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Verizon Wireless’ City ID gives users more information about incoming calls

Categories: Announcements, Verizon
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 12:52 PM

It was back in May when we saw Alltel rolling out its City ID service. Now, the big dady of U.S. CDMA networks and a new owner of Alltel, Verizon Wireless, launched its own “enhanced mobile Caller ID application” which displays the city and state of incoming calls.

Developed by Cequint, City ID features information on more than 20,000 cities in North America, “providing enough detail to be useful identifying numbers calling from both across town and across the country.”

The bad news, though, is that the application only works with LG Voyager, the same device that can sing along Verizon’s Visual Voice Mail service. New Voyager buyers will get the app pre-installed along with 15-day trial, after which they’ll have to pour out $1.99 every month in order to keep using the service.

As for the existing Voyager users, they should (if they want City ID) visit any Verizon Wireless’ Store to receive the free software update.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Chad

    Let make sure that you are giving the correct information out to the public here. Verizon does not own Alltel yet (maybe they won’t). It hasn’t even came close to getting approved through the Department of Justice, FCC, or the SEC. There are alot of hoops that they still need to get through before it is considered a done deal.

  • Antoinette

    Can I get city id on the Droid phone

  • courteney

    i need help though.
    every time i end a call with someone other than verizon something random pops up.
    it says "city i.d."
    on the bottom it says "now | later"
    im getting sick of it so how can i stop it?