Droid X Proves a Hit: Sold Out (Most retail stores reporting little to no stock left after)
Friday 30th of July 2010 08:49:21 AM
Posted by admin / Under Verizon Wireless
| The Motorola Droid X launched Thursday and is already sold out, exceeding Verizon's demand expectations. The carrier had said that there would be no Droid X shortage, but the initial online stock of the hot Android smartphone is now exhausted, with the next shipping date pushed back to July 23. Many Verizon Wireless retail stores and Best Buys around the U.S. are reporting low or no stock. The Droid X is this summer's flagship Google Android phone, selling for $200, after a $100 online discount on Verizon's site. It has a roomy 4.3-inch display, an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED... |
Verizon announces 4G rollout
Friday 30th of July 2010 08:49:21 AM
Posted by admin / Under Verizon Wireless
| Verizon Wireless will be the first company in the U.S. and among the first in the world to launch LTE with a sizeable footprint. We will launch our 4G LTE network in 25 to 30 markets late in 2010, covering approximately 100 million people; well double that in 2012. And we plan to cover our entire existing 3G footprint with 4G LTE by the end of 2013. Verizon Wireless plans to utilize our nationwide, contiguous 700 MHz spectrum to deploy 4G LTE. This spectrum covers the entire lower 48 states and Hawaii, and gives our customers the nationwide... |
iPhone or HTC Incredible? (Vanity)
Friday 30th of July 2010 08:49:21 AM
Posted by admin / Under Verizon Wireless
| Hey Freepers, I've decided to enter the world of smart phones. There are two options at this point: iPhone 4 or the HTC Incredible. I'd like your opinion if you've got some experience with either of these phones. I played with the Incredible today and was very impressed. I've known iPhone users who swear by their devices. Right now I'm leaning toward the HTC Incredible. #1- Verizon does have good coverage. I'm looking for a phone, after all. #2- Incredible seems to move very fast. #3- Incredible has voice to text. #4-Can't think of anything that the new iPhone will... |
Verizon forgives balance of $18,000 cell phone bill
Friday 30th of July 2010 08:49:21 AM
Posted by admin / Under Verizon Wireless
| Bob St. Germain said he was not sure at first whether to believe the Verizon official who called to tell him that the balance of his $18,000 cellphone bill had been forgiven, ending the Dover resident's long-running dispute with the company over the staggering amount, which his son mistakenly accumulated over a six-week period in 2006. "Nice to see Verizon dismiss all the charges," St. Germain said. "But it's still on my credit report. Someone has to take the next step." According to Verizon, the settlement is indeed official: In a statement, the company confirmed it is no longer insisting... |
Big firms find ending health insurance and paying fines may be cheaper.
Friday 30th of July 2010 08:49:21 AM
Posted by admin / Under Verizon Wireless
| AT&T paid about $2.4 billion last year to cover medical costs of its 283,000 active workers, according to one document. If the company were to push all those workers onto subsidized exchanges, AT&T estimated, it would only have to pay an annual penalty of $600 million, or $2,000 a worker. |



