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In what is being described as a ‘groundbreaking agreement’ by some, Verizon and Google are joining forces for a collaboration of a new network plus an Android platform.The joint ventures between the two companies may provide consumers with the leading edge for mobile applications, services and other devices. By combining the nations’ largest 3G network [...]

Hello Alexander Graham Bell. Your invention is going the way of the Dodo bird. As more and more people drop their landline connection and opt for cell phones, or VOIP, the phone companies are quickly losing interest in any wired connections. Verizon will not be the last company to start to phase out the old [...]

Here in the U.S. we have all seen the Verizon advertisements on TV, which shows a group of Verizon people following around a user. No matter where the user goes there is always a Verizon connection even when someone says that the area is a dead zone. For the most part this is true since [...]

Qwest is giving their wireless customers 60 days to find another carrier. According to a press release the company states that their current customers can switch over to Verizon and keep some of their perks. However, their company also offers some other suggestions on their web site which include the following information:
Qwest will discontinue [...]

Some of the largest ISP’s such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, may not apply for stimulus funds to expand their services to rural areas of our country. These same ISP’s have blocked cities and smaller companies from actually providing the services as well.
This from an article over at DSL reports says it all:
The nation’s super [...]

One would think that, being so close to Silicon Valley, San Francisco and its surrounding cities would have the latest and greatest in technology. But this has not been the case. You may recall the failed attempt by Google and Verizon to bring free broadband to San Francisco went down in flames. It seemed the [...]

Verizon has been losing customers and in an attempt to stem the flow, they are offering DSL service for $19.99 a month. The service requires a one year commitment. You also do not need a landline in order to order DSL service. One note. This is for 1MB service only.
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Amazon is introducing a new web site that is for Wireless plans and phones. The current site is still in beta and only offers services from At&T and Verizon. They will be adding Sprint and T-Mobile services soon.
Here is what their press release states:
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 9, 2009– Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the beta launch of [...]

Back in 1974 when AT&T was the only phone company in the United States, the company was split into a bunch of baby bells in the hopes they would provide competition in the market place. One must recall that back when AT&T had their monopoly, phone calls were expensive compared to what we pay today. [...]

Of course there is a catch. You need to activate the computer through Sprint in order to get this super price. But it seems to be a deal since the same activation through Verizon or AT&T gets the same computer for $199.99. Without a service contract you can buy the netbook for $389.99. You can [...]

I have been using prepaid cellphones for about 4 years. For my family and I this has worked out extremely well. But we are different than many others who use their cellphones as their primary phone and who also need to text 24 x 7. I have been seeing the ads from Verizon on TV [...]

Verizon is considering to offer a landline phone service for only $5 a month. Yes. There are some gotcha’s in the offer. First you could receive incoming calls only. The exception would be to call 911 or Verizon customer service for outgoing calls. But for those in rural areas where cell service is spotty, this [...]

Verizon has announced they will provide free tools to protect kids online for their broadband customers. Parents will be able to block content to certain sites they select to prevent their children from being exposed to porn or other undesirable content. In addition a  time out feature will also allow parents to control the amount [...]