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Verizon confirms data outage

Steve Trotto — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:09:04 +0000

Computerworld is reporting that Verizon Wireless has confirmed that data service outages affected eastern U.S. customers for up to four hours early today.

The company blamed the outage, which affected some users between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. EST today,…

Verizon cuts call fees, expanding price war

Steve Trotto — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:06:40 +0000

erizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile service, is cutting its fees for voice calls by about 30 percent, in a move that accelerates a price war in the ferociously competitive U.S. wireless market.

It could put pressure on…

Apple Enters AT&T vs. Verizon Ad War

Steve Trotto — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:50 +0000

In a battle between AT&T and Verizon Wireless that never seems to end, AT&T’s partner Apple now appears to be getting into the mix with two retaliatory iPhone TV ad that air Monday night. The ads comes hot on the…

Simulcast 26 Can’t Multitouch this

Steve Trotto — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:46:02 +0000

This week Michael, Bill, and I are joined by Doug from DizzyDoug.tv. Topics discussed are the Droid and it’s effect on the smarrtphone industry, do it yourself projects that can make your home studio just like the pros, the new…

Is AT&T Prepping $99 8GB iPhone 3GS?

Steve Trotto — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:24:11 +0000

The By Genius is reporting that there is a rumor, that they have heard from two sources, that AT&T and possibly Apple are contemplating launching an 8GB iPhone 3GS at the $99 price point before Christmas. Could this be AT&T…

Droid Stealth Commercial

Steve Trotto — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:23:29 +0000

Whether you love or hate the new Droid from Verizon and Motorola you have to give credit to their marketing campaign. Here is the latest video featuring stealth fighters dropping pods containing the Droid all across America. The Droid is…

Simulcast 25 – It’s Not our Bitrate

Steve Trotto — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:24:06 +0000

Simulcast 25 is now available. This week Michael is back and we discuss the Verizon Droid. Michael explains home brewing on the Palm Pre. We also take a look at how to lower your monthly cell phone bill by switching…

Verizon Wireless Joins Google in Android Development

Steve Trotto — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:57:54 +0000

Another major wireless carrier will offer Google’s open-source Android mobile platform as Verizon Wireless agreed to collaborate on “leading-edge mobile applications, services and devices.” With this agreement, Android will now be offered by three of the four major U.S. carriers.…

Verizon Rolls Out Low-Cost Data Plans on Feature Phones

Steve Trotto — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:09:51 +0000

Verizon Wireless and Samsung are rolling out two new feature phones with messaging in mind, the Rogue and Intensity. The mobile phones offer a fairly standard feature set for today’s market, but analysts said Verizon‘s data plan for…

Verizon cuts pricing on BlackBerry Storm to $49.99

Steve Trotto — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:13:32 +0000

Phone Arena is reporting that Verizon is clearing inventory before introducing the BlackBerry Storm 2. Verizon has cut the price of the original model. The first touchscreen BlackBerry is now just $49.99 at Verizon, with a two-year contract. In addition,…