Phones Review (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The Samsung Omnia is a stylish quite competent smartphone that could do will in any professional’s suit pocket, but for some reason the Samsung Omnia seems to be faltering sales wise in the constant shadow of the ominous Apple iPhone 3G and the T-Mobile G1. Maybe this then is the reason why Verizon Wireless has now [...]
J Gadgets (Free subscription) | yesterday
Section: Video , Content , DVD Players/DVRs , Video Providers Got FiOS television? Verizon has added some really cool new features. ESPN Fantasy Football: you can see your stats right on your TV. Verizon’s site says you can check stats “while you watch the game.“ It’s not clear if you can have the stats up on the screen at the same time as the video. Widgets: Weather widgets, scores, and news can...
The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday
These telecom giants have downside protection and utility-like revenue streams.
Gadget & Tech News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Verizon Wireless, CDMA We’re coming right up on a year since we first heard of the 2605’s existence, and with a VGA camera just about the most interesting feature we can find on the spec sheet, we’re having a hard time saying with a straight face that it was worth the wait. [...]
FunnyBusiness (Free subscription) | yesterday
Under the category of what were they thinking.. Verizon has a TV commercial playing right now where two friends are sitting at a table and one says to the other, "“So if there’s only one Verizon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Phil Windley's Technometria (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I started up VZAccess Manager (the software that connects my V640 3G modem to the cloud) today, it showed me how many megabytes I'd used and when it would be reset: Apparently at Verizon the years have 13...
Everyday Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday
This weekend, a sales rep for Verizon showed up pitching the Verizon FIOS/bundled services and I wanted to pass on my impressions on their tactics and what you should consider in advance of the hard sell I got at the doorstep. While I'm aware that customers switching from Comcast, the worst customer service company I've ever encountered, to Verizon, are quite happy, there are some considerations here...
J Gadgets (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile Despite the fact that Verizon had only announced the Samsung Onmia availability just about a week ago, we are already seeing a nice price cut. The Omnia was originally priced at $249.99, but has been lowered by $50. With that price cut, the new price is now at $199.99. Of course, it is important to point out that price...
Tech Lime (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Samsung’s Omnia is nice enough to find a good home in many a professional’s pocket, but in terms of overall desirability it doesn’t quite compare to the iPhone or G1. Why, then, did Verizon price the thing $50 higher than its alternate-platform competition? Your guess is as good as ours, but at least the company [...]
nexgenlife.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
If for some reason you’re really fond of Verizon Wireless, then you might be interested in an eBay auction that’s auctioning off about 75 pounds worth of Verizon trinkets. It sure looks like quite a collection, but it’s a tiny hard to imagine too many people wanting Verizon stuff this badly. To top it [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Through an in-depth analysis of industry trends and drivers and company level developments and events, we have made the 'IT Selling Opportunities Map' for hardware, software and IT services for AT & T, Verizon, America Movil. These maps have been divided into four zones representing Level I, Level II and Level III opportunity areas. Level I opportunity areas have the highest scores and hence, there...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
-- The largest investment made by a telecommunications company in Philadelphia: the full deployment of Verizon's state-of-the-art, fiber-to-the-premises network throughout the entire city within seven years of the franchise ordinance's effective date. This network delivers an all-digital FiOS TV lineup of approximately 500 channels - including more than 100 high-definition (HD) channels - and a growing...
Brendan Calling (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nutter does a solid for $25 billion dollar Verizon: Mayor Nutter appears to have fast-tracked a proposed 15-year video franchise agreement with Verizon Communications Inc., which will be the subject of a Philadelphia City Council holding meeting today at 3 p.m. The agreement will open the city to pay-TV and Internet competition between Verizon’s FiOS division and [...]
VoIP Monitor .net (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nortel has selected Verizon IP Trunking service with Burstable Enterprise Shared Trunks, which will enable Nortel to consolidate its U.S. corporate voice infrastructure. Under a new three-year agreement, Nortel will evolve its traditional voice system to Verizon IP Trunking VoIP service, which is based on SIP. In addition, Verizon Business will manage Nortel's existing Verizon Private IP network,...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
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