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fresno

May 7, 2007, 11:16 PM

Verizon Wireless abandons Akon

Verizon Wireless has severed all ties from Akon after the dry humping video of him and a 15-year-old girl from Trinidad surfaced. Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds chimed in on Fox News that Akon should be prosecuted.

Verizon Wireless promoted Akon as one of the musicians on its mobile-phone music service, and said it would no longer sponsor the Gwen Stefani tour in which Akon, who recently performed on “American Idol,” is the opening act.

Akon would be smart to lay low for a while. Preferably in a community supportive of his unique marketing tactics. I hear jail is nice this time of year. There’s nothing better on a hot summer day than being confined between four slabs of cool concrete. Avoid the daily shankings and it’ll be a virtu...
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gekk0

May 5, 2007, 1:16 PM

One of these Providers is Not Like The Others

T-Mobile. Cingular/AT&T. Sprint. Alltel. Verizon.

Ignore the Alltel dweeb "Chip" and the other nerks who are supposed to leverage the stereotype that nerdy fat boys are ineffective nitwits, for the time being.

Forget about the bespectacled stalker guy in the gray coveralls with the crowd of people and hovering helicopters that represent Verizon's network.

Never mind the fact that T-Mobile along with the ever-morphing CinguAT&T use GSM technology with SIM cards while the rest use CDMA technology which does not utilize the handy SIM cards.

Who has what coverage, how many bars, or the coolest selection of phones is also unimportant in this rant.

There is one striking difference between one of the above-named cellular provider...
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quin24

May 5, 2007, 9:29 AM

verizon's upgrades.

does anyone know if there are ANY kind of upgrades within 1 year of a two year contract?
15 replies
ggpatino

May 8, 2007, 5:32 PM

Upcoming Phones?

First of all, I applogize if this question has already been asked. Does anyone know which phones will be released soon, or during the summer months? I know the Moto Maxx and LG vx8700 were recently released. I am looking to upgrade soon to a newer phone, not really any PDA or Smartphones. Any help is much appreciated!
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DANSOD

May 6, 2007, 7:21 AM

Treo 700vx or 700p?

One week before my upgrade and I have narrowed it down to a Treo.

I am a windows computer user, but does that matter when it comes to a PDA? Will synching be easier? Will daily usage be easier?

Thank you for all your help and advice.

Dan
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BigShow

May 8, 2007, 12:31 PM

Verizon Indirect retailers...good to work for???

Anybody work for any Verizon indirect retailers? Im asking because I may apply. How is the pay? Most of the indirects around here are Wireless World.
3 replies
demon658

May 3, 2007, 4:11 PM

razr question!

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not sure which forum this belonged in but i trust you guys 😕

so, my Friend has nextel and i have verizon..she wanted to take my razr {regular not maxx} and have it turned on by nextel. i said i didn't know if we could so being in the mall at the time we went to the nextel store and asked . only to have the woman keep questioning us about if it was a sprint razr. i said no and she said then my Friend could not use it on their network....i got the feeling she was not telling me the truth, does anyone know if i gave my Friend my old razr if she could use it on the nextel/sprint network?

thanks ahead for any input.
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riddlerenigma

May 8, 2007, 1:50 PM

New PDAs coming soon!? vx6800?

Hey All. Does anyone know if any new cool PDAs are coming out soon? I've been waiting for the vx6800 for a while, cause it was suppose to come out in March... then April ... then May...

Anyone know the real scoop?

Thanx.
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Keovani

May 8, 2007, 12:40 PM

Test your PDA/Phone speed so far Verizon is the winner.

So far..allegedly a verizon blackberry 7130
had speeds of

Speed: 2 mbps
Communications: 2 mbps
Storage: 245.6 KBps
1MB file download: 4.2 seconds


on the first test

Free test website

www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
radioshacker

May 7, 2007, 11:25 AM

Any new news on the VX8400?

I have been doing some research on the VX8400 that was mentioned almost exactly a year ago. Does anyone know what ever happened to this phone? Anything you can give to help me out would be greatly appreciated!
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chocolateman85006

May 7, 2007, 5:45 PM

Another question about VZW's PDA/Smartphones........

{If this was previously asked, please forgive me:} Why do we have to pay $30-40 if we want IM [other than MSN] on our phones, when other companies put it on there for free?! 🤨
8 replies
shadowstar

May 7, 2007, 3:26 PM

Verizon Employee Purchase

I'm not sure if this has already been discussed before, but does Verizon have an Employee Purchase website? Sprint I know has something called SERO I think at www.sprint.com/sero.
If so, how does this exactly work? I'm an existing customer, and my contract is about to expire. I have a $100 NE2 credit ready and currently have the Amer. Choice II 500 Family plan but want to upgrade to the Amer Choice 700 min Family plan. Is this something that I'd be able to use to get a bigger discount?
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chocolateman85006

May 2, 2007, 11:05 AM

I almost miss my Q.....

....smack some sense into me.
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verizonplayah

May 5, 2007, 12:11 PM

Loving this EVDO and tethering while on the road!

whats up guys..

So i'm driving up in my car right now from Florida to Massachusetts and I had the $60 Broadband Access tethering feature added to my account for the week. Im not sure who of you have used it before but it is amazing.
I have my Macbook Pro connected via my 8300's bluetooth and it feels like I'm at home just surfing the web. After a week I'll have it taken off so it will only cost $15!

😁
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mojo660

May 2, 2007, 9:34 AM

RAZR Maxx Sucks!!

Got one in this morning... this is the same ol junky RAZR but heavier and thicker... come on Motorola... all you did was add 2.0 camera and copied the LG 8600 design inclding MP3 buttons. very disappointed... THUMBS DOWN!
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dudechewy

May 7, 2007, 3:43 PM

how do i manually program a lg envy

ok i just got my envy and i had the esn changed verizon told me its in the system and that i need to program the phone manually....i already googled it but cant seem to find the instructions.....any help will be awesome...thanx in advance. 🙂
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SystemShock

May 3, 2007, 11:56 AM

Best Midrange VZW Phone? Samsung u540 vs Moto KRZR vs LG 8300 vs TBA

Just wanted some honest opinions. 😎

And I'm not so much interested in bells n' whistles but rather quality, i.e. stuff like the phone being solidly-built/durable, having good speakerphone clarity, good battery life, non-weird controls, etc.

I'm also considerin' the Moto V325, and Samsung a645 (that's a 'TBA' phone/isn't available yet).
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iansltx

May 5, 2007, 6:12 PM

(INPulse + EasyPay) * Direct Topup = Better VZW Prepaid

Okay, enough with the lame math joke, but seriously BabbleBug.com just got the ability to direct-refill both Verizon Wireless prepaids. As in look ma, no PINs. Also, you pick your refill value, whatever you want it to be. So if you want a month of INPulse service without normal calling, you make a refill for $29.70. Dunno, but that's nicer than having 30 cents left over...just something interesting...
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Kendallish

May 6, 2007, 6:59 AM

SHINE????????

I posted a message on a different subject and got responses that the SHINE may be the phone for me. I have not yet seen it in any stores.

Does anyone have any information on this phone (when it is coming out, photos, links, etc.?)
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JaneDough

May 6, 2007, 7:48 AM

Who has the razr maxx? Girls, guys??

I saw a post similar to this but it didn't really get the feedback that I myself would want. I am looking for a specific answer. How many girls versus how many guys own this phone? I am deciding between a few and I really thought that I'd get the chocolate but once trying it in the store , I see that it is not quite what I was looking for.

SO, the question: All of you RAZRMAXX owners...girl or guy??? Which are you?
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