Verizon Wireless is touting its new Verizon Cloud secure storage application, an offering that will allow subscribers to remotely preserve and access everything from text messages to multimedia on their smartphones, tablets, and even desktop computers. “Customers use smartphones as their TVs, cameras, phones and computers, making this saved information extremely important to everyday life,”
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No Comments » Cellphone service in the Boston area is currently experiencing disruptions, following the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Much of the service disruption seems to be due to increased usage. A Sprint representative described the situation to the Boston Globe, saying that “the network is blocking calls because the number of calls
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Pointing to the evolution of the wireless industry for its latest business decision, Verizon Wireless was not the bearer of the best news imaginable on Friday for many iPhone owners on the Verizon network. This morning, the nation’s largest carrier confirmed that Verizon subscribers will now have to wait longer before qualifying for an upgrading
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AT&T announced Friday that its acquiring spectrum from the nation’s top Verizon Wireless in a deal that AT&T says is worth $1.9 billion. The spectrum, we are told, is in the 700 MHz B band. The deal targets markets in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Fresno, and Portland. The 700 MHz licenses to be acquired by AT&T
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More than half of all data traffic on Verizon goes over the carrier’s LTE network. That announcement was made this week at CES in a stunning revelation that builds upon the 35% data traffic over LTE that was reported by Verizon just last October. “We are very pleased with the performance of the (LTE) network,”
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The top four carriers in the United States (AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp., and T-Mobile USA) are banding together for an admirable reason. The wireless providers have agreed to accelerate the deployment of a feature that lets people send emergency text messages to 911 services. The announcement came directly from the Federal Communications Commission.
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News surfaced Tuesday that Verizon Wireless is shuttering its Verizon Video service next week. Beginning December 15th, Verizon Video is being dumped in favor of Viewdini, the mobile video discovery app that Verizon rolled out earlier in 2012. This will allow us to focus on bringing you the best video experience in wireless. With more
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Verizon Wireless subscribers in Wheeling West Virginia and St. Clairsville, Ohio will have something extra to be thankful for next week on Thanksgiving. Verizon Wireless announced Thursday that its 4G LTE network is coming to the above locations… today. Verizon Wireless customers in the area will be able to experience the speed and capabilities offered
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The nation’s largest mobile operator is pledging ongoing assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Verizon Wireless, which says that more than 99% of its Network was serving customers across the Northeast again, is ramping up efforts to help those tragically affected by the deadly storm that struck the East Coast last month. In its
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As MMW reported moments ago, Isis – the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless – has rolled out the availability of the Isis Mobile Wallet in two cities for a new trial run of the platform. On the heels of that announcement, Michael Goo – Vice President of
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