote coming
- On this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk about the looming duopoly that's forming between AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, Jerry Yang's prospects at Yahoo and next week's Steve Jobs' sermon. First up, Verizon Wireless acquired Alltel for $28 million or so and now has...
- Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., AT&T Wireless, Duopoly, Verizon Wireless, Dan, Podcasts, 3G, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Wireless, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Size matters: Verizon Wireless buys Alltel; Will claim most subscribers
- Size matters: Verizon Wireless buys Alltel; Will claim most subscribersSubscriber envy? That's a ridiculous assumptionVerizon's 67.2 to AT&T's 71? Wasn't that gap larger after the ATT/Cingular deal? Looked as though industry analysts were right at the time, that Verion would overtake them after a few years, so why would this...
- Tags: Cellular phones, ALLTELL, Alltel Corp., CDMA, LTE, Verizon Communications Inc., GSM, Verizon Wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
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