Cell phone data plan comparison: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and more

Oct 28th 2010 at 11:00AM

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Cell phone data plans are hard to escape these days as hundreds of thousands of Google Android phones and Apple iPhones are activated every day. These smartphones bring access to the Web, streaming music, videos and apps -- all of which require a data connection to work. Most carriers now require a data package of some kind to be sold alongside these phones.
Over the past year carriers have rolled out many plan changes, switching from a one-size-fits all expensive unlimited data plan to cheaper, tiered-data plans. This choice is a double-edged sword. Many consumers would benefit from a smaller data plan and the carriers are competing on the cost of such plans, but also banking on the confusion of consumers to understand just how much data they need. Also, bundling data with minutes and other features makes comparison shopping troublesome.
On the heels of Verizon's new lower data plans, we've dug into the nitty gritty of cell phone data to find the plan pricing at the four major carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, as well as the plans available from several pre-paid carriers like Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile.
The following chart compares the cost of just the data plans for the four major carriers. If the data plan price cannot be removed from a package of minutes, as is the case with Sprint smart phones, a price is not listed. The next chart will help you compare the cost of data plans and minutes.
Data Plan Pricing for Major Carriers (as of October 28, 2010):

Feature Phone/smart phonesmart phone only$15/Mo unlimited (no smartphones)
Because many carriers bundle the data plan with minutes, making a data plan-to-data plan comparison difficult, we've compiled the following chart that compares the price of minutes, data and sometimes texting to help you figure out which carrier would be the best deal for you. While the differences may seem minor by month, the annual cost can vary hundreds of dollars between each plan.
Data Plan Price Comparison with Minutes and Texting for smart phones (as of October 28 2010)
Carrier/Plan300-500 Minutes Cheapest Data300-500 Minutes and 2GB to Unlimited Data500 to 1200 minutes and 2GB to Unlimited DataUnlimited Minutes, Texting and 2GB to Unlimited Data
Bolded: Prices include unlimited texting
With the new tiered-data plans, many users who don't plan to watch streaming movies or listen to services like Pandora can survive on the lower-end plans. If you are a streaming media junkie who isn't around a reliable WiFi connection, you will often want to go for the higher-end or unlimited data plans.
The good news is that the data plans can be switched easily on most carriers allowing you to pick one and evaluate your usage after a month or two. the other good news is that going over the limit is generally more affordable now, though you'll want to check with your carrier instead of assuming it has a heart.
If you want to further compare plans and coverage, we suggest you check out BillShrink's free cell phone price comparison tool, which can even analyze your current usage to help you find the best plan for your needs and location.
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Verizon Droid compared to Blackberry and 4g ?

Join DateJul 2011Posts6Feedback Score0Verizon Droid compared to Blackberry and 4g ?

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I currently have the Blackberry Bold 9650 on Verizon in a 3g area. I am on my third Bold and having problems with this one again. The first one froze with lights going nuts on the second day after I bought it new then the second one the speaker went out on after 6 months then the third and most recent one is having speaker problems again as well as has never let me transfer my email setting or set it up on it since I have gotten this replacement and the local verizon has no clue how to fix it. I have always been a blackberry person and all and I went from a curve to this bold about 10 months ago and have hated this one every since due to all the problems. We are getting 4g in my area in the next week or so so I am looking to get a 4g phone if i upgrade which I dont see blackberry having for some time. I want to know what anyones experiences have been switching from blackberry to droid systems and which 4 g phone out of the 3 verizon currently offers are the best of the 3 right now? What are the pros and cons of the new droids compared to the blackberry. I dont use blackberry messenger so I am not worried about losing that. I basically use my phone for windows live mail, internet usage, pandora and sirius xm streaming, and gps maps. I would like to watch netflix on my new phone which as far as I know no blackberry phones support adobe flash so netflix wont work on my current phone. I have also heard internet is much faster on droid. Is that correct? Also are there more apps for droid compared to blackberry? Any feedback would be appreciated before I make my decision. Thanks

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If you can wait just a bit they're saying the Motorola Droid Bionic will be out I believe August 8th. Which if it all goes well will be the best LTE handset available at Verizon.
I don't believe you'll have any issues going from BB to android. Considering you don't use a whole lot of BB exclusive features.
I basically use my phone for windows live mailYou can set up your Live mail via EAS. pandora and sirius xm streaming, and gps maps.Pandora & Sirius both have dedicated apps. As for GPS maps you can't go wrong with android. You'll be able to get the free turn by turn navigation support for driving (and a bunch of other stuff). I would like to watch netflix on my new phone which as far as I know no blackberry phones support adobe flash so netflix wont work on my current phone.All the LTE devices will have adobe flash. To my knowledge though the Thunderbolt does not have netflix available in the market. I'm not sure about the Charge, but the Revolution comes preinstalled with it. You MAYB be able to sideload netflix on them but I'm not 100 on that.
In addition even if a device had flash you wouldn't be able to watch netflix on it. Netflix has a list of requirements on what browsers it supports and OSs. For example I can't watch Netflix on Opera or on Linux.
I have also heard internet is much faster on droid. Is that correct?Faster as in rendering? I've never has any complaints on my Droid. I'm not much into the BB news but depending on your BB OS version the older browser was crap. I THINK OS 6 (or 5?) brought the Webkit browser but I don't know how good it is.
But even if you don't like the stock android browser you can always download Firefox, Opera, Skyfire, or dolphin.
Also are there more apps for droid compared to blackberry?As far as apps, android does have a lot more then BB.
market.android.com (if you want to browse at what's there).

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Probably the only things you will miss on the blackberry is email delivery. On a Rim device. BAM email is there... On a droid device or other device for that matter.. there may be a delay for a minute or so. Thats why RIM is still in business, they are the leader in email delivery.
Now, I firmly believe that a newer android device is MUCH MORE superior. SO is an iPhone of course. The internet is faster because of the processors. 4g device? I would say stay away from the thunderbolt. Bad battery life. The Droid charge seems to rule in the battery life portion. I dont think there are any 4g keyboard phones tho.
The droid 3 is really impressive by the way. However, no 4g.

