Tag result for article published on Wed May 23 2012 10:49 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: phishing, Verizon Wireless
Be on the look out for an e-mail phishing attempt using an email that pretends to be from Verizon Wireless. Actual fake email with links to a spoof website in Europe and unusually high balance. Phishing emails usually display well-known brand names such as Chase Bank, credit companies, or Verizon Wireless. The deceptive emails are [...]
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Posted in Crimes Notebook
Tag result for article published on Sat September 17 2011 1:41 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: 3G, Verizon Wireless
A new policy page from Verizon Wireless explains that the “top 5 percent of data users with 3G devices on unlimited data plans” (LTE and tiered data users are not included) will experienced managed speeds when connected to towers Verizon Wireless has deemed are congested. The change will affect those customers consuming 2GB or more [...]
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Posted in Digital-Lifestyle
Tag result for article published on Wed January 12 2011 12:33 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: AT&T, iPhone, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Verizon Wireless
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show had a little fun, rejoicing with the news that Verizon Wireless with a superior wireless network compared to AT&T will be selling the Apple iPhone 4. Jon Stewart of The Daily Shows communicates in satire on AT&T’s lousy network with an Apple iPhone. Daily Show correspondent John Oliver, also [...]
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Posted in iPhone
Tag result for article published on Tue January 11 2011 10:50 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: iPhone, iPhone announcement, iPhone rollout, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Wireless iPhone
Existing Verizon Wireless Customers Can Pre-Order on February 3, 2011 Verizon President, COO Lowell McAdam, and Tim Cook, Apple COO, introduce Apple iPhone 4 from Verizon Wireless, which will start selling in early February, and will give U.S. iPhone buyers a choice of carriers for the first time. Verizon announced plans to launch the iPhone [...]
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Posted in iPhone
Tag result for article published on Wed March 03 2010 6:32 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: data outage, Verizon Wireless, wireless outage
Verizon Wireless confirmed that data service outages affected eastern United States customers for up to four hours early today — between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. CST today. The outage was cause by defective software in one of its data centers. Some, but not all, customers east of the Mississippi River were left without mobile [...]
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Posted in Wireless Phones
Tag result for article published on Mon February 01 2010 10:33 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: 3G, 3G network, AT&T, Cricket, Verizon Wireless, Wi-Fi
AT&T is expanding their 3G network along the CTA system, including the subways, and is in the final stages of network upgrades. Some customers in some subway locations may already be able to make phone calls, send email and share data with their AT&T devices while on CTA trains, even while underground. AT&T becomes the [...]
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Posted in Signal, Wireless Phones
Tag result for article published on Sun November 22 2009 10:27 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: app, Apple, AT&T, cellphone, cellphone review, DROID, ITMS, iTunes, iTunes Music Store, Motorola, Motorola DROID, review, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, widget, wireless, wireless phone
Sample video of outdoor scene with the Motorola DROID. DROID by Motorola arrived Nov. 6, 2009. In the video above, the video and camera quality rate excellent. The camera was pretty quick on the draw — catching deer feeding in Busse Woods near Golf Road and Route 53 near Rolling Meadows, Illinois. For those of [...]
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Posted in Digital-Lifestyle, iPhone, Widget Watch
Tag result for article published on Sat November 21 2009 3:30 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: business moving, Verizon Wireless
Workers install a Verizon Wireless sign at the new store on Palatine Road between Arlington Heights Road and Rand Road. In time for holiday shopping, the Verizon Wireless store at 138 East Rand Road in Arlington Heights will be moving a few blocks east to the former Boston Market outlot building on Palatine Road between [...]
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Posted in New Business Watch, Notes & Topics
Tag result for article published on Wed November 18 2009 7:14 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: AT&T, cellphone bill, cellphone fraud, error prone device, fraud, human error, Verizon Wireless, wireless fraud
David Pogue, New York Times Tech Columnist: Verizon is absolutely pulling the strings on these false charges because they control the design of the phone — telling manufacturers of phones what features they want on the phone. Complaints of so-called data charges that are fraudulently being added to your cell phone bill by your cell [...]
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Posted in Digital-Lifestyle, Tech Alerts, Tech Rant!