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Verizon launches Internet phone service

Verizon launches Internet phone service 07/22/2004 01:08 PM
Boston Globe Jul 22 2004 5:35PM GMT

Verizon Wireless launches Motorola V710

Verizon Wireless launches Motorola V710 08/12/2004 08:47 PM
MobileTracker Aug 12 2004 11:48PM GMT

Verizon Launches Nationwide Internet
Calling Service

Verizon Launches Nationwide Internet
Calling Service 07/22/2004 02:42 PM
TechWeb Jul 22 2004 7:08PM GMT

Verizon Launches Strike Against Cell
Phone Spammers

Verizon Launches Strike Against Cell
Phone Spammers 08/04/2004 09:57 AM

Although I've been blessed enough to have dodged the cellular spam bullet, I know not all of you have been so lucky. And while it's far from an epidemic (yet), Verizon Wireless is trying to nip it in the bud, filing federal lawsuits against a group of alleged New Jersey cell phone spammers who sent "152,000 unsolicited commercial electronic messages to thousands of Verizon Wireless subscribers."

Until Verizon takes down their awful sign that mars the downtown Manhattan skyline, they will remain my sworn enemy. I am glad, though, to see someone try to take a chunk out of these assholes before it becomes an even bigger deal. That being said, you can only do so much with lawsuits; perhaps a technological solution is needed. Like the one for email. Nevermind.

Read - Taking a dagger to cell-phone spam... if possible [Yahoo (USA Today)]

Nextel Motorola i730 Status Light Fix

Nextel Motorola i730 Status Light Fix 04/21/2004 08:45 AM
David Blake sends this handy tip for Nextel Motorola i730 users:Many owners of the Nextel (Motorola) i730 were disappointed to find that it did not have a status light. There is now a Java app that adds this to the phone. Read...

Reviews of three new cellphones: the
MPx200, the i730, and the SL56

Reviews of three new cellphones: the
MPx200, the i730, and the SL56 11/01/2003 11:50 AM
Over at MSNBC.com, Gary Krakow compares three new phones that have just hit stores: Motorola's new MPx200 (pictured at right) and GPS-enabled i730 cellphones, and Siemens' stylish SL56 handset. Krakow gives high marks to the MPx200, which runs Microsoft's new Smartphone operating system, calling it "one slick device" and noting that it's a marked improvement over Orange's SPV Smartphone which came out last year. He didn't have enough time to check out the GPS navigation features of the i730, but he did manage to find a few moments fawn over the design of the SL56. Read...

Verizon launches VoiceWing™ Net
phones. WingedPigs™ to fly soon?

Verizon launches VoiceWing™ Net
phones. WingedPigs™ to fly soon? 07/22/2004 02:43 PM
"Near cellphone quality" promised. Rejoice!

MCI OKs new Verizon bid

MCI OKs new Verizon bid 03/29/2005 04:43 PM
USA Today Mar 29 2005 8:11PM GMT

Verizon Ad

Verizon Ad 04/15/2005 04:31 PM

I don't know what's up with the Verizon ad sticking in Internet Explorer, but we're looking into it. Sorry for any annoyance.

Update: Okay, we killed it! Sorry about that. Apparently it was getting stuck on the page like a pop-up, although that's certainly not what it was intended to do. Thanks to the dozens of you who swore never to read the site again if we didn't fix it and the two of you who asked nicely. Ads are a necessary evil, but always feel free to let us know if they do anything obnoxious.

Verizon Indicates It Could Scrap MCI Bid

Verizon Indicates It Could Scrap MCI Bid 04/04/2005 11:52 PM
Verizon Communications signaled its unwillingness to raise its $7.6 billion offer for MCI and said it was prepared to walk away from its agreement to buy the company.

MSN Mobile Available On Verizon

MSN Mobile Available On Verizon 08/05/2004 02:31 PM
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said its mobile messaging software is available for Verizon Wireless cellular phones. MSN Mobile can be downloaded from Verizon's online store, and installed on any of three handsets, the LG VX6000, LG VX4400, and the LG VX4500. The software costs $2.49 a month for subscribers before Oct. 26. After that, subscriptions are $2.99 a month.

"MSN Mobile builds upon our relationship with Microsoft and is a welcomed addition to our Get It Now (online) service," said Jim Straight, vice president of data and multimedia services for Bedminster, N.J.-based, Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone. MSN Mobile subscribers can access their MSN Hotmail inbox and set up alerts for incoming email messages. In addition, users can instant message with people on PCs or MSN Mobile handsets.