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Probably the only things you will miss on the blackberry is email delivery. On a Rim device. BAM email is there... On a droid device or other device for that matter.. there may be a delay for a minute or so. Thats why RIM is still in business, they are the leader in email delivery.It's due mostly to BBs having a dedicated server (BES) as opposed to polling for mail. If you stand up say a Traveler server in a Lotus Notes shop the mail delivery is just as fast for the devices attached to it.

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4g device? I would say stay away from the thunderbolt. Bad battery life. The Droid charge seems to rule in the battery life portion.And it's not like there is a quantum leap in difference between the TBolt battery life and the Droid Charge battery life. I believe that the difference stems almost solely from the fact that the Droid Charge comes with a larger battery to begin with.

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I believe that the difference stems almost solely from the fact that the Droid Charge comes with a larger battery to begin with.That's probably accounts for some of it... According to this comparison on Wirefly, the Droid Charge comes with a 1600 mAh battery while the Thunderbolt comes with a 1400 mAh battery.

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I'm surprised you're having so many problems as RIM makes excellent hardware. I'd say RIM, Apple and Motorola have the best hardware for phones (ignoring OS).
I'd also hold out for the Bionic and I'm taking my own advice as I really want a 4G phone. I had a Blackberry for about five years before getting the original Droid on the release day. I could write paragraphs on the pros and cons but I find Android to be far better than the Blackberry (my last was a Bold on AT&T). I do miss having BBM as I used it quite a bit.
If you're using google mail, either gmail or an apps account, it works as good as a blackberry. I find the exchange client to be lacking when it comes to marking messages as deleted or read on the server. You can use the exchange setup as mentioned above for hotmail/live/msn email accounts; set up manually not automatically or you get the pop client.
The big benefit for Blackberry right now is data compression. They use efficient compression on all data which, in the world of tiered and expensive data as we now have, could be a big selling point for RIM. My data usage, and it isn't a truly fair comparison as I do much more with my Droid, was a fraction of what I'm using now (I don't to any streaming).

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It's due mostly to BBs having a dedicated server (BES) as opposed to polling for mail. If you stand up say a Traveler server in a Lotus Notes shop the mail delivery is just as fast for the devices attached to it.BES is for a corporate server. For personal use, one uses BIS (Blackberry Internet Services), where the server is at RIM. That server takes responsibility for connecting to the various e-mail services you have configured (gmail, yahoo, hotmail, whatever), using (instant) push functionality if available, else polling if, for example, only POP is available. The phone has an open connection to the BIS server, and as soon as the BIS server gets the e-mail, it is sent to your phone. This means that the phone does not have to do any polling, regardless of the capabilities of the e-mail provider. And, as pointed out, the data is compressed (in a way that does not lose any information), lessening the data traffic.

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Anyone had any luck with 4g lg revolution? I beleive this is the phone I will go with. I saw the specs on the new bionic and it doesn't necessarily look like it will be much better than the charge or the revolution and I am thinking if I am going to upgrade I might as well get the newest 4g availible at the time which happens to be the revolution. Verizon has been very helpful throughout this. My upgrade date on my current contract wasn't listed untill 08/20 and they are willing to go ahead and let me upgrade now if I want to the revolution on a new 2 year contract. As I posted on another thread they also let me switch my friends and family from the 1400 plan with 10 friends and family to the 700 plan with 5 friends and family as a part of my upgrade because i was told i was "a good customer" and we hardly used any minutes that were outside of verizon. Also how does the mini hdmi out ports work? Will I basically be able to doc my phone to my hd tv and see everything on the tv? I am basically getting looking to almost use my newer smartphone as a netbook replacement and it seems like all the new phones are almost there.

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huge phone pricing differences between retailers and verizon wireless

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Has anyone ever experienced a huge price difference between other retailers than actually purchasing from a verizon corporate store or through verizon wireless? I called yesterday with another issue and verizon offered me an early upgrade and talked me into the lg revolution. I was told the price would be 249.99 for a 2 year upgrade. I ask the man if that was the best rate at the going time and he said yes that is currently where they are at with that phone and he explained that everyone would be that price so I went ahead with the upgrade. Today I saw something online about target having the revolution for cheap so i went to their site and also wirefly and they both had a 2 year upgrade price of 99.99 for the same phone. Anyone know why there is such a huge price difference between verizon and wirefly/target on the same phone. I called in and ask a customer service rep and they had no idea or said they had no idea their is such a difference in price but that I could reject the fed ex shipment when it comes and everything would go back to original upgrade dates and i could call and order from wirefly if i chose to do it. Anyone else had this experience and has anyone else dealt with wirefly before? Would I be wiser to refuse the shipment and order from them in a few weeks when my original upgrade date was supposed to be? I remember seeing 50 dollar differences before between mall verizons and corporate verizon/online stores but never a $150 difference plus wirefly/target is giving $25 gift cards for android store with this phone so its more like $175 cost difference.

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I bought my Droid Charge from Costco. It was 120 less then Verizon and still 70 less with my ne2.
I called and asked if Verizon would match prices and the rep told me it was an awesome deal at Costco I should buy it there. I guess big red just cares about the service.
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I noticed that as well. They are supposed to call me back tommorow and see if they can do anything about it but the one rep told me id be better off to go elsewhere. It seems really odd that even though they are already sending me the phone and all they dont want to match prices. Obviously these other reteailers must pay less for their phones than what they sell them for or something so surely verizon could match their prices and you would think it would be easier eliminating the retailer as the middleman.

