Verizon LTE Rolled Out Ahead Of Schedule
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Verizon’s 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network is going much faster than originally expected. This is giving Verizon a distinctive …
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Payfone and Verizon Building a New Mobile Payments Partnership
Monday, June 13th, 2011Verizon Wireless has plans to begin expanding the capabilities of their mobile payment service (BilltoMobile) through partnering up with …
Verizon Again Fined For Dirty Billing Practices
Saturday, April 9th, 2011Verizon is facing another multimillion dollar penalty for distrustful billing practices. This time around, they agreed to a settlement …
An Introduction to the Verizon HTC Thunderbolt
Thursday, March 17th, 2011The first smartphone to run on the Verizon LTE (long-term evolution) network is the HTC Thunderbolt. This is also …
Verizon CEO States iPhone 4 Best Sales in History
Monday, February 28th, 2011The Verizon chief, showing clear annoyance over reports of empty stores, has told the WSJ that Verizon has sold …
Verizon Wants To Be Your Landline Provider Too
Thursday, February 24th, 2011I’m sure you’ve seen the commercials for things like Magic Jack, which will connect to your current home phone …
Verizon and Motorola Set To Bring To United States Public Safety Customers
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Verizon and Motorola Solutions have announced a partnership with the focus of bringing out all of the advantages that …
Verizon Being Investigated By the FCC Over Dropped 911 Calls
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011Verizon is being investigated by federal regulators. The investigation stems directly from Verizon’s dropping of emergency 911 calls to …
Verizon iPhone Sales Come in Lower than Expected
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011The initial week of the Verizon iPhone sales came in slightly lower than they had anticipated, however, the slower …
Verizon Set To Launch First 4G Phone February 24th
Monday, February 14th, 2011Verizon currently has plans to launch their first 4G device on February 24th, the HTC Thunderbolt. This is according …
Verizon 3G Expands Network Coverage to Oneida County New York
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011Verizon is further expanding and investing in their 3G coverage area even as they’re putting up 4G services. The …
Want a Verizon iPhone? Wait and See…
Friday, February 4th, 2011Verizon’s customers have eagerly awaited the company’s version of iPhone specifically for use on the network, and it seems …
Boise State and Verizon Team Up On Mobile Phone Recycling For Domestic Violence Prevention
Friday, January 28th, 2011Do you need to get rid of an old mobile phone? There’s a way to do so and you’re …
Boku Lets Verizon Customers Pay through Their Phone Bill
Thursday, January 27th, 2011Boku has just stated a partnership with BilltoMobile, a payment service. BilltoMobile has a direct connection to the billing …
Verizon Suing the FCC over Rules on Net Neutrality
Friday, January 21st, 2011Just a short time after the FCC adopted their first ever rules on net neutrality (regulation of internet access), …
Verizon iPhone Redesign on Antenna Should Solve Death Grip Issues
Monday, January 17th, 2011(more…)
Verizon Wireless Cell Phone Plans and Reviews
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011When you are shopping for a cell phone and a calling plan to go with it, you should first …
Verizon Finally Lands the iPhone
Monday, January 10th, 2011(more…)
Quick Overview of Verizon
Monday, January 10th, 2011Verizon has been around for ten years, which seems impossible when you think about how huge and all-encompassing this …
Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk 900
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010Lets have a closer look at Verizon Wireless Nationwide talk 900. Admittedly, when you start shopping around for a …
Verizon 4G Launching Sunday December 26th 2010
Friday, December 24th, 2010(more…)
Why Some Are Saying 4G Cell Networks Aren’t 4G
Saturday, December 18th, 2010(more…)
Verizon Gets Top Grade From JD Powers for Southeast Portion of U.S.
