Talk:Verizon Wireless
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[edit] "Fewest dropped calls"--Verizon Wireless vs. Cingular
I remember that sometime back in 2003-2004 that Verizon Wireless rolled out commercials proclaiming that they had the network with the "fewest dropped calls." This is well ahead of Cingular's "copycat" (if appropriate) advertising campaign beginning with Q1 of 2006 ("Fewest dropped calls"). I have found some YouTube videos that proves my statement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BREOpoGUeLc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3eJmZW3ojI (These are REAL Verizon Wireless commercials--NOT PARODIES OR KNOCK-OFFS. And also these YouTube videos are not mine either.)
Tngu77 01:51, 4 March 2007 (UTC)tngu77
[edit] Pricing and Availability--GSM
Edit in pricing and availability: "Often, more advanced games must be purchased and downloaded." replaced "Unlike other carriers, Most verizon phones don't come with any free games, although some older Nokia's do(2128i,6015,etc)." Previous information was poorly presented, and based on personal experience. Most Verizon phones actually do come pre-loaded with simple games, especially the more advanced models. As with all carriers, advanced games will require a download. Despite the fact that many GIN phones do not come loaded with any games, I still felt this sentence was misleading and should be amended due to the bias of the previous statement. Moruitelda 21:20 EST, 3 Dec 2006
- GSM advantages?
"have a number of advantages for consumers. For example, more GSM handsets support Bluetooth (Verizon Handsets do as well) (Consumer Reports), and GSM is more widely available worldwide than CDMA. "
This reads more like a personal comment, then a fact. Most of the new CDMA phones coming out have Bluetooth. And CDMA is the fastest growing wireless technlogy, with Many areas around the world using it. I think this statment needs to be updated. (I just changed the wording. Feel free to change it around if you see fit. But please don't make it bias.)
"Verizon is one of three national carriers to use CDMA technology; the other national CDMA carrier is Sprint PCS. Another CDMA carrier which is not considered national, but has a large presence in many areas, especially the rural South, is ALLTEL." ... If ALLTEL isn't considered national, then who is the third national CDMA carrier? Mr2001 08:44, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- ALLTEL isn't considered national because their own network focuses on small to medium sized cities, especially in the South. However, Verizon and ALLTEL have a very good cross-network roaming deal that allows ALLTEL to offer national plans essentially indistinguishable from Verizon's, and allows Verizon to have excellent service in rural areas, especially compared to some of its competitors.
This isn't a cellular network information page. It is supposed to be about Verizon.
- Can anyone give us a little info on the history of Verizon? Like the PrimeCo acquisition and so forth.--Jporter07 22:27, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I think it might be worth mentioning Verizon's crippling of the Motorola V710's Bluetooth. They disabled most of the functionality one expects from Bluetooth on a phone, in order to force customers to pay them more money in data charges (e.g. you can't download pictures to your computer via Bluetooth, even though the phone's hardware is perfectly capable of it).
- GSM is generally technically inferior to CDMA, even if Verizon offers fewer services than competing companies using GSM. What Verizon Wireless offers and what CDMA is capable of are two entirely different issues.
[edit] $4 billion on network upkeep?
This article says that Verizon spends $4 billion a year on network maintenance. This does not sound feasible. Are we sure it's accurate?
yea i dunno we can remove it for now i guess
That figure is accurate, you can view it on their website too. Aviationwiz 04:27, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
Yes, this figure is correct. I work for VZW, they would rather spend $$ on the network than on people any day.
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- I have no idea what you're talking about. I work for VZW, and everyone is well paid. It's above median salary in my area, for a job that requires a GED, 1 month of training, and a couple months of on-site learning. However, the $4-$6 bn. figure that you hear tossed around is accurate, every day, new network updates show up in my inbox. One thing that's drilled in VZW training is the Network Advantage; it's something we take very seriously.
Either the number is true or the constant parade of "$100 million network upgrade in <population center or region> is complete!" across the company intranet site is a bag of lies. I may be biased, of course, but I don't think it is lies. Howdoesthiswo 03:53, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
It is amazing that they spend (or waste) so much money on a network, and I could never get a signal in my apartment. I had to go outside in the cold to talk. Driving around richmond their were entire stretches (in the city) where i didnt recieve a call. Now i use Tracfone. Perfect coverage everywhere, either in my apartment or around town. It seems to me whoever they are spending $4b to fix their network, should be fired.
[edit] What I changed:
I changed some of the controversy section to make it more accurate. I would explain everything in the edit page, but I ran out of room so I put it here:
1. Verizon doesn't have over the air firmware updating, so to update the v710's firmware, you have to take it to the store and have it flashed with the new software.
2. I removed the V710 crippling expect for OBEX and free transfer of other things because this phone is also crippled for other carriers expect for MP3 file transfer which is the only major feature removed from this phone. The Alltell, Telus Mobility, and the USCC versions of these phone don't have the mail reader, AIM, or full bluetooth either.
Perhaps the info would be better at home on the 710's page, with a list of who cripples what? Howdoesthiswo 03:54, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Phone Hacking
Anyone want to elaborate more on that blurb? When I was looking getting a new phone (I thought this one had died, I was wrong, didn't end up buying a new one), I saw all sorts of sites about how to enable OBEX on the V3c, and other related hacks. Is there an "authority" on hacking verizon phones we could cite? Disavian 19:12, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
