| T-Mobile Intros 3000-Minute Family Plans |
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T-Mobile today began offering a new family plan with 3000 minutes. It sits between the 1500-minute and unlimited minute family plans. The base charges for two lines is the same when comparing the 3000-minute plan with the unlimited plan, but the per-line charge above and beyond two lines is... - read more |
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| Verizon Adds mSpot Radio to App Offering |
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Verizon Wireless today announced that it is offering the mSpot streaming radio service to its customers. mSpot provides access to over 300 different internet radio stations. which are streamed to the handset via Verizon's 3G network. The application is free, but the service cost $5.50 per... - read more |
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| Verizon and Qualcomm Team for Brew App Catalog |
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At the Uplinq 2010 conference in San Franisco, Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm announced a new Open Catalog for Brew phones. The Open Catalog will let developers offer their apps to Brew feature phones on Verizon's network more quickly. Developers will not have to ensure that all phones are... - read more |
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| Virgin Mobile Launches MiFi Hotspot Device |
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Virgin Mobile USA today launched the Novatel MiFi 2200. The modem is available for $150 with no contract. Virgin Mobile USA said the modem can be used with its Broadband2Go Top-Up cards, which start as low as $10 per month and range up to $60 per month for 5GB of data. Virgin Mobile USA... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Announces Samsung Vibrant on Twitter |
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Through a combination of clues on its official Twitter feed and a Web site featuring a rebus puzzle, T-Mobile has officially announced the Samsung Vibrant, an upcoming smartphone in the Andrid-based Samsung Galaxy family. T-Mobile says the upcoming phone, expected to be shown at Samsung's... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Confirms Samsung Behold II Update |
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T-Mobile has confirmed that Samsung Behold II users have started getting an over-the-air update this week. The update brings the phone to Android 1.6, which offers free navigation in Google Maps and Google Voice Search. In addition, Samsung is including the Swype keyboard software, as well as... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless and Motorola Launch Droid X |
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Today Verizon Wireless, Motorola, Google and Adobe took the stage at a press conference in New York City to announced the new Droid X, Verizon's latest in its series of Android devices. The Droid X is a slab-style touch phone. It has a 4.3-inch screen with WVGA resolution (854 x 480 pixels),... - read more |
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| Verizon Announcing Next Motorola Droid on June 23 |
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Verizon Wireless has announced that on June 23 it will be holding a press event to reveal the "next generation of Droid" from Motorola. According to Verizon Wireless, executives from Motorola, Adobe, Google and Verizon Wireless will be there. Adobe's presence strongly suggests that the new... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Significantly Expands HSPA+ Footprint |
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T-Mobile today announced a large expansion of markets covered by its HSPA+ network. New metropolitan areas benefiting from the upgrade include: Los Angeles; Dallas; Atlanta; Houston; Seattle; Tampa and Orlando, Fla.; Pittsburgh; Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Oklahoma City and... - read more |
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| Verizon Says Skype Hitting More Handsets Soon |
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Verizon Wireless recently announced that it will offer its free Skype application to a wider range of handsets, including "3G multimedia devices" later this year. Verizon didn't specify which handsets, nor exactly when the app will become available. Verizon also indicated that it will offer... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Rolls Out Group Calling Service |
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Verizon Wireless today introduced Group Communication, a new tool that can be used by families or other organizations to contact up to 20 people at once via phone call, text message or voice message. Verizon is offering two different versions of the service. Family Group Contact provides a... - read more |
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| BlackBerry Bold 9650 Coming To Verizon Wireless |
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After its debut on Sprint, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 will also come to Verizon Wireless. The Network will offer the Bold 9650 on its Web site from June 3, and in stores from June 10. The phone will use Verizon's Push to Talk feature, in addition to standard Verizon Wireless apps like VZ... - read more |
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| LG and T-Mobile Team Up for the First Time |
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T-Mobile and LG today announced three new phones, the first ever that T-Mobile has carried from LG. According to T-Mobile, the LG Sentio, LG dLite and LG GS170 handsets will arrive this summer.
