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BlackBerry Z10 Available For Pre-Order Tomorrow On Verizon

Mar. 13 BlackBerry, Featured, Verizon no comments

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Verizon is set to accept BlackBerry Z10 pre-orders starting tomorrow March 14th at 8:00 AM Eastern Time. The BlackBerry Z10 will come in white or black and will be available online or in Verizon Wireless stores starting March 28th.

Priced the same as AT&T, the BlackBerry handset will be $199.99 with a new two-year agreement. You can follow this link to get your pre-order in.

Specifications:

  • 4.2-inch LCD display
  • 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU
  • 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash
  • 2 megapixel front-facing camera
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 1800 mAh Li-Lon battery (removable)
  • 32 Gb of storage
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Verizon Purging Employer Discount Abusers

Mar. 06 Featured, Verizon Comments Off

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Those customers on Verizon Wireless who have been sucking discounts from their former employee discount on their personal account will soon be contacted by Verizon to verify employment. Verizon is cracking down on customers that don’t qualify for Verizon’s discount. Verizon is so serious about the issue that their employees are going to start training on this audit starting March 18th.

Verizon offers certain employers discounts of up to 25% off on its mobile phone service and up to 25% off of accessories.

Starting the first of April, customers who receive an employee discount will be contacted by Verizon via email, SMS message or good old fashion letter asking them to prove their employment with the company that is listed on their account. If you have changed jobs and your new employer qualifies for a Verizon discount you can update your account.

Upon being contacted, you will have 60 days to verify the information on your account before Verizon automatically takes away your discount. You will have three ways to verify your employment. You can head to Verizon’s renewal website and confirm via your business email address, call Verizon customer service and speak to a rep to verify your information or you can send an email with proof to Verizon.

Let us know if you get a verification request.

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Verizon Preparing Voice Over LTE And Debating The Subsidy System

Mar. 05 Featured, Verizon Comments Off

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Verizon Wireless is looking to launch Voice Over LTE by the end of 2013 or beginning of 2014. With Voice Over LTE this will allow for Verizon to route all voice calls and text messages over the company’s 4G / LTE network. Right now voice calls and text messages are currently going through the company’s 3G CDMA network.

During the Deutsche Bank 2013 Media, Internet & Telecom Conference, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo stated, “As Verizon moves to Voice Over LTE technology late this year and early next year, the company will begin to launch devices without CDMA chipsets in them, which also should reduce subsidy cost.”

Verizon believes that subsidies for smartphones and other devices will fall over the next couple or few years as competition increases between the different operating systems and devices that will be made to only run on LTE.

Shammo also said, “That subsidy cost are a big part of Verizon’s expenses, but only one part, and he said that the subsidy model has prevailed in the U.S. market for the last 12 years.”

Carriers are looking at eliminating subsidies to increase their bottom line. T-Mobile has already done this by selling a device for $99 then charging you $20 a month on your bill for 20 months to pay it off. One of the reason plans on MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile are so inexpensive is because they are not trying to recover the device subsidy.

 

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BlackBerry Z10 To Hit T-Mobile March 27 and Verizon March 28

Feb. 13 BlackBerry, Featured, Leaks/ Rumors, T-Mobile, Verizon 1 comment

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After just posting what looks like the launch date for the iPhone on T-Mobile we also received word that the BlackBerry Z10 will be available in T-Mobile stores starting March 27. This would keep with T-Mobile wanting to be the first carrier to offer the device.

We are also told that Verizon will launch it the following day, March 28. This all fits perfectly into the block out dates for time off from March 24 through April 5 imposed by T-Mobile on their employees.

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Verizon Sold 9.8 Million Smartphones In 4th Quarter

Jan. 22 4G / LTE, Android, Apple, Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS Comments Off

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Verizon activated 9.8 million smartphones in the fourth quarter period with 30 percent of those activations new to the carrier. Out of the 9.8 million activations Apple’s iPhone stood out on top with 6.2 million devices activated, according to Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo.

Shammo also shared that the other 3.6 million smartphones that were active where powered by Google’s Android OS. All, but 5% of Android devices that were activated were able to connect to Verizon’s 4G/ LTE network.

As far as Apple’s iPhone, half of the smartphones were able to tap into the 4G/ LTE network, which means the other half of the iPhones were either the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S.

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CES 2013: Samsung Announces Galaxy Note 10.1 With LTE on Verizon

Jan. 07 Android, Samsung, Tablets, Verizon Comments Off

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The only mobile technology news to come out of Samsung today and the much anticipated press conference was confirmation of what we all already knew. This month Verizon will be offering the Galaxy Note 10.1 with 4G / LTE.

The Note 10.1 is equipped with S Pen and a suite of apps designed for stylus-based input. You also get true multi-tasking and the ability to display multiple apps side by side. The processor is a 1.4 GHz quad-core, ships with 2GB’s RAM and Jelly Bean, Android 4.1.

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Verizon Wireless Celebrates Two Years Of 4G LTE

Dec. 05 4G / LTE, Featured, Verizon Comments Off

Today is a big day for Verizon Wireless as the company is celebrating their two-year anniversary of 4G LTE. Verizon now serves 440 markets with the 4G LTE network.

If you take a close look at the picture above you will see Verizon put together a little fact sheet for you to see how well the company’s 4G LTE network has taken off.

