Topic: Verizon Communications Inc.

Getting a Rise Out of Something

Verizon customers were shocked recently when they received a mailing to say their phone bill was on the rise. When they called to complain at a number provided in the mailing, they were likely further shocked when connected to an ...READ»

Under the Radar Conference Preview: MoFuse

When I go online with my Verizon phone, it's kind of slim pickings if I limit myself to Verizon's preset offerings. I have added bookmarks for Google's tools, Facebook, even OpenTable and enjoy them. Although I can access some of my ...READ»

• Under the Radar Conference Preview: Palringo
• Under the Radar Conference Preview: Hook Mobile

How 2009 Will Spur The Rebirth Of Cyber Squatting

Call it the end of the dot-com world. Next year ICANN, the non-profit that oversees domain name and IP address registration, will start taking applications for new domain name suffixes, creating the potential for billions of new ...READ»

Not a Multi-Tasker?

I might be a little behind the times here...I'm a Verizon customer...but I just found out that the iPhone doesn't allow for multitasking. Meaning if you want to stream radio and play games at the same time, it's not possible. At least ...READ»

This Might Be Big: Verizon Fios Plans to Green Your Home with its Remote Control

The other day at the Green:Net 09 conference, I spoke to someone who predicted that home-energy management systems would never take off until we could easily have a remote control to automate home appliances. Verizon may have been ...READ»

Verizon Predicts Cellphone's Future: Only Four Operating Systems Rule

Verizon's has revealed how it plans to integrate the software side of next-generation cellphones into its business: It aims to support just four different operating systems. The problem with the current cell phone model, ...READ»

Woe Am I, Without Mobile Broadband

As I write this, my computer's Wi-Fi antenna mopes among the pay-per-hour networks inside La Guardia Airport, wondering why it costs $8 to access the Internet for the short period before my flight. While it wanders, I fume. It ...READ»

Could Microsoft Build a Great Phone?

Microsoft and Verizon might be conspiring to build an iPhone challenger. The two companies make an inauspicious team: sales of Microsoft's Zune media player, the likely basis for the new device, have been in freefall for months. ...READ»

Recycle Your Cell Phones to Go Green

Instead of trashing your treasured cell phone, recycle it.READ»

Six Unbelievable Things Online This Week

It's almost Memorial Day weekend--don't even pretend you're actually working. Here are six truly quizzical stories coursing across the social news sites today to get you through the final working hours. Who knows: you might even garner a little inspiration, and run out the door with an antler helmet on. Don't ask--just read.READ»

Infographic of the Day: Which Cellphone Provider Is Best for You?

Flowing Data lines up the four major carriers--and the results reveal a bit about each one's business.READ»

Tech Watch: McCain Gets Telecom Favor; HP's New Touch Laptops; BlackBerry Storm Takes on Palm

Did John and Cindy McCain receive special consideration, and free equipment, from Verizon and AT&T?READ»

Touchscreen Blackberry Thunder Coming October?

Those wiley nerds at the Boy Genius Report are pretty confident that the Blackberry Thunder -- RIM's [NASDAQ:RIMM] full-screen answer to an unnamable touchscreen uber-success made by a certain Californian company -- is slated to be ...READ»

Retired, Not Tired

One of the sections of the book I underlined mentions C. William Jones and the Association of BellTel Retirees. 95,000 Bell Atlantic, Nynex, GTE, and Verizon retirees have organized to lobby for better, stable pensions and retiree ...READ»

Special Offers? Wait a Minute.

I was moving into an apartment on Broadway about a month ago and was going to hook up my place with cable, phone line and the Internet. Verizon was touting a package of DSL service that costs $29.99 a month and a wireless router ...READ»

More Mergers

So, Verizon is buying MCI. And this is just weeks after SBC Communications decided to buy AT&T. And many people are feeling the affect of Cingular (a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth Corporation) buying AT&T ...READ»

Carbonless Copy Paper Comment

Last week I wrote a blog entry discussing Qwest's decision to give a counter-offer for MCI, a last-ditch effort to prevent Verizon from expanding further. Over the weekend an interesting comment was posted, which I've been following ...READ»

Noted in passing

<a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080219/NEWS09/802190398/1118/RSS">Verizon's plans could change the way we pay | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press</a> New trend -- or proof that ...READ»

Sprint's "Instinct" Phone Selling Out, Buoying Stock

After months of lagging behind AT&T [NYSE:ATT] and Verizon Wireless [NYSE:VZ], Sprint Nextel [NYSE:S] is finally showing signs of life. That according to a Wall Street Journal article, which is reporting that the company's new ...READ»

Staying Connected in the Air

Making Phone Calls from the Plane Most road warriors have memorized the airline cell phone usage announcement: "The Federal Communications Commission bans the in-flight use of cellular phones on aircraft." This ban is based on the ...READ»

Hello, Smart Personal Brander

What can lousy customer service teach us about personal branding? Quite a bit it turns out. The recent catastrophe at Jet Blue where some customers were left stranded on runways for up to 10 hours is just the most glaring example ...READ»

Palm Pre Hacked to Run on Verizon

Can't wait until winter, when the Palm Pre will ship for Verizon customers? Have some time to kill? Well, you too may be able to hack your Pre into working on Verizon's CDMA network, should you possess the immense patience and ...READ»

Verizon Jumps on App Store Bandwagon, Misses the Point Totally

Verizon just announced the launch its own app store for smartphones, inspired by the iTunes Store, Windows Marketplace, Ovi Store, and those for Android and Palm. But Verizon's apps will be locked exclusively to its own store. It's ...READ»

iPhone-Loving Verizon Drops Another Lump of Coal Into AT&T's Stocking

As the rumors about Verizon getting the iPhone continue to swirl around Cellville, here's another little nugget of conjecture for us all to bask in. Behold the latest holiday ad for Verizon. The creatives have taken us to the ...READ»

Cellular Choices

Fast Company compares three of the biggest national carriers.READ»