- Sentio: This monoblock style touch device has a 3-inch display, user-customizable... - read more
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| T-Mobile USA Adds Unlimited Prepaid Plan |
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Today T-Mobile USA announced a new prepaid plan option. For $50 per month, T-Mobile prepaid customers can get unlimited voice minutes and text, video and picture messages. T-Mobile USA also still offers its pay-as-you-go option, and a monthly prepaid plan that provides unlimited messaging for... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Confirms Tiered Pricing For LTE Services |
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Speaking at a conference this week, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said that it will not offer unlimited use of its Long Term Evolution network, and will instead use tiered pricing programs. McAdam indicated that customers will "buy buckets of data by the megabyte." McAdam didn't say what... - read more |
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| Verizon Launching Two New Moto Droids In July |
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon Wireless will be promoting and launching two new Android handsets made by Motorola. "We will introduce new Droid products in the Verizon franchise," said Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha. Jha also indicated that Verizon will be supporting its devices with... - read more |
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| T-Mobile's Garminfone Lands On June 9 |
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T-Mobile today announced that the Garminfone will go on sale at select locations starting June 9. T-Mobile is also holding a sweepstakes over the next two weeks, during which it will give away five of the devices.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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| T-Mobile's myTouch 3G Slide On Sale June 2 |
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Today T-Mobile indicated that the myTouch 3G Slide Android device will go on sale starting June 2 for $180 after rebate with new agreement at select T-Mobile retailers. It will become more widely available on June 16.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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| T-Mobile Offering Software Update to HTC HD2 |
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Today T-Mobile advised users of the HTC HD2 that there is a software update available for the device. According to T-Mobile, the update offers better stability and performance improvements for the HTC HD2, as well as the new MyAccount application that subscribers can use to manage their... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Intros New Pre-Paid Plans |
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Today T-Mobile announced new pre-paid calling plans. The first plan (Unlimited Text) costs $15 per month and includes unlimited text, SMS/MMS, and voice calls for $.10 per minute. The second plan (Unlimited Talk & Text) costs $50 per month and includes unlimited voice, SMS/MMS/IM and... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Offers Barcode Scanner App to Customers |
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Verizon Wireless today announced that it has made a free barcode scanner application available to over 30 of its handsets. ScanLife for Verizon phones performs similar to other barcode apps in that it allows users to take a picture of a 1D or 2D barcode on a product, which is then processed by... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Offers Update on HSPA+ Progress |
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T-Mobile sent word today detailing progress on its HSPA+ network rollout. HSPA+ is currently available in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and D.C., with new markets, including L.A., launching in the near future. T-Mobile still expects its HSPA+ network to cover 100 major metro markets with... - read more |
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| Virgin Mobile Scores Four More Handsets After Revamp |
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In the wake of its new focus on providing messaging and web-centric services, Virgin Mobile has added four handsets to its lineup. Several were previously offered by Sprint. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 should be available by the end of May. The LG Rumor Touch is already available with no... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Standardizing on MicroUSB Chargers |
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T-Mobile is also now selling microUSB chargers with an extra USB port to charge a second device.
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| T-Mobile Offers Info On Update For CLIQ XT |
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Today T-Mobile spokesperson Amanda Ginther responded to a request for information about a system update for the Motorola CLIQ XT. She said, "T-Mobile and Motorola are working to trial a maintenance release (1.4.8 software update) for Motorola CLIQ with Motoblur customers. The maintenance... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Rolling Out Software Update For Devour |
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Verizon Wireless said that it is currently sending out an over-the-air update to customers with the Motorola Devour. The update is not a system upgrade to Android 2.0 or 2.1, but it does offer a number of stability improvements. According to Verizon, the email application is easier to use for... - read more |
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| Cricket Finds Its Way With New Navigator App |
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Today Cricket Wireless introduced Cricket Navigation, a new service offering for its customers. Cricket Navigation provides voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation as well as details on nearby gas stations, traffic, local points of interest, and local business search. The application is available... - read more |
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| Samsung Gives Verizon A Dose Of Reality |
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Today Verizon Wireless and Samsung introduced the Reality, a new touch phone that also has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for messaging. The Reality has a 3-inch display and runs Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, which lets users place widgets on the home screen. Verizon is pitching the Reality... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Launches New Droid - HTC Droid Incredible |
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Verizon Wireless today took the wraps off the long-rumored HTC Droid Incredible, the newest phone in the carrier's Android lineup. The Droid Incredible will be available online from April 19, and in stores from April 29. The new device will cost $300 with a contract, and a $100 mail-in rebate,... - read more |
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| Microsoft Intros Kin 1 And Kin 2 For Verizon Wireless |
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In association with its new Kin platform launch, Microsoft introduced the first two handsets running the platform. Both phones are sliders that feature full QWERTY keyboards, capacitive touch screens, dedicated camera buttons, internal storage and 3G.
Kin 1: The Kin 1 is a round,... - read more |
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| Push To Talk Transforms BlackBerry Tour From Verizon Wireless Into A Powerful Business Communications Tool For Field Workforces |
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Verizon Wireless today announced that Push to Talk will be available for the BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630 smartphone on March 30. It will be available for both BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server customers using the BlackBerry Tour smartphone.
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| Verizon Wireless Apps For DROID Help Customers Stay Organized While Away From Home |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Wireless offers its customers some home-grown apps to help manage their lives while traveling. Running on the largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, applications in the Android Market™ give customers the freedom to do almost... - read more |
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| Motorola DEVOUR Now Available On Verizon Wireless Network |
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Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. today announced that Motorola DEVOUR™ is available today.
