Qwest Communications has announced that it is now offering Verizon Wireless services to all new residential and business customers in its residential service area. The two companies have signed a five-year long agent agreement earlier this year to allow Qwest customers to purchase Verizon’s phones and wireless broadband services. Verizon’s services may be purchased at…
Verizon to offer Pantech UTStarcom TXT8010 as Blitz
Just when we’ve started wondering what happened to the FCC-approved UTStarcom TXT8010, we have a new tidbit of information that suggests Verizon will be offering the Pantech-made device as Blitz. Apparently, the CDMA carrier will start selling the full slide-out QWERTY keyboard equipped phone on August 8th through Wal-Mart, followed by Best Buy on September…
Verizon launches Casio G’zOne Boulder
All you outdoorsy types and rough-necks out there take heed. Verizon has finally gone live with their much-anticipated successor to the ultra-rugged Casio G’zOne push-to-talk handset, the Verizon Casio G’zOne Boulder. That’s right. Verizon’s online webstore is offering the Casio G’zOne Boulder for $129.99 after 2-year contract and online discounts are applied. Those of you…
Verizon posts 12% increase in Q2 revenue – Takes lead with $12.1 billion in revenue
Talk about taking the lead. Verizon has just posted the industry’s highest Q2 revenue numbers. At $12.1 billion, Verizon has increased their earnings by 11.8%. While still technically the No. 2 US wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless’ quarterly earnings easily outpaced those of the leading US wireless carrier, AT&T. Big Blue lagged behind Verizon by about…
Verizon Wireless divest some assets to complete the planned Alltel acquisition
Verizon Wireless will divest some assets to meet Department of Justice approval so it could continue with its intended purchase of Alltel. The CDMA carrier agreed to sell off 85 markets across 18 states, where its services overlap with Alltel’s. Affected areas include North Dakota and South Dakota as well certain areas in California, Colorado,…
Verizon declares Palm Treo 755p at end of life – Verizon phases out Palm Treo 755p
With the more popular Palm Centro making more significant headway in Verizon’s Palm OS-powered smartphone portfolio, the No. 2 US wireless carrier has announced that the recently launched Palm Treo 755p has met its end-of-life. The Palm Treo 755p was only launched on Verizon a few months back, and it seems that Verizon is already…
Congress mulling cellphone tax break
We’ve heard it all before. Congress, presumably responding to disgruntled constituents’ complaints of ridiculous taxes on their cellphone bill, has previously proposed freezing new wireless taxes from being added to your monthly wireless subscription costs. But, without bi-partisan support, the Republican-backed bill promptly died on Congress’s floor. But, with the economy being what it is,…
Motorola Adventure V750 lands on Verizon
We knew this is coming and now the Motorola Adventure V750 is available for purchase through Verizon’s website! Nothing too exciting here, though, but that doesn’t mean Verizon won’t sell bunch of these. The EV-DO Rev. A enabled clamshell will certainly be appealing to more adventurous among us, or at least Military Spec 810F suggests…
Verizon Wireless releases HopeLine program numbers: 5 million phones, 180 million minutes
Verizon has released the latest HopeLine numbers and they are quite impressive. Starting from 2001 when the program started, the mobile operator has collected more than 5 million phones. Of that number, one million has been collected during the last nine months. At the same time, HopeLine has provided an equivalent of 180 million minutes…
Thrrum bringing its mobile visual search to T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless
A month ago, we posted that Thrrum MMS Search has been made available for Sprint and AT&T subscribers. Now the mobile visual search provider is bringing its neat service to the users of T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. From the official release: Thrrum MMS Search enables camera phone users to find and browse information related to…