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Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:37 pm
Verizon Wireless continues the urgent work of maintaining and restoring wireless service in the New Orleans and Gulf Coast regions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The company has dispatched teams of network technicians who are making progress in strengthening communications in many of the affected areas. Service in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Pensacola, Florida; and Jackson, Mississippi has returned to normal, while service improvements continue in Mobile, Alabama, along the Mississippi Gulf ... [Continue reading Verizon Wireless Continues Relief Efforts in Gulf Coast Area]
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:54 am
Verizon Wireless is enabling its customers across the United States to join in the relief efforts by donating money to the American Red Cross, one of the leading agencies offering help to victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
To participate, customers can send a message to the address 2HELP or 24357 using the key word "help." They will receive a reply message asking them to confirm a donation to the American Red Cross of $5.00 (five dollars). To do so, customers will press "Y" on their ... [Continue reading Verizon Lets Customers Donate via SMS to Hurricane Relief]
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:28 am
Verizon Wireless is charging two telemarketing companies with illegal solicitation of cell phone users. In separate lawsuits, believed to be the first of their kind by a U.S. wireless provider against telemarketing firms, Verizon Wireless is seeking injunctions against the two companies, Intelligent Alternatives of San Diego, CA, and Resort Marketing Trends of Coral Springs, FL, that apparently made hundreds of thousands of calls to cell phone customers using pre-recorded messages and auto-diale... [Continue reading Verizon Wireless Sues 2 Telemarketers]
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Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:30 am
Today, LG Electronics and Verizon Wireless announced the launch of the new VX5200 handset, a powerful and compact new camera phone styled in LG's trademark clamshell design and featuring a comprehensive list of features, including full duplex speakerphone and advanced voice command capabilities. With an integrated VGA CMOS digital camera, easy access to Verizon Wireless' Get It Now and Mobile Web 2.0 services, the VX5200 offers customers a full suite of the features guaranteed to appeal to every... [Continue reading Verizon Wireless Launches LG VX5200 Voice Command Handset]
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Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:42 pm
Verizon Wireless, owner and operator of the only national wide-area wireless broadband network in the United States, has again fulfilled its promise to expand its EV-DO wireless broadband network to more customers as it added seven new markets today to the growing list of areas where its two EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) based services, BroadbandAccess and VCAST, are available. In addition, the company announced its success with its business service in existing markets has enabled it to offer... [Continue reading Verizon Wireless Expands EV-DO Coverage]
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Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:15 am
With Hurricane Katrina headed toward the Gulf Coast region, Verizon Wireless has mobilized its emergency operations teams to ensure reliable wireless phone coverage before, during and after the storm for residents and local emergency agencies.
Local efforts include:
- Pre-arranging fuel delivery to the company's network switching facilities in Baton Rouge and Covington, and to generators at permanent cell sites to keep the network operating at full strength even if power is lost for an ext... [Continue reading Verizon Wireless Prepares for Hurricane Katrina]
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:40 am
Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced the completion of the wireless industry's first, live, over-the-air calls using CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A technology. The two companies plan to conduct a more extensive technology trial in early 2006, which will include the delivery of Voice over IP (VoIP) and new, "blended lifestyle" services and simultaneous multimedia applications that combine voice, data and video capabilities such as video telephony.
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO R... [Continue reading Verizon and Lucent Complete First EV-DO Revision A Trials]
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Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:59 am
The hottest Latin music concert tour of the year "Juntos En Concierto" (Together in Concert) featuring superstars Chayanne, Alejandro Fernandez and Marc Anthony, is coming to 15 cities throughout the nation and directly to your wireless phone. Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless provider, and Clear Channel Entertainment Properties, announced that segments from three of the historic concert dates will be broadcast on the VCAST Encore Channel - a new VCAST channel exclusive to Verizon ... [Continue reading Concert Tours Come to Verizon VCAST]
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:39 am
Starting today, Verizon Wireless customers with select Get It Now-enabled phones can take the Hot Seat and face a full onslaught of questions as they climb the ladder to the million dollar question with the new "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - 2005" mobile game. Customers can hold the drama and excitement of the hit TV game show in the palms of their hands, answering mind-bending questions and using up to four lifelines to get to the million dollar question.
Cosmic Infinity Inc., a leading de... [Continue reading 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' Comes to Verizon Customers]
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:44 am
Despite an increase in wireless calling volume, the average number of initial connection problems has dropped 50 percent compared to 2004, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Wireless Call Quality Performance StudySM released today.
The study, which measures wireless call problems nationwide, finds that three out of every 100 calls includes at least one call quality problem with the initial connection-down from six out of 100 in 2004.
"It's clear that wireless providers have ma... [Continue reading Verizon Ranks Highest in Call Quality in 5 of 6 Regions]
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