Led Zeppelin has signed on with Verizon Wireless to bring their illustrious catalogue of music to subscribers of the No. 2 US wireless carrier. The deal will give Verizon Wireless customers access to Led Zeppelin ringtones, ringback tones, wallpapers, and even full-song downloads – all over-the-air (OTA). Come November 13, Verizon Wireless will be the…
Verizon Wireless handset launch dates leaked – Juke, Pearl 2, Treo 755p, Venus, Voyager
Verizon Wireless’s recent holiday lineup announcement sparked frenzied anticipation of Verizon’s iPhone-fighting LG VX10000 Voyager handset. Unfortunately, we didn’t have any launch/release information on the Juke, Pearl 2, Venus, or Voyager. Until now. Boy Genius got his hands (as he always does) on a leaked Verizon Wireless spreadsheet that sheds some light on the No.…
Samsung Gleam brightens up Verizon Wireless lineup
As if Verizon Wireless’s mobile phone lineup needed another boost. The Samsung SCH-U700 Gleam has made its debut on the No. 2 wireless carriers network. With a shiny, reflective surface that begets its namesake, the Samsung Gleam is ready to turn up the dial on mid-range flip-phones everywhere. For $150 (with two-year contract and after…
Video: 17 minutes with Verizon’s latest lineup
Will’s post on Verizon’s winter lineup was the most popular article this week on IntoMobile, guess we have a lot of readers who are Verizon subscribers! Those same people will probably appreciate this video with James from jkontherun checking out the new BlackBerry, Venus, Juke and Voyager:
Verizon Wireless gives customers freedom to change plans
Verizon’s making it easier for subscribers to switch calling plans. Effective October 7, the nation’s largest CDMA carrier will let customers change their wireless plan without a contract extension. In addition to the company’s pro-rated termination fees and 30-day test-drive program, it looks like Verizon is trying to get in good on the consumer side…
Verizon announces four new handsets – Juke, Pearl, Venus, Voyager
As expected, Verizon Wireless has just announced four new handsets for their holiday lineup. We were looking for Verizon to drop the Samsung Juke, BlackBerry Pearl, LG Venus, and LG Voyager on us soon, and the wait is over. It looks like RIM’s recently announced BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2.0 is going to Verizon Wireless. The…
Sprint, Verizon launching Novatel USB727 EV-DO Rev. A modem with microSD slot
In case you’ve been looking for an EV-DO modem to hook-up with your laptop, this one might be for you. Two CDMA carriers, Sprint and Verizon, are adding Novatel’s USB727 modem to their offering, thus enabling customers to access their data services while on the go. The Novatel USB727 supersedes the earlier USB720 model and…
Verizon Wireless to launch Juke, Pearl, Venus, Voyager simultaneously
So it looks like Verizon Wireless is really trying to heat things up. They must still be feeling rather bitter about not jumping on the iPhone bandwagon when they had their chance. With the iPhone still selling like Twinkies at a Fat Camp, and AT&T slated to launch some other cool devices, we can imagine…
Motorola Z6tv VCAST phone to hit Verizon Wireless on October 5
Remember that Motorola Z6tv VCAST TV slider-phone that recently passed through the FCC? Well, it looks like Verizon Wireless is going to launch the mobile-TV slider on October 5 – missing our speculated launch window of “late August” by a fairly wide margin. The Motorola Z6tv will complement Verizon Wireless stable of two MediaFLO-based mobile-TV…
FCC to change rules for upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction
All the whining, suing, and petitioning from the likes of Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Frontline have prompted FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to take action . The recently approved open-access rules (for which we applauded the FCC) are now the target of revision by Martin. As you’ll remember, the 22Mhz block of the 700Mhz frequency spectrum…