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Beware that a LOT of sites (even some stores) have their own contract that you are locked into with them, some even state you can't change your plan for 6 months and if you do, a 300.00+ charge will be taken from the card you used to purchase the phone with (usually online). Also, if you have any questions, don't expect the stores to give you any help if you did not buy it from the store. If need stuff transferred, don't even think about go to the store and thinking to have it done for free if you didn't get the phone from the store.

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I noticed that as well. They are supposed to call me back tommorow and see if they can do anything about it but the one rep told me id be better off to go elsewhere. It seems really odd that even though they are already sending me the phone and all they dont want to match prices. Obviously these other reteailers must pay less for their phones than what they sell them for or something so surely verizon could match their prices and you would think it would be easier eliminating the retailer as the middleman.Corp stores are not allowed to match prices. Prices are set company wide and by upper corp.

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you would think it would be easier eliminating the retailer as the middleman.I agree 100%. I bought 5 phone back in 2008 from verizonwireless.com and paid a good amount of money. looking back I could probably get the same phone from a 3rd party retailer for at least half the price or maybe even free.

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I agree 100%. I bought 5 phone back in 2008 from verizonwireless.com and paid a good amount of money. looking back I could probably get the same phone from a 3rd party retailer for at least half the price or maybe even free.... and sometimes, you get what you paid for. Sometimes service after the sale is lacking... and sometimes the private retailer charges you for making account changes. There are some rather respectable private retailers out there... No doubt about it. Unfortunately, there are also some not-so-respectable private retailers out there, too. The internet will help you research a particular retailer's reputation...

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Wow amazon wireless charges ETF too on top of VZW ETF. I assume this applies to all 3rd retailer?
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AmazonWireless Instant Discount Policy
When you purchase your device with service from AmazonWireless.com, we automatically pass along an instant discount from the carrier to you. This discount has been provided to you based on your agreement to (a) activate a new, or extend an existing, line of service for this device with the carrier, and (b) maintain this service in good standing for a minimum of 181 consecutive days. If you do not activate or extend a line of service in connection with this device, or if your service is canceled/disconnected before 181 consecutive days, AmazonWireless.com will charge you $250 per device, plus applicable taxes.
Verizon Wireless Early Termination Fee
If you purchase a discounted phone with a two-year contract and then cancel after the 14-day return period, Verizon will charge a pro-rated Early Termination Fee based on your phone/device type.
For Smartphones purchased after November 14, 2009, such as the Motorola DROID and BlackBerry Storm: Verizon charges $350 minus $10 for each full month of your Service Commitment that you complete.
For a list of advanced devices subject to the $350 fee, check http://www.verizonwireless.com/advanceddevices
For Standard Phones, such as the Motorola Barrage or Samsung Intensity: Verizon charges $175 minus $5 for each full month of your Service Commitment that you complete.
NOTE: Once you fulfill your service contract, you'll automatically become a month-to-month customer.

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The retailers get an additional commission from Verizon because you keep a data plan active for 6 months. Thus the lower price, but also the additional contract and fee if they don't get it.

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Corp stores are not allowed to match prices. Prices are set company wide and by upper corp.I call this comment false to an extent.
I was torn between the Revolution and the Dinc2. Wirefly had them for $99/$0, resp. I was a bit iffy about ordering from them. Sams club had them for $99/$50.
I asked our corporate rep if VZW could match that price for the Droid and if so I would order right then. I was told yes, so I got
it.
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Verizon website screwed up ??

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Just wondering if anyone else is having any issues - trying to upgrade my phone (indicates an upgrade is available at a discount on one of my lines), and it keeps coming back with full retail (no contract) prices.
It wasn't doing this the other day - just started the past day or so.
Oh - one more thing - tried to use the online chat (which says is supposed to be available until 2 AM EST), but it just says "OFFLINE" and won't allow me to connect.

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Reboot
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Hope you're not serious. Tried from both IE and Chrome and both are showing the same results.
EDIT: Finally got it to work. "Re-selected" the dropdown for 2-year contract pricing and all the prices dropped appropriately.
Seems they made a recent change to the site in the past few days or something (I'm noticing some minor functionality changes).

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Seems they made a recent change to the site in the past few days or something (I'm noticing some minor functionality changes).They made a few changes... One change I noticed is within MyVerizon when you view your plan... The layout of the plan, features, discounts, etc. has changed.

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I had some issues yesterday with it in Google Chrome, but Internet Explorer was fine.

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I had some issues yesterday with it in Google Chrome, but Internet Explorer was fine.There are 2 or 3 websites that I use with IE because they get goofy in Firefox, VZW is one of them.

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Hope you're not serious. Tried from both IE and Chrome and both are showing the same results.
EDIT: Finally got it to work. "Re-selected" the dropdown for 2-year contract pricing and all the prices dropped appropriately.
Seems they made a recent change to the site in the past few days or something (I'm noticing some minor functionality changes).
I am dead serious. Many times I've seen issues on a website and it gets fixed by either closing the browser or just plain rebooting.
I know it seems idiotic, but it works. Obviously we see from another thread, this is a VZW website issue now.

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I am dead serious. Many times I've seen issues on a website and it gets fixed by either closing the browser or just plain rebooting.
I know it seems idiotic, but it works. Obviously we see from another thread, this is a VZW website issue now.
Yesterday, I was routed to 'http://www.verizonwireless.com/backbutton.html' when trying to access the VZW site or a bookmarked link within the site. Closing the browser and re-opening it would temporarily fix the problem.