Thursday, December 9th, 2010It’s tough to evaluate cell phone service across an entire state, and many companies want you to believe that …
LG to Launch Cheap Touch-Screen Phones through Verizon
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Verizon recently unveiled two different phones which will be touch-screen on the entry level. The two phones are the: …
Verizon to Launch Droid 2 Global for $200
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010One of the most anticipated phones is the Droid 2 Global from Motorola. Its availability is going to be …
Verizon to Launch Three New Smartphones for the Holidays
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Verizon has set them up and ready for the launch of three new smartphones on November 11th, just in …
Verizon to Pay $25 Million for Their Spurious Fees
Friday, October 29th, 2010Verizon has agreed to pay the fine levied upon them of $25 million in addition to the over $50 …
Verizon Preps for the iPhone as Their Profits Dip
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010The Q3 earnings for Verizon fell 25%. This was mostly due to the low volumes of subscribers; however, they …
Verizon Begins Offering 3G Femtocell
Thursday, October 21st, 2010Verizon has begun sales of a much faster femtocell device. Femtocell is a unit which allows the customer to …
Clearwire and Sprint to Begin Offering Wi-Max in November
Monday, October 18th, 2010Beginning this November Sprint is going to begin offering the Wi-Max high speed wireless service in the markets of: …
Verizon to Begin Sales of Apple’s iPad
Friday, October 15th, 2010Yes, you did read that right. This is a move which is breaking the hold that AT&T has had …
Apple Prepping a Verizon Ready iPhone
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010Apple is going to begin a mass production of a Verizon iPhone compatible version. This is going to happen …
Verizon Wireless Admits Wrong Charges and Has A $50 Million Customer Refund Plan
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010This past Sunday Verizon made the announcement that they erroneously charged some of their customers for data services of …
Google Defends Itself Against Allegations of “Selling Out”
Monday, August 16th, 2010“Don’t be evil” may have seemed like a relatively low bar for Google to set for itself back in …
Verizon Wireless Cuts the Prices of the Palm Pre and Pix Plus
Monday, April 5th, 2010Verizon is now slashing costs for both the Pixi Plus and the Palm Pre Plus smartphones. In addition to …
Wireless Broadband FAQ, the Verizon LTE
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010With the recent 4G network testing, done in Boston and Seattle, of the Verizon Wireless network it didn’t just …
Battery Life for Cell Phones
Saturday, February 27th, 2010With all the different cell phones out there today, battery life is still one of the most critical issues …
New Cell Phones on Cell-Phone-Plans.net
Monday, February 1st, 2010It’s a new month and there are new phones here at Cell-Phone-Plans.net. Check ‘em out below:
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Top 10 Verizon Wireless Upgrades
Friday, January 29th, 2010Is it that time already? Has it really been two years? If you’re contract with Verizon Wireless is expiring, …
FCC T’d Off Re: ETFs
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010The battle over the Early Termination Fee (ETF) rages on. As consumers, we’ve long been frustrated by the high …
Verizon Credit Checks and Deposits
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Just about every company runs a credit check on potential customers before signing them up for service – including …
Top 5 Shameless Cell Phone Product Placements
Monday, January 18th, 2010Nobody watches commercials anymore. If they aren’t fastforwarding through the ads on their TiVo then their fiddling with their …
Playing iTunes Songs on your LG Verizon Phone via a microSD Flash Card
Thursday, January 7th, 2010LG makes some pretty slick music phones including the LG Chocolate and the LG Dare. However, iTunes remains one …
Consumer Reports Recommended Verizon Phones
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010We follow the smartphone buzz pretty closely here at the cell phones blog, so we definitely know which Verizon …
Getting Your Cell Phone Provider to Replace Your Battery
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Cell phone batteries go bad. They drop charge, they fail to take charge or they drain too quickly. Cell …
Consumer Reports: Best HTC Smartphones
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009HTC stands for High Tech Computer corporation – an appropriate name for one of the manufacturers of the best …
Cell phone comparison: HTC Droid Eris vs. HTC Hero (both with Google Android)