News source: TechWeb

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Verizon finds $1bn more for MCI

Verizon finds $1bn more for MCI 03/29/2005 02:22 PM
Still can't match Qwest

Verizon About To Spread The EV-DO

Verizon About To Spread The EV-DO 09/22/2004 05:16 PM
Rumors have been flying for the past month or so about where and when Verizon was going to next launch their 3G EV-DO wireless broadband service. Now, they're finally admitting that they're launching 11 new cities, and 8 additional airports this coming Monday and they still expect to expand much more before the end of the year. It certainly looks like their aggressive rollout plans are working. They say they're still focused on business customers using laptops and PDAs with datacards -- but that they'll launch EV-DO handsets and consumer plans sometime next year. Also, while the story doesn't say anything, the other rumors we're hearing are that the price is dropping as well, from the ever-popular $80/month to the slightly more reasonable $60/month range (though, this may only be for certain customers who do some negotiating).

MCI Stuck on Verizon

MCI Stuck on Verizon 04/06/2005 11:49 AM
TheStreet.com Apr 6 2005 3:21PM GMT

Verizon Says Don't Be Stupid

Verizon Says Don't Be Stupid 05/27/2004 09:35 AM
Sometimes you have to wonder why companies bother to put out press releases. We don't usually post press releases here, but some are just so odd, they deserve to be called out. Verizon Wireless put out a press release today that can best be described as telling people: don't be stupid while using your mobile phone. Basically, it's a list of things that you shouldn't do while driving and talking on your mobile phone ("Never take notes or write down phone numbers while driving!"). It's not as if someone is going to read this list, smack their head and say "Aha! No wonder I keep getting into accidents!" Then, at the end, they sneak in the real reason for this press release, first saying: "Dropped calls and dead zones can be frustrating for drivers," which may be true, but doesn't seem to have much to do with the rest of the press release. So, they quickly follow that up with the "oh, and by the way..." part of the press release reminding people that number portability is now in effect - so, if you must do stupid things on your mobile phone while driving, you might as well do them as a Verizon Wireless customer.

MCI Picks Verizon Again

MCI Picks Verizon Again 03/29/2005 02:05 PM
Qwest has been continually wooing MCI over the past few weeks, and yesterday made an offer in which they demanded an answer from MCI by next Tuesday. Apparently, MCI didn't need that much time (or, really, any time at all), as they almost immediately accepted Verizon's latest (slightly larger) offer and shunned Qwest's offer. It appears MCI stills sees much more synergy in working with a strong Verizon than a weak Qwest.

MCI accepts Verizon bid

MCI accepts Verizon bid 03/29/2005 01:59 PM
MCI Inc. said today that it accepted a revised takeover bid from Verizon Communications Inc. worth about $7.6 billion, rejecting an $8.45 billion offer from Qwest Communications International Inc.

MCI accepts new Verizon bid?

MCI accepts new Verizon bid? 03/29/2005 11:25 AM
CNN Mar 29 2005 3:41PM GMT

Verizon to buy 13.7 pct stake in MCI

Verizon to buy 13.7 pct stake in MCI 04/09/2005 01:18 PM
CNN Apr 9 2005 3:41PM GMT

Verizon To Get the Treo 610

Verizon To Get the Treo 610 04/26/2004 07:40 AM
PalmOne's Treo update, the 610, is likely to be launched on Verizon Wireless sometime between now and Fall, at least according to a little slip-up published on the Dow Jones newswire. The 610 is expected to have more memory, Bluetooth, and a higher resolution screen, as well as be at...

Verizon Gets Naked

Verizon Gets Naked 04/18/2005 02:43 PM
Does naked DSL mean Verizon's going to be underdressed?

Verizon CEO does not have a clue!

Verizon CEO does not have a clue! 04/17/2005 02:47 PM

For someone that is supposed to be on the leading edge, Verizon CEO stated that having a municipal WiFi in San Francisco was one of the dumbest ideas he had ever heard of.

Obviously he said that to keep his stock higher in the market because fact be known they are probably scared to death of decentralization of broadband access. [SFGate]

Verizon to Expand EV-DO

Verizon to Expand EV-DO 09/23/2004 01:03 PM
Verizon Wireless said it will introduce its 3G service to 11 markets starting next week: In what appears to be a direct hit against Wi-Fi, Verizon also said it would launch its EV-DO service in 20 airports around the country. A recent report from TeleAnalytics showed that the use of Wi-Fi in airports has grown by more than 350 percent in a six-month period. It appears that Verizon is looking to capture a bit of that demand for wireless Internet access. However, its service still costs $80 a month while most Wi-Fi access charges are significantly less....

Verizon Risin'

Verizon Risin' 07/28/2004 01:27 PM
The Bell giant's second quarter offers reasons for optimism.