 

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The Galaxy Note II Lands At Verizon Locations In Time For The Holidays

Nov. 28 Android, Featured, Samsung, Verizon Comments Off

If you’re on Verizon Wireless and placed your pre-order for the Samsung Galaxy Note II or waiting for the Android smartphone to arrive, you’ll be happy to know the company has announced that the phablet will be available in stores and on-line starting tomorrow November 29th.

Those who pre-ordered their Galaxy Note II will receive an e-mail alert letting them know that their device has been shipped.

The Galaxy Note II will be available in either Marble White or Titanium Grey for $299.99 with a qualifying two-year agreement. Specifications listed below.

  • 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display
  • 1.6 GHz quad-core processor
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • 8 megapixel camera with Auto Focus and LED flash
  • 0.9 megapixel VT front-facing camera
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • NFC (Near Field Communications)
  • 3,100 Li-ion battery
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Verizon’s 3000 Mile Lip Sync

Nov. 28 Verizon, Video Comments Off

Verizon has posted a fairly complex holiday video. It is Jingle Bell Rock staring Verizon and Hot Chelle Rae. It documents a 3,000 mile road trip across the United States while lip syncing Jingle Bell Rock. It looks like it was a lot of fun to produce.

 

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Verizon Wireless Expands 4G LTE Coverage in Los Angeles

Nov. 14 4G / LTE, Verizon Comments Off

Verizon Wireless is expanding its LTE network once again keeping it at the head of the pack of other 4G LTE wireless providers.Verizon is currently avaliable to more than 250 million people throughout the United States.

Verizon is expanding their network in order to better serve their customers in the Southern California area. The expansion will cover customers in the cities of Ventura, Ojai, Santa Paula, Fillmore, and the Oak View area. Also the neighborhoods of Stevenson Ranch, Saugus, Newhall, Valencia, Canyon Country, Victorville, Hesperia, Adelanto, and the town of Apple Valley.

Verizon’s 4G LTE network will be avaliable in these areas Thursday November 15th.

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Verizon Opens Device Charging Stations in Areas Hit by Hurricane Sandy

Nov. 01 Featured, Verizon Comments Off

Verizon Wireless has taken to the streets to help those who have been affected by hurricane Sandy. Many households and businesses have been left without power due to the massive amounts of damage that have occurred all along the east coast. In an attempt to help those affected Verizon has opened charging stations in many areas that have been devastated. These charging stations are absolutely free to anyone who has lost power due to the hurricane. You do not need to be a Verizon customer. In addition Verizon is providing computer and Internet access to help you communicate. A list of locations and hardware availability is below.

NEW JERSEY

Monmouth University-Mobile Wireless Emergency Communication Center
400 Cedar Ave
West Long Branch NJ
Thurs: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Red Cross Shelter-Wireless Emergency Communication Center-10 laptops running on Jetpacks and 40 devices available for use
High School North
1221 Old Freehold Rd
Toms River, NJ 08753
Thurs: noon – 5 p.m.
Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Red Cross Shelter-Wireless Emergency Communication Center-10 laptops running on Jetpacks and 40 devices available for use
High School East
1225 Raider Way
Toms River, NJ
Thurs: noon – 5 p.m.
Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

OHIO

North Olmsted
24121 Lorain Rd
North Olmsted, OH 44070
Mon – Sat: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Rocky River
3460 Westgate
Fairview Park, OH 44126
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 08 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Independence
6712 Rockside Rd
Independence, OH 44131
Mon – Sat: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Westlake
30171 Detroit Rd
Westlake, OH 44145
Mon – Sat: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

WEST VIRGINIA

Pullman Square
898 3rd avenue
Huntington, WV
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sun: noon – 5 p.m.

Teays Valley
4194 State Route 34
Hurricane, WV
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun: noon – 5 p.m.

Logan
123 Prosperity Lane
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun: noon – 5 p.m.

Charleston
3000 Charleston Town Center
Charleston, WV
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sun: 12:30 – 6 p.m.

South Charleston
40 RHL Boulevard
South Charleston, WV
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday: noon – 5 p.m.

Triadelphia
500 Cabela Drive
Triadelphia, WV
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Parkersburg
2054 Murdoch Avenue
Parkersburg, WV
Mon – Sat:9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Parkersburg
2837 Pike Street
Parkersburg, WV
Mon – Sat:10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sun:11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Grand Central Mall
100 Grand Central Ave
Parkersburg, WV
Mon – Sat: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sun: noon – 6 p.m.

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Verizon Wireless To Celebrate Their 400th 4G LTE Market Tomorrow

Oct. 17 4G / LTE, Verizon Comments Off

Tomorrow Verizon Wireless will launch their 400th 4G / LTE market in Marquette, Michigan. Excited about the 400th market the company will be hosting a series of celebrations for customers across the country.

Customers who show up for the celebration in Marquette will have a chance to win a 4G/ LTE enabled device by participating in a scavenger hunt. Customers’ will also be join by Verizon Wireless representatives and community leaders to turn on the 4G / LTE switch.

Other cities taking place in this celebration for Verizon Wireless are listened below.

  • Gadsden, Alabama
  • Albany, Georgia
  • Vidalia, Georgia
  • Vincennes, Indiana
  • Owensboro, Kentucky
  • Monroe, Michigan
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • Columbia, Missouri
  • North Platte, Nebraska
  • Jamestown, New York
  • Walla Walla, Washington
  • Jackson, Michigan
  • Norfolk, Nebraska

Follow this link for exact addresses and times for these celebrations.

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