Monday, December 28th, 2009As many of you already know, the HTC Droid Eris from Verizon Wireless is extremely similar to the HTC …
Consumer Reports: Worst Smartphones of 2009
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009It’s hard to choose a bad smartphone – but it’s not impossible. In most cases, you can’t tell if …
Cell Phone Comparison: Motorola Droid vs. T-Mobile G1
Friday, December 11th, 2009The Motorola Droid is making a cannonball-sized splash in the smartphone pool, but let’s not forget who was here …
Cell Phone Plans Comparison: Android vs. iPhone | Verizon vs. Sprint vs. AT&T
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Android has upped the ante in the battle of the smartphones and many consumers are torn between the iPhone …
Droid + Google Android > iPhone
Thursday, December 10th, 2009TIME Magazine released its Top 10 Gadgets of 2009 this week and guess who snatched the top spot? That’s …
Not Sold on Android Yet? See What it Can Do at a Verizon Wireless Workshop
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009There’s hardly anybody left in the nation who hasn’t considered a smartphone or doesn’t already have one. Now, with …
Cell Phone Plans: Comparing the Best Data Plans for Smartphones
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009(more…)
Google Goggles Fills the World with Hyperlinks
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009This week, Google rolled out its latest game changing (and perhaps life changing) technology: Google Goggles. Google Goggles lets …
FCC Interrogates Verizon About Increased Early Termination Fees
Monday, December 7th, 2009Earlier this November, Verizon Wireless announced that it was increasing its early termination fees for “advanced devices” – advanced …
Consumer Reports Ratings for Cell Phone Plans Providers
Friday, December 4th, 2009Much buzz has been circulating about the latest Consumer Reports survey of cell phone service. If you’re considering switching …
Most Addicting Verizon Games for 2009
Friday, November 27th, 2009Here’s a good reason to consider switching to Verizon Wireless: the games! Verizon phones, such as the LG Chocolate …
LG Dare from Verizon Wireless
Friday, November 27th, 2009(more…)
LG enV 3 from Verizon Wireless
Friday, November 27th, 2009(more…)
Swype for Android is Coming
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009We’ve gone from scrolling through letters on our dialpads (thanks, Motorola Razr), to pounding out epic texts on our …
4G to the Future: Nextel vs. Verizon
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Sprint/Nextel claims it’s got the only 4G network in town – and it’s true, for one pretty good reason: …
Motorola Rival from Verizon Wireless, a Messaging Centric Phone
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009With its amazing features, the newest messaging phone, the Motorola Rival will leave you the excitement that comes with …
LG Storm Review
Friday, August 21st, 2009The Storm has arrived. If you ever wondered what those billboards all over town meant with the simple teaser …
LG Versa review
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009The LG Versa was released a few months ago to average cell phone reviews. In our LG Versa review, …
Best Way to Compare Cheap Phone Plans
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Looking for the best way to compare cheap phone plans? Then check out the cellphone plans comparison tool at …
Best Business Cell Phone Plans for Restaurateurs
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Running your own bar, bistro or restaurant is one of the most challenging endeavors in the world. It is …
Mobile Plans Compare Online Quickly and Easily
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009If you are one of the millions of people searching for quality mobile plans, compare a variety of service …
LG Migo VX1000
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009As mobile phone technology advances and becomes increasingly common, more and more children of younger ages are using such …
LG Voyager VX11000 Mobile Phone
Thursday, June 11th, 2009With new smart phones coming out today, the LG Voyager VX11000 will keep you on the cutting edge without …
LG Dare Mobile Phone
Thursday, June 11th, 2009Touchscreen technology is huge with mobile phones today, and the LG Dare offers users one of the smallest mobile …
Verizon Wireless Free Activation, November 25 to December 1st, not available in stores
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Can you hear me now? If not, then now is the time to sign up for Verizon Wireless, the …
Samsung Gleam U700 Cell Phone Review
Monday, November 26th, 2007Here’s a new cell phone for Verizon Wireless, the Samsung Gleam U700. This phone is a clamshell that offers …
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