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Sprint dings Verizon on unlimited data pricing

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If it makes everyone here feel better about paying through the roof for Verizon then go for the insults
i use to make fun of Sprint until i got them, both suck here in Phoenix compared to the GSM providers (muffled voice, low 3g speeds)
Sprint and VZ are neck and neck here as far as data speeds but the voice quality is actually worse on VZ than Sprint because of the EVRC-B codec, so for CDMA i'll keep Sprint and for GSM i'll keep T-Mobile because the AMR-FR codec and consistent 5+Mbps on my 3G phone cannot be touched by CDMA (and dont go on about LTE, until they make a phone that lasts all day on a charge with normal use for LTE i dont wanna hear it)
Enjoy your Full rate while you can because its pretty obvious what AT&T will do.
AT&T's 3G network has been switched to AMR-HR nationally, and GSM basically is. Thats what happens when a company has a lot of customers in the wireless industry. T-Mobile sounds great, but they are losing millions of customers and still are the smallest, Sprint also has half the customers of Verizon and AT&T.
So even though a few people say Verizon just sounds terrible, they must be doing something right to have as many customers and still having gains.
And I don't have to make myself feel any better for paying what I do with Verizon (funny thing is I pay less with Verizon than I would with Sprint), because their network is so horrible in the Southeast I would be wasting money to deal with that crap.

T-Mobile - Get more for less!!!
T-Mobile's HSPA+ Network from my Samsung Galaxy S 4G Tether to my MBA via PDAnet in Alabama

My Verizon HTC Thunderbolt on 4G LTE (real 4G) in Atlanta, GA

AT&T's HSPA+ 4G Network at its best (Literally)

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Enjoy your Full rate while you can because its pretty obvious what AT&T will do.
AT&T's 3G network has been switched to AMR-HR nationally, and GSM basically is. Thats what happens when a company has a lot of customers in the wireless industry. T-Mobile sounds great, but they are losing millions of customers and still are the smallest, Sprint also has half the customers of Verizon and AT&T.
So even though a few people say Verizon just sounds terrible, they must be doing something right to have as many customers and still having gains.
And I don't have to make myself feel any better for paying what I do with Verizon (funny thing is I pay less with Verizon than I would with Sprint), because their network is so horrible in the Southeast I would be wasting money to deal with that crap.
I use to be the biggest VZ fanboy (look at previous posts on here) until i moved to Phoenix, VZ is just awful here (not to mention i had plenty of dropped calls to go along with the VZ bill, something i never experienced with VZ until i came out west here)
My phone would not ring, and i'd just get a VM notification anywhere from 2hrs to 2 days later, i always had bars but that did not mean they were reliable bars.. I have a phone on page plus that still does the above so VZ obviously has not bothered to fix it here

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I use to be the biggest VZ fanboy (look at previous posts on here) until i moved to Phoenix, VZ is just awful here (not to mention i had plenty of dropped calls to go along with the VZ bill, something i never experienced with VZ until i came out west here)
My phone would not ring, and i'd just get a VM notification anywhere from 2hrs to 2 days later, i always had bars but that did not mean they were reliable bars.. I have a phone on page plus that still does the above so VZ obviously has not bothered to fix it here
Maybe in your area, but for the many areas like mine Verizon works best and they dominate every other carrier. AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint can't come close to the 3G data coverage nor voice coverage down here. Just as T-Mobile works great in your area, it doesn't work so well in others.
T-Mobile lists our metro as "4G", but I can name a lot of places where the tower has no backhaul so its only up to 1Mbit/s, voice quality is good but the coverage still isn't as vast as Verizon.
Obviously I am not just stuck on Verizon because I have all the major carriers, and I carry all my phone's with me. And when I travel the best service is Verizon and then AT&T, Verizon does have problem areas but they are rated the best and doing the best right now for a reason. And its not just because they have been sitting on their butts.

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U.S. Cellular (1) and Verizon (2) definitely dominate here. AT&T is third, T-Mobile is fourth (and still the only carrier here that has no 3G) and Metro PCS brings up the rear.

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Out of contract with Verizon - possible smart phone switch without adding data?

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Verizon made the change to require data plans after they had alot of bad press about peoples phones use background data, or their kids used data and generated $2,000 data charges.At&t did the same thing for the same reason. In the last year I was with At&t as a CS rep, I worked on a specialty team who applied those types of credits. Amazingly, in 1 month I applied over $400,000 in similar credits. Makes perfect sense why most major carriers now require data features on smart phones.

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Of course, that was $400,000 in "funny money", at some pay-per-use like $20/MB or whatever rate, $1,000+ in charges covered by some $10-25 data plan.

Anyway, you don't need a IPod or tablet either. Android phone, go into airplane mode so it doesn't waste battery on the inactive cell service, turn on wifi. Put on Skype (not Skype Mobile, that relies on VZW voice, and is buggy as hell anyway) and you even have voice and texts back.

Yes, I agree, a smartphone that was not subsidized, a data block should be an option. But, T-Mobile is the only one that'll do this.

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Of course, that was $400,000 in "funny money", at some pay-per-use like $20/MB or whatever rate, $1,000+ in charges covered by some $10-25 data plan.No disagreement with you there. You would be surprised how large some credits were applied (even if I didn't agree they were deserved).

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Of course, that was $400,000 in "funny money", at some pay-per-use like $20/MB or whatever rate, $1,000+ in charges covered by some $10-25 data plan.You see it as funny money, the carrier sees it as lost revenue. That is $400k in money that they rightfully earned and now will not be collecting. If someone watches pay per view movies on cable all month long and racks up thousands in pay per view charges, is it the cable company's fault that they charge $4 per pay per view movie when their actual fees for the movie works out to be less than a penny per view? Should they not collect those fees owed to them? Or say you receive a letter from your employer stating that they will be doubling your salary. Then they come back to you after you ask why your paycheck didn't go up and they say "oops, the letter was sent to you in error, you didn't get a raise". Would you say ok, just pay me my regular salary?

Ignorance, or "we didn't know we were using data" is no excuse....just like "we didn't know the speed limit was only 30" is no excuse in traffic court when you're busted doing 55.

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Verizon Transferring from one 4G phone to another

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Currently have a Droid Charge that my wife isn't happy with. Found someone that has a TB that they aren't happy with (and she'd be ok with having).

So, assuming I plan to go through with it how do I go about it? Our phone is currently under contract, and I'm not sure about the other phone.

