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Mar

6

2012

Verizon Intros HomeFusion Residential Internet Access Via Your 4G LTE Connection, Expect A Cap

by Axl Logan
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Verizon is looking to introduce a new concept when it comes to home internet access as they want to bring a tailored residential version of their 4G LTE into your home.  Who can deny how fast LTE is and the thought of powering my home connection with insane speeds sounds superb, so long as they have the [...]

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Mar

6

2012

Verizon Releases Device ICS Update List, Solidifies What We Already Know

by Jack Holt
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While you folks already know, thanks to various announcements, that certain devices would be getting Ice Cream Sandwich, Big Red has decided to reiterate and solidify these announcements with a list of their own. While yes, we’ve known for some time that ICS would be coming to most of these devices, it’s nice that Verizon [...]

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Mar

5

2012

Leak Hints at April 6 Launch for 16GB Verizon Galaxy Nexus, April 26 for Droid Incredible 4G

by Stacy Bruce
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Based on previous leaks, we already knew Verizon Wireless was going to be carrying the 16GB version of the Galaxy Nexus at some point, in both grey and white variations. The only question is when? According to a tip received by our friends at Droid Life, it looks like the half-pint GNex will arrive on [...]

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Feb

29

2012

Verizon Responds In A Letter To The FCC Regarding Locked Bootloaders

by Axl Logan
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Well, bootloaders are back on the menu and this time our friends over at Droid Life managed to intercept a letter given to a DL reader by Verizon Wireless regarding locked bootloaders.  The customer politely reminded Verizon about the “Block C License” but Verizon provided a song and dance claiming the unlocking of a bootloader [...]

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Feb

29

2012

Verizon Will Launch Family Data Plan With Single Account Billing

by Ed Caggiani
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At Deutsche Bank’s 20th Annual Media and Telecom Conference, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo stated that Verizon Wireless plans to offer data plans that can be shared among multiple devices, essentially a family data plan with single account billing, by mid-year. In a transcript provided by Verizon, Shammo goes on to say that Verizon has been [...]

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Feb

28

2012

Your Droid 2 Global Should Be Receiving an OTA Update Soon, Here’s What to Expect

by Stacy Bruce
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For those of you Droid 2 Global owners, you should start to be on the look out for a new software update in the near future. The upcoming build number will be 4.5.629 and should bring some welcomed improvements. Some of the listed fixes are: Device Features Device is enabled with the Wireless Alerting System. [...]

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Feb

27

2012

Verizon Offering Free Upgrade to ‘Loyal’ Customers, Includes Galaxy Nexus or Droid Razr

by Stacy Bruce
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If you’ve been a ‘loyal’ Verizon customer for a while now and you are ready for an upgrade, you may want to pay attention and check you inbox regularly. According to some loyal customers, they have received an email containing details on how to get a free phone. Usually when you get a free phone [...]

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Feb

22

2012

T-Mobile Attempts To Persuade FCC To Block Verizon’s Acquisition Of Cable Company Spectrum

by Axl Logan
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There’s a reason why T-Mobile is referred to as “scrappy”.  According to some recent FCC filings, o’l Magenta is looking to step in on Verizon’s latest acquisition attempt to purchase spectrum from a number of cable companies of which some deals are already in the works.  Companies such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and House [...]

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Feb

22

2012

Another Early Morning Verizon 4G Outage Hits U.S.

by Jack Holt
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Another Wednesday, another 4G outage for Big Red. While it’s been nearly two months since the last hiccup users this morning are reporting that their LTE service is down and that they are receiving no data connectivity whatsoever. Verizon has responded with the following tweet suggesting that they are investigating the cause of these issues. [...]

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Feb

21

2012

Desktop Dock for Verizon Galaxy Nexus Spotted on Samsung’s Website, Backordered

by Emily Aquin
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Those Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners who have been waiting patiently for some official Samsung accessories should bookmark this link. While there have been some official Samsung goodies for the GSM Galaxy Nexus, the Verizon LTE version had been left in the cold by Samsung. Now, the Galaxy Nexus i515 Pogo Desktop dock has been spotted [...]

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