DEVOUR is the second Android™-powered smartphone from Motorola to run on Verizon Wireless’ 3G network. The phone comes with MOTOBLUR, Motorola’s unique content... - read more |
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| Verizon’s Fiber-Optic Cell Site Links Provide Critical Capacity And Reliability For The New Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Global Wholesale and Verizon Wireless announced today that Verizon Telecom’s ultra-reliable, variable capacity fiber-optic links between cell sites and switching facilities will provide critical support for the nation’s first 4G Long Term... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent’s Mobile Backhaul Solution For Nation’s First 4G LTE Network |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010® Verizon Wireless has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) mobile backhaul solution, which transports voice and data traffic from wireless base stations to the broad network to support Verizon Wireless’ 3G network and prepare for its... - read more |
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| 10 Years And Counting: Verizon Wireless Network Testing Program Expands - Prepares For 4G |
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Since its creation in 2000, Verizon Wireless has employed real-life test men and women to monitor and test the company’s network by driving its fleet of vehicles. Ten years later, that fleet has more than tripled in size with Verizon Wireless now operating 100 specially equipped,... - read more |
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| A Test Vehicle Called Ike |
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Ike is no ordinary member of the Verizon Wireless fleet of 100 company-owned and -operated vehicles that travel the United States every day testing the nation’s most reliable wireless network. Based at the company’s Network Operations Center outside Dallas, Ike, a four-wheel drive... - read more |
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| Take A Drive With Verizon Wireless Test Men And Women |
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Question: How does Verizon Wireless ensure its network is not only the most reliable today, but is prepared for future growth and expansion? Answer: Through aggressive network investments, including ongoing testing and analysis conducted by a team of real-life test men and women.
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| Verizon Wireless Updates 4G LTE Build-Out - Opps For Developers - And Media Q&A At CTIA WIRELESS 2010 In Las Vegas |
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Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless provider in the United States
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Verizon Wireless hosts a one-hour discussion about the status of its 4G LTE wireless network build-out and efforts to build a 4G ecosystem of developers to fuel b2b devices, apps and consumer... - read more |
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| Cricket To Offer BlackBerry Curve 8530 |
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Cricket will offer a version of the newest Curve with AWS CDMA this "summer". It's otherwise identical to the Curve 8530 offered by other CDMA carriers.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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| T-Mobile HSPA+ Network Expanding |
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T-Mobile today provided an update on its rollout of HSPA+ 3.75G network. The upgraded network is now live in "much" of the NYC area and western suburbs of Washington, DC, in addition the already-announced Philadelphia upgrades. The next city to be upgraded will be LA. The company plans to... - read more |
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| Cricket Makes Good On Smartphone Promise |
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Today Cricket Wireless told Phone Scoop that it is prepared to offer its customers smartphones with its pre-paid wireless services. One of the first will be the recently announced Kyocera Zio. Cricket also said that it will soon be offering a BlackBerry, though it didn't specify which... - read more |
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| Verizon's Skype App To Be Available March 25 |
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Today Verizon Wireless announced that its new Skype application for smartphones will be available starting March 25. The application will offer free Skype-to-Skype calling over Verizon's CDMA network, in additional to cheaper international calls. Customers need a Verizon Wireless... - read more |
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| LG And Verizon Reach For The Sky With Cosmos Handset |
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Today Verizon Wireless and LG introduced the Cosmos, a new messaging phone that has a sideways slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Cosmos is compact, but offers built-in support for Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, on top of regular messaging services such as SMS, IM and email. The Cosmos has a... - read more |
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| Cricket Debuts Nationwide Coverage In All 50 States |
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Today Cricket Wireless announced a new, nationwide expansion of its calling services. Cricket has struck a new roaming agreement with Sprint that dramatically improves the footprint of its network. Before today's expansion, Cricket covered 195 million pops. After today, it reaches 270... - read more |
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| Skype Mobile For Verizon Wireless Available Thursday |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010® in Las Vegas, Verizon Wireless and Skype today announced Skype mobile™ will be available this Thursday, March 25, starting with nine Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones. Skype mobile uses the Verizon Wireless voice network for the wireless connection of the... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless And LG Mobile Phones Offer A Strikingly Hip Device |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) announced LG Cosmos™ will be available on March 25 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com. Equipped with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for... - read more |
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| CHARGE Anywhere® And Verizon Wireless Announce Mobile Payment Processing Solutions For Business |
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CHARGE Anywhere® LLC, a leading provider of secure mobile payment software and mobile payment gateway services, announced today that it has furthered its relationship with Verizon Wireless by offering a new Verizon Wireless billing option. This new billing option provides qualified... - read more |
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| Enterprise Messaging From Verizon Wireless Offers Secure - Rapid - Cost-Effective Business Communications To Mobile Phones |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, the company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network said that industries ranging from healthcare to education rely on Enterprise Messaging from Verizon Wireless to send large numbers of 450-character text messages to... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Launches Field Force Manager 3.2 |
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From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, today announced that Field Force Manager 3.2, the newest version of the company’s mobile worker management service, will be available on April 5.... - read more |
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