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Verizon Netbooks? Wireless carrier Verizon is branching out from offering just mobile phones. Last week, Reuters (and other news sites) had reported Verizon would start selling netbooks this year. Those reports have now been confirmed by a Verizon...

2:25 PM on Mon Mar 30 2009, by Meg Marco, 1,058 views, 14 comments

The FCC has given the green light to the Verizon/Alltel merger. Alltel brings 13 million new subscribers to Verizon, dethroning AT&T as the number one wireless carrier. [WaPo]

11:58 AM on Wed Nov 5 2008, by Meg Marco, 3,397 views, 51 comments

The speed sounds great, but did you know Verizon also removes all your old copper phone lines when they install FiOS?

9:16 PM on Sun Jul 8 2007, by Ben Popken, 1,847 views, 25 comments

POLL RESULTS: Verizon FiOS Is Better Than Comcast!

We asked the readers to solve one of the great mysteries of life: Which is better Verizon FiOS or Comcast?

1:18 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007, 5,038 views, 19 comments

Verizon Changes Corporate Email Address Format

Verizon (that's vanilla Verizon, so just DSL and landlines) has changed its corporate email address format. The suffix is now @one.verizon.com. Prefix remains firstname.firstletterofmiddlename.lastname. For example: Mark.D.Reddick@one.verizon.com...

9:10 AM on Thu Jan 22 2009, by Ben Popken, 3,502 views, 11 comments

Why Do Verizon Smartphones Blow?

WIRED takes a look at why there's no great smartphones on Verizon. The takeaway? Because they can. Having the best network and an exclusive deal with Blackberry seems to be good enough for them. [WIRED] (Photo: Phu Son)

2:04 PM on Fri Sep 18 2009, by Ben Popken, 10,305 views, 97 comments

Verizon confirms that it is buying Alltel. "This move will create an enhanced platform of network coverage, spectrum and customer care to better serve the growing needs of both Alltel and Verizon Wireless customers for reliable basic and advanced...

11:04 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008, by Meg Marco, 865 views, 19 comments

Verizon C&D's VerizonMath Tshirts

Verizon's intellectual property lawyers are demanding the removal of tshirts parodying their inability to tell the difference between .002 cents and .002 dollars. The legal beagles say in their letter [pdf]:

7:38 PM on Tue Jan 9 2007, by Ben Popken, 1,855 views, 24 comments

Reach Verizon Wireless Executive Customer Service Desk

Here is another phone number to reach the Verizon Wireless executive customer service desk: 845-365-7700. If that number doesn't work, here are some others to try.

1:15 PM on Mon May 5 2008, by Ben Popken, 4,861 views, Comment

Reach Verizon Internet Executive Customer Service

Cassandra Flippin

2:06 PM on Fri Nov 9 2007, by Ben Popken, 7,071 views, 12 comments