Phones Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
Verizon Wireless is adding 3 cents to every mobile terminated message processed on its network as of November the 1st. This move by Verizon Wireless could set a new major precedent in the text messaging service. Mobile terminated messages include interactive voice notifications; SMS search responses, and text alerts. This new 3 cents fee is in [...]
The Boy Genius Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Verizon hit us up yesterday to let us know that what we reported the other day was just something being tossed around internally. It was not final. They’ve clarified their position on raising text messaging fees for content providers for us. As Verizon Wireless continues to review the competitive marketplace, we constantly work to provide additional [...]
Fl color promo a img fl color promo (Free subscription) | yesterday
A convertible for many driving seasons the Saab. Honor of the brilliant inventor and communications pioneer Alexander Graham. If a large screen TV in the living room is set to theater mode, for example, blinds will automatically lower to cover windows, while the color and brightness of lamps will change to a relaxing [...]
Technopress - All about Tech... (Free subscription) | yesterday
BlackBerry Storm bows, comes next month to Verizon and Vodafone A storm's arrival typically isn't something to celebrate, but we're going to make a notable exception here seeing how the BlackBerry Storm is less of a destructive weather pattern and more of an incredibly hot smartphone -- arguably RIM's hottest to date. Fit to its business-savvy roots, the long-rumored handset comes equipped with the...
Parks Associates (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Verizon unveiled its Expert Care service recently, according to a recent article from Information Week . Verizon is offering three types of services with this: A device protection plans range from $4.99 to $19.99 a month and cover the repair or replacement of devices like remote controls, keyboards, and monitors. Premium technical support offers around-the-clock phone and online support for issues...
Sam Harrelson (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
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The Register (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Feed the masses, threepence a time As Europe braces itself for mobile telephony without termination rates, Verizon is to start charging companies for delivering messages to its customers, while continuing to charge those customers for receiving them.…
MAC News Network (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Verizon on Wednesday sent out a memo to its partners to inform them it will charge an extra fee of three cents for every mobile terminated text message they send to Verizon subscribers beginning on November 1st. Such messages include text alerts, interactive voting notifications and replies to SMS searches that include anything from sports score updates to daily horoscopes. Excluded from the new f...
UberPhones (Free subscription) | yesterday
Word is going around that Verizon Wireless will begin charging its partners (maybe even by November 1st) 3 cents, on top of the current charges, to deliver text messages to Verizon Wireless subscribers. The change was just recently announced and is supposedly aimed at helping them to cut down the overhead costs, which currently are absorbed by Verizon. While Verizon might have its profits in mind,...
Phone Mag (Free subscription) | yesterday
An email was sent out recently from Verizon to their partners and details some not so pleasant news. Apparently, the carrier will now be charging a $.03 fee per text message sent over the network to subscribers. This fee will be enacted beginning on November 1st. So, any company that uses the network to send [...]
the INQUIRER (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Friday 10 October 2008. 09:29:00 ...in email advertisements for security conference RED-FACED VERIZON was left with egg on its face when it leaked the email addresses of 1,200 IT pros while advertising a seminar about securing data and protecting personal information. David Williams, technology coordinator for a Texas school district, received 14 e-mails promoting Verizon's...
PhoneArea.net (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Verizon Wireless has move a step forward to charge for even carrots. Verizon Wireless has informed its partners that it will charge a 3-cent fee… + view full entry
Engadget HD (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Fiber Verizon's making up for lost time this week. Last Saturday, we realized it had gone the entire week without stretching its FiOS TV footprint any further, but the same can't be said today. In addition to bringing its fiber-based services to apartment buildings in Yonkers, NY , the outfit has either gone live with or nailed down cable franchises in a smattering of new locales. For...
The Consumerist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Verizon's so-called "policy blog" is a grotesquely self-serving marketing orifice, perhaps the worst corporate blog we've ever read. We decided to stack Verizon's inane sales schmaltz against the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
