Verizon’s Escapade global handset

Author: Jeff

20 Aug

Verizon has today announced that their Escapade handset is set to launch both in-store and online tomorrow for $29.99 on contract.

As you can see, this device doesn’t have a touchscreen, it doesn’t have a full QWERTY keyboard and it doesn’t even have EV-DO, UMTS or EDGE data capabilities However, it does offer voice and text support for over “220 destinations worldwide” and that’s what Verizon is focusing on.

Other features include a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, voice commands and VZ Navigator. If you’re looking for a cheap handset that you can travel with, this may be it.

via engadget

Tags: bluetooth, Cell Phones, Escapade, global, Mobile News, Pantech, Roaming, Verizon, voice command, vz navigator

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Verizon Wireless Comes up with Amendment to Roaming Laws

Author: Chris

23 Jul

Is Verizon trying to do good or is the carrier trying to look good? The carrier has apparently been working on an amendment to roaming agreement laws. In fact Verizon sent letters to various senators encouraging them to recommend that large carriers should be required by law to enter roaming contracts with smaller carriers in those areas where they don’t have any coverage. The contracts should have a minimum 2-year duration in order for the small carriers to be able to expand their own network.

Will we see a law regulating roaming agreements between carriers? Will that be actually beneficial to small carriers? We’ll just have to wait and see.

via Yahoo

Tags: Amendment, Carriers, law, Other Brands, Roaming, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

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Download Wall-E While in Mexico for Just $62,000

Author: Chris

26 Apr

There’s definitely something wrong with carriers’ roaming charges. A man in vacation in Mexico thought of downloading Wall-E over his wireless carrier’s network. Now that’s a wrong move in the first place, not knowing what the tariffs are. He ended up having to pay a $62,000 bill. He has negotiated the bill down to $17,000 after complaining about the initial number. These are bandwidth costs according to the carrier but it sounds weird to pay $17,000 for a 700MB file. At least everyone else learned an important lesson from this event.