Do I just swap the SIM card and SD card (to save the pictures) in her Charge into the TB and away we go? Is there anything else that needs to be done on the account?

We already have insurance. I'm assuming it will be null and void now? What about the warranty? It's not being tampered with or anything and both are only a few weeks old.

I know that's a lot of questions but unfortunately I can't find much on the web about how it works (probably because they haven't been out very long and it hasn't really come up).

Thoughts (besides opinions about the individual phones)?

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I've read others say they just swapped SIMs, but have no personal experience or official page to link to. You could meet the other person, try swapping SIMs, then call somebody and see if it goes through to know for sure.

I'd think insurance would continue billing you on your account, but in the event you actually needed to use it that's when they'd say 'Woah, this isn't the phone the insurance was for', so be sure to cancel the insurance if you do swap them.

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As the previous post mentioned, I've read of a VZW subscriber moving a SIM from one phone to another... and everything worked. Regarding the insurance, I'm not certain how that would work.

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Called a corp. store. They said that essentially that's all that needs to be done, but that apparently the phones need to be tied to the proper accounts also (which is easy for them to do). They also said the TEC will stay intact as the TEC covers the current phone on the account. Even if I needed to drop it and re-add it, I'm still within the first 30 days so I should be good. He wasn't sure about the warranty itself, but thought that would work out ok too...but if I have TEC it won't matter...

So, hopefully it really is that easy...

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Has the Verizon unlimited boat sailed? Fed up AT&T customer looking to switch...

   

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Maybe you missed the last line of my original post. I just want to get in, then upgrade or switch to the iPhone.Try the prepaid way. Not sure if you can bring your own device to prepaid, I don't see why you can't. I think you can get the Motorola Citrus for cheap. You can then from there call a number (not sure if a store will do it) and see if they can grandfather your unlimited data in from it.

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iPhone 4 16GB & 32GB available; AVAILABLE WITH OLD FIRMWARE BNIB SEALED
iP 3GS in white also available;

apple 64GB iPad WIFI BNIB sealed..!! SOLD

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there pre paid is the worst on pricing!!!

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Verizon Looking for "Dumb" Verizon phone with great speakerphone

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I am looking to add a line to my Verizon plan to use a replacement for our wired home phone. In particular, I'm looking for a phone that has an excellent speakerphone (so the kids can talk to the grandparents easily...). I do not want to be required to have a data package, as it would be utterly wasted on this phone.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Waiting for the Droid Bionic. (Patiently? Not so much...)

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Samsung Haven. It even has a nice little charging cradle. Or home phone connect, just plug your existing home phone into it...

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Motorola E815, speaker phone is great as well as the best reception.

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LG Octane has a good speakerphone.

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Samsung Haven. It even has a nice little charging cradle. Or home phone connect, just plug your existing home phone into it...I hadn't even thought of the home phone connect product. That's an intriguing possibility...

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How about the Home Phone Connect? It's 19.99 a month for unlimited calling. You keep your home phone number AND home phone. It's real easy to use and set up. It's free with a 2 year contract or your can buy it out right for month to month for a cheap price.

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Verizon Wireless Unlimited Data Ends July 7

Verizon Wireless will end the $30/month unlimited data plan on July 7th. New Verizon customers will be able to purchase a 2GB plan at $30 per month, a 5GB plan at $50 per month, and a 10GB at plan $80 per month. This on top of a regular voice plan. Sure, majority of mobile phone users consumes no more than 1G of data a month. But wouldn’t it be nice to know that you can stream music or YouTube videos anytime you want without worrying about going over the limit?

The good news is that for current Verizon Wireless subscribers, you will still be able to keep the current unlimited data plan when you upgrade to a new phone. You can get the best DROID X upgrade deal for a limited time. For those who want to switch to Verizon Wireless - act now. You have until July 7, 2011 to sign up a new service plan and take advantage of unlimited data offer, even though you are not sure which phone to get (hint: DROID INCREDIBLE 2 has the lowest price of season right now). Once you are in an active contract, you can always swap to a different phone at a later date.

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White iPhone 4 is Coming to Verizon and AT&T

Folks, the long wait for the white iPhone 4 is almost over. Apple is planning to release the iPhone 4 White at the end of April, nearly 10 months after the iPhone 4 Black became available last year. Many people might be asking - why release an old iPhone when you can announce iPhone 5 in June this year. According to multiple Apple news sites and blogs, the new iPhone 5 won’t be out until sometime in September or even later. That gives Apple about 5 month window to sell the white version. But still there is tremendous demand for the white iPhone. Even 5 months can give Apple the opportunity to dominate the smartphone market. And this time the white iPhone 4 is coming to both Verizon and AT&T. Since the introduction of the first iPod media player in 2001, white has been a popular color for Apple’s gadgets. The white color was available for iPhone 3GS and now again on the new iPad 2. The white iPhone 4 was delayed a number of times because Apple was reportedly not happy with the quality of the paint. They even went back to the drawing board and tried to create a new type of paint. So don’t miss this chance once the white color version while you can.

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Verizon Question

Just buy your devices at full price, or from a 3rd party, then they can't force you into a new data plan.

If the new pricing rumors are true, it seems that current customers will be able to upgrade (get device at discount) and keep their current unlimited plan. It's a good question if this is true, and how long it will be avaible for.

We won't know for sure until Verizon actually anounces the plans though...

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Verizon abusing Data users

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06-24-2011, 04:20 PM Device Model: 9630(Tour) --> 9650(Bold) Verizon abusing Data users So I have been a Verizon user for 11 years, I have stayed loyal due to their "Customer Service" and always making a wrong a right. However, now they have gone too far with my business's unlimited data plan.

I go to Europe 3x a year for 1-2 months at a time, I switch to their international unlimited data plan and tend to consumer 140+ MB as I use google maps for directions and BBM / Whatsapp. Now however it costs,
$100 for 70mb. That is INSANE, I have no other recourse other than to end my contract with Verizon or find another provider in the meantime. Of course I am not happy to do this. However, I do not want to get royally screwed when I am traveling with a $400 bill.