Verizon Repeats on 3G

Verizon Repeats on 3G 01/09/2004 11:23 PM
Unstrung.com Jan 8 2004 11:34PM ET

Verizon Goes West

Verizon Goes West 07/02/2004 02:33 PM
Internet News Jul 2 2004 5:39PM GMT

Verizon: Take That, Cable

Verizon: Take That, Cable 05/14/2004 04:50 AM
Business Week May 14 2004 9:06AM GMT

Verizon to add DSL fees

Verizon to add DSL fees 04/13/2004 03:45 PM
The carrier's prices will rise up to $3 a month, with the increase labeled as a government-imposed fee the company had been including in its basic rate.

Verizon CEO Derides

Verizon CEO Derides 04/16/2005 09:36 AM
Vitriol spews from Verizon CEO's lips on municipal networks, customer expectations, cancellation fees: Get this man a Valium, stat! Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg needs to calm down a bit. He thinks San Francisco's municipal network idea is "one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard" because the network has to be built, designed, and operated. Oddly, Verizon has no expertise in building campus-wide Wi-Fi networks, and thus isn't really qualified to express that sort of opinion. I had the same reaction to reading a Comcast spokesperson's critique of the potential of a city-wide wireless network: Comcast doesn't build that; they're not qualified to say it's possible or not. What's even funnier about this quote is that Verizon will probably bid to build city-wide networks in Minneapolis and Philadelphia....

MCI Says Yes Again as Verizon Sweetens
Its Bid

MCI Says Yes Again as Verizon Sweetens
Its Bid 03/30/2005 01:45 AM
MCI accepted a sweetened takeover offer of about $7.6 billion from Verizon Communications, spurning a rival bid from Qwest Communications.

LG-VX8100 w/ Bluetooth on Verizon

LG-VX8100 w/ Bluetooth on Verizon 12/19/2004 03:01 PM

Documents filed with the FCC on Tuesday reveal a new LG Bluetooth clamshell-style camera phone coming to Verizon's network. Feature details on the VX-8100 are somewhat scarce, but it's definitely tri-mode, dual-band CDMA and presumably the successor to LG's (still not out) VX-8000. It's probably safe to assume a greater-than-1-megapixel camera given the 8000's 1-megapixeler (It's safe to assume that's not a word). It's pretty much impossible to speculate about a release date or street price, but if I had to guess I'd put it in the third or fourth quarter of 2005. We'll see. (Thanks, Bobby!)

FCC OET Exhibits List [via HowardForums]

Verizon buys slice of MCI

Verizon buys slice of MCI 04/11/2005 06:27 AM
It's not hostile but it's not exactly friendly

Verizon Treo 650 Official

Verizon Treo 650 Official 04/04/2005 12:53 PM

Verizon has officially announced its intention to carry the PalmOne Treo 650. Its Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking—as has been the case with all other carriers who offer the 650—will be crippled.

No word if it will offer EV-DO support or not, however. Since they don't mention it, I'm thinking maybe not.

Now Official: Verizon Treo 650 Available Soon!!! [Treonauts]

Verizon buys 13 percent of MCI

Verizon buys 13 percent of MCI 04/11/2005 06:17 AM
TechWorld Apr 11 2005 9:46AM GMT

Charter Wants Verizon Treatment

Charter Wants Verizon Treatment 12/24/2003 08:12 PM
Seeing the recent Verizon/ RIAA subpoena decision the folks at cable provider Charter Communications have responded with a "what the hell?" since they just got a completely different ruling and were forced to hand over the names of 200 subscribers. So now, in light of the newer Appeals Court decision, the folks at Charter are going back to court and asking to have their decision overturned and asking the RIAA to give back the information on their 200 customers. Of course, I'm no lawyer, but I'm pretty sure the Verizon ruling is in a completely different circuit, so the Verizon ruling isn't actually a precedent. Still, it could make a court reconsider. Either way, it sounds like these sorts of cases may take a while to settle.

MCI Accepts Verizon Buyout

MCI Accepts Verizon Buyout 03/29/2005 08:00 PM

Verizon, MetroPCS snare more air

Verizon, MetroPCS snare more air 07/09/2004 11:54 AM
Bankrupt NextWave puts wireless spectrum licenses up for auction. Verizon snaps up New York airwaves; MetroPCS hones in on Florida.

Seidenberg Taking Over at Verizon

Seidenberg Taking Over at Verizon 11/06/2003 06:09 PM
TheStreet.com Nov 6 2003 5:24PM ET

Verizon Broadens Its Offerings

Verizon Broadens Its Offerings 05/27/2004 10:48 AM
Verizon to offer ?naked? DSL The company confirms plans to allow customers to buy DSL services without also buying local phone service.Wed May 26 13:56:00 PDT 2004Read more?
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