What are you guys doing while you are away, what are you going to do. The only way I see is for me to cancel my account and stick it where it hurts. Unfortunately, we all know VZA most likely does not care and will just continue what they are doing regardless of what we say.

06-25-2011, 04:27 PM Device Model: 9630(Tour) --> 9650(Bold) Originally Posted by Artemis68 I've always used local sims. Take a gsm phone with you and get a local sim. I get one with unlimited data but next to none of anything else since I won't use it. It ends up being really cheap.

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Who do you usually use. Motorcycle Mama Just curious as to why one would expect their US phone service provider to provide them with a "economical" data solution in another country. You make absolutely no sense. This argument is flawed, for if I were to walk in a store and say, hey I need to buy your product and would like to secure an upgrade for international service the first week in July. Should I do that now or then. My reply is, "Don't worry just come back 2 weeks before you go we can do that plan for you no problem."

Then you come back and are told, "Sorry you need to pay $100 for 70mb..." Am I wrong to expect for their word to be honored?

06-26-2011, 10:57 AM Location: Upstate NY for home - PA for college I normally go to the UK so my favourite carrier to use there is tmobile UK. I can get a free SIM for 10 pounds that comes with 60 international minutes that I can use to call back home. Add another 5 pounds or so, and I have unlimited data for a month. I use GV for texting back home.

Awesome deal, IMO.

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You can buy a 7" tablet for that as well, works nicer for navigation as well. I wonder if you can tether a playbook from some cheap used local blackberry.

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Verizon - help me block texts

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06-30-2011, 07:37 PM Device Model: 8530 Curve - Purple! Verizon - help me block texts I've spoken with Verizon reps in the past, and apparently I have to pay for junk SMS messages that come thru. I have NO idea where people are getting my SMS number, unless they are using random number combination.

I dont have a text package, because I dont text anyone regularly.

I would love to find out who these senders are and block them. Nobody, other than 3 specific people, should be able to send me texts. I dont trust the reply stop option either, thinking that's just confirming that spammers have reached an active number?

94000 160: Says to get hot tones go to ToneRoom on my phone. Is this Verizon spamming their customers??? After searching on line a bit, this may be BlackBerry sending this out? Seems like this 94000 number is familiar, I may have gotten texts from this one before.

This kind of crap just really ticks me off, because Verizon told me apparently I cant block specific people or senders?? it has to be all or none? It's going to be none, then, because I'm not going to deal with this crap.

Any Verizon reps, or BlackBerry reps on here who can give a helpful answer?

ADDENDUM: Used to be a US Cellular customer years ago, with this same cell number, on a non-Smartphone. Could it be US Cellular still using my number to send text?

Last edited by SapphireStar; 06-30-2011 at 07:40 PM. Reason: added thought 07-01-2011, 06:08 AM Device Model: 8530 Curve - Purple! After researching further, apparently it is from US Cellular. It's their promotion for free ringtone for the holiday weekend. I called them to discuss this, the rep told me to text CANCEL, when I told her STOP didnt end it before. I get a message something about I'm not a subscribed customer of Univision - ???

She said Univision didnt get the message that I'm no longer a US Cellular customer and that's who's sending? It was suggested I go to a USC store and see if they can remove me off a list. W T H ?

I guess the only thing to do is call Verizon again and discuss blocking (hoping I dont have to pay for that), and go to the USC store. What a waste of time to have to deal with this crap, infrequent though it is.

Maybe I'll go post this in the US Cellular section, see if I can find out anything there; as apparently it's not really a Verizon problem.

07-02-2011, 10:57 AM Device Model: 8530 Curve - Purple! Thanks for the last 3 posts, guys. Responses to each of you.
1. I dont text at all, so I dont need GoogleTalk or any other feature.

2. A few cents in charges: 0.20 each is not a huge amount, correct. However, I was getting these quite often in the past, and was upset about the possibility of responding (even STOP) to a text would encourage more by confirming me as a valid number.

3. I have found an answer on another thread here that suggested blocking all SMS text from those except in my address book. I've changed that setting in the security section, so will see if that helps. Also will go to USC local store sometime soon and talk to them about the Univision issue, how to get off that list.

Yesterday, 07:33 PM Device Model: 8530 Curve - Purple! Update: Maybe this note will help someone else. I've seen this problem quite a bit from other people on other sites.

I have had premium blocking since February, and the above text came thru in June. I blocked all except in address book. Verizon cust svc reset their premium text block tonite, and hoping that will work this time.

The Univision number 94000 is for TV Guide Red Carpet something or another. So it's not USCellular to blame. I stopped in there tonite and was informed it's a third party service doing it. I'm guessing my number has been hacked off myxer.com or zedge.com, where I used to get ringtones and wallpaper. I need to go delete those accounts, but is probably already too late.

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New Data Plan with Verizon

It's just for new members.
If you update your device, you'll be able to keep your unlimited plan!

It actually was started today, July 7th 2011.

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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Dallas, Pennsylvania

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Dallas, Pennsylvania

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DALLAS, PA — To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network.

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New cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G data coverage for the Dallas area north along Route 309, south along Lower Demunds Road, east along Route 309 and Lower Demunds Road and west along Route 309 and Main Street.Within the past year, the company activated several new cell sites that increased coverage in Luzerne County, including a site that increased coverage and capacity throughout the Plains area north along River Street to Main Street, south along River Street to Plains Township, east along North Main Street to Hilldale and west along River Street. Coverage was also improved in the Pittston area north along Route 92 to Slocum Avenue, south along Route 11 to 8th Street and South Main Street to East 8th Street, east along North Main Street to Phoenix Street, Route 11 to Center Street and throughout the borough of West Pittston and west along Schooley Avenue to West 8th Street. An additional cell site also enhanced coverage and capacity in Luzerne County along Bunker Hill Road in the village of Shavertown, as well as along Route 309 in all directionsExpanded 3G data coverage in Dallas lets more customers using notebook computers or smartphones: Download and use cool apps, from mobile social networking platforms to GPS-enabled mapsRapidly browse the web to keep up with news, sports, stock quotes, Hollywood gossip and moreWork on-the-go with fast file sharingQuickly download and play music favorites from Top 40 to ClassicalSend e-mails to friends, family and co-workers with picture and video attachmentsDownload and play vivid 3D gamesStream must-see video and customized radio stations

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"We've always believed even the most advanced cell phone is only as good as the network it runs on," said Mario Turco, president of Verizon Wireless’ Philadelphia Tri-State Region. "Our 3G high-speed Mobile Broadband network is the largest and most reliable in the United States, and we are the first wireless company on the globe to launch a sizeable LTE 4G footprint, covering 110 million people.”

Harnessing the Capabilities of a Robust 3G Network

Verizon Wireless’ 3G network powers many leading mobile multimedia services, including:

Mobile Broadband Internet Access: Notebook computer users can access e-mail, download files and browse the Internet at broadband speed, downloading a one megabyte e-mail attachment – the equivalent of a small PowerPoint® presentation or a large PDF file – in about eight seconds and uploading it in less than 13 seconds. V CAST Video: V CAST multimedia services offer customers the ability to play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their phones, as well as to watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment clips.

In addition to enhancing its 3G network, Verizon Wireless has deployed its 4G LTE Network in 74 metropolitan areas and 76 commercial airports coast to coast covering one-third of all Americans. During 2011, the company will continue to expand its 4G footprint to include more than 175 markets by year-end. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE wireless network is the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America and offers speeds up to 10 times faster than the current 3G network.

Sustained Wireless Investment

The company has invested more than $65 billion – $6.0 billion on average every year – since its inception to increase the wireless voice and data coverage of its national network and to add new 3G services like Mobile Broadband and V CAST. As the carrier with America's largest and most reliable wireless network, Verizon Wireless cell sites in the Philadelphia Tri-State Region provide 3G wireless data connectivity. The company’s ongoing network investment in the region now totals more than $1.5 billion.                                                                     

Engineering America’s Most Reliable Wireless Network

The company’s ‘America’s most reliable wireless network’ reputation is based on network studies performed by test men and test women throughout the country. By traversing more than one million miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas – the equivalent of two roundtrips to the moon or 40 trips around the world – the test men and women confirm that voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than 3.5 million voice call attempts and more than 19 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers. In 2011, the company earned recognition from J.D. Power and Associates for “Highest Call Quality Performance among Wireless Cell Phone Users in the Mid-Atlantic Region.”

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s fastest, most advanced 4G network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 104 million total wireless connections, including more than 88 million retail customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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Concurso Mis Fabulosos Quince De Verizon Ofrece A J�venes La Oportunidad De Ganar Los Quince De Sus Sue�os

Concurso Mis Fabulosos Quince De Verizon Ofrece A J?venes La Oportunidad De Ganar Los Quince De Sus Sue?os

Reconocido Artista de M?sica Latina, Prince Royce, Ofrecer? Concierto en la Fiesta del Ganador del Gran Premio

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06/30/2011

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Del 1 de julio al 31 de agosto, jóvenes en los Estados Unidos tendrán la oportunidad de participar para ganar los Quince de sus sueños, como parte del concurso Mis Fabulosos Quince de Verizon.  Jóvenes que residen en las 13 ciudades participantes y áreas cercanas (Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Tampa, Miami, Albuquerque, Secaucus, Chicago y Washington, D.C.) podrán participar al enviar una composición escrita por internet o al visitar las expos de Mis Fabulosos Quince de Verizon Wireless.  Para más detalles, visita: http://www.misfabulososquince.com.  Trece ganadores recibirán una fiesta de Quince con todos los gastos pagados, así como una beca y productos de Verizon.

“En Verizon reconocemos que nuestros clientes celebran distintas tradiciones.  La tradición de los Quince marca una etapa de cambio para las jóvenes latinas, y se ha celebrado por mucho tiempo entre familias latinas en los Estados Unidos.  Aunque ésta es una tradición celebrada generalmente por chicas, cada día hay más chicos que celebran este evento cultural”, dijo Elva Lima, directora ejecutiva relaciones con la comunidad de Verizon Wireless.  “Este concurso le ofrecerá a un joven o jovencita la fiesta de Quince de sus sueños.  Invitamos a todos los jóvenes a que se unan a nosotros y participen en Mis Fabulosos Quince”.

Cómo Participar, Proceso de Selección y Premios

Después del 31 de agosto, se seleccionarán 20 finalistas en cada una de las 13 ciudades participantes.  Entre el 8 y el 22 de septiembre, el público podrá votar en línea o vía mensajes de texto por su finalista favorito.  El finalista que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos ganará el gran premio, que consiste en una fiesta de Quince para 200 personas con todos los gastos pagados, una beca para educación superior de $5,000, tres smartphones y un concierto exclusivo del artista ganador de múltiples discos de platino, Prince Royce, quien cantará sus grandes éxitos incluyendo: “Stand By Me”, “Corazón Sin Cara” y “Mi Ultima Carta”.

“Estoy muy feliz de formar parte del concurso Mis Fabulosos Quince de Verizon y hacer realidad el sueño de uno de mis fans”, dijo Prince Royce. “Siempre me ha gustado ir a quinceañeras, y esta vez tendré la oportunidad de compartir este momento tan especial junto al ganador del gran premio”.

Los finalistas que reciban el mayor número de votos en cada una de las 12 ciudades restantes ganarán el primer premio, que incluye una fiesta de Quince para 100 personas con todos los gastos cubiertos por Verizon, así como una beca para educación superior de $2,500 y un smartphone de Verizon.

Expos de Quince y Sesiones de Autógrafos con Prince Royce

Jóvenes y sus familias alrededor del país tendrán también la oportunidad de conocer a Prince Royce durante las expos de Mis Fabulosos Quince en tiendas selectas de Verizon Wireless, y a través de la nueva aplicación de Prince Royce, disponible para los clientes de Verizon Wireless.

Las expos de Quince y las sesiones de autógrafos con Prince Royce se llevarán a cabo en las siguientes ciudades.  Para horarios y detalles sobre las expos, visita: http:// www.misfabulososquince.com :

Las personas que asistan a las expos recibirán información y consejos para planear una fiesta de Quince con cualquier  presupuesto, así como ofertas exclusivas de empresas locales.  Además, los asistentes podrán donar un teléfono celular que ya no usen a HopeLine® de Verizon para apoyar a víctimas de violencia doméstica y también ayudar a proteger el medio ambiente al desechar teléfonos celulares de una manera segura.  Los asistentes que hagan una donación a HopeLine® de Verizon recibirán un pase VIP, que les garantizará acceso a la sesión de autógrafos de Prince Royce durante las expos de Mis Fabulosos Quince.

La aplicación de Prince Royce con lo último en noticias, audio, video e información sobre el concurso y las expos de Mis Fabulosos Quince se encuentra disponible desde ahora en el Android Market™  para los clientes de Verizon Wireless que tengan aparatos móviles 4G LTE y selectos apartos 3G Android™.  Para más información sobre el concurso Mis Fabulosos Quince de Verizon, incluyendo reglas del concurso, elegibilidad y expos de Quince, por favor visita http:// www.misfabulososquince.com .       

Acerca de Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless opera la más avanzada y rápida red 4G, y la mayor y más confiable red móvil 3G, prestando servicio a más de 104 millones de conexiones, incluyendo más de 88 millones de clientes de ventas al por menor. Con sede en Basking Ridge, NJ, y 85,000 empleados en toda la nación, Verizon Wireless es una sociedad conjunta de Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) y Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). Para mayor información, visita www.verizonwireless.com/espanol. Para mantenerte al tanto de las últimas noticias en español de Verizon Wireless, visita http://news.vzw.com/news/spanish_index.html.  Para solicitar videos de alta calidad e imágenes de alta resolución, ingresa a la Biblioteca de Multimedios de Verizon:  http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Acerca de Prince Royce
El artista de música Latina Prince Royce es ampliamente reconocido por su refrescante enfoque urbano de la tradicional música de bachata, fusionando la música tropical latina con ritmos contemporáneos como el pop y el R&B.  Su álbum debut auto-titulado "Prince Royce" ha sido certificado Disco de Doble Platino y ha recibido una nominación al GRAMMY Latino 2010 por Mejor Álbum Tropical Contemporáneo. También ha ganado tres Premio Lo Nuestro 2011 y cuatro Premios Latin Billboard 2011.  “Prince Royce” se convirtió en el álbum latino Número 1 en el país, después de más de un año de su lanzamiento, marcando un logro sin precedentes para un nuevo artista de la música latina.  El primer sencillo de Royce, "Stand by Me", una versión bachata bilingüe de la canción clásica de Ben E. King (1961), alcanzó a llegar a la posición número 1 (tropical radio airplay); y su segundo sencillo, “Corazón Sin Cara”, escrito por Royce mismo, recibió aún más popularidad, llegando al número 1 en el listado de Billboard Latin Songs.

El artista ha participado en dos giras totalmente vendidas en Europa, una en los Estados Unidos, y se presentará junto a Enrique Iglesias como invitado especial durante su gira por Norteamérica en el otoño de 2011.  Recientemente, Royce firmó un contrato exclusivo y de larga duración con Atlantic Records a través de una alianza corporativa con Top Stop Music para lanzar sus próximos álbumes en inglés y en español.

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Verizon Wireless Enhances 3G Broadband Data Network In Franklin County, Virginia

Verizon Wireless Enhances 3G Broadband Data Network In Franklin County, Virginia

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06/30/2011

LAUREL, MD — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents, Verizon Wireless has increased the 3G data handling capacity of its network in Franklin County, Virginia.

Expanded 3G data capacity in Franklin County lets more customers using tablets, laptops or smartphones instantly download the latest apps, music, videos or 3D games; rapidly browse the Web to keep up with news, sports, stock quotes; send and receive emails in real-time as well as open and download attachments; enjoy turn-by-turn navigation; and more.

The increased coverage is part of the company’s aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless’ voice and data services. Last year alone, the company spent $347 million on regional network improvements, bringing total network investment in the region since 2000 to more than $2.6 billion.

“More and more people rely on smartphones and 3G apps to manage their busy lives and stay connected at home or on-the-go,” said Mike Maiorana, Verizon Wireless regional president. “We’re committed to continuously improving our network to provide our customers with the 3G advantage, coverage and speed they want and need.”

Verizon Wireless has the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G broadband network which makes advanced services like turn-by-turn navigation, over-the-air downloads of the latest applications, text/picture messaging, video and music downloads, web browsing and 3D gaming possible. Mobile Broadband customers in enhanced broadband wireless coverage areas can expect average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. Customer demand for these advanced services continues to grow.

In addition to enhancing its 3G network, Verizon Wireless has deployed its 4G LTE Network in 74 metropolitan areas and 76 commercial airports coast to coast covering one-third of all Americans. During 2011, the company will continue to expand its 4G footprint to include more than 175 markets by year-end. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE wireless network is the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America and offers speeds up to 10 times faster than the current 3G network.

For the latest network-related news, information and upgrades, follow VZWNews on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNews.

* NOTE: To schedule a ride-along with your local Verizon Wireless “Can You Hear Me Now?” test driver, please call Sherri Cunningham at 202-364-5856.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s fastest, most advanced 4G network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 104 million total wireless connections, including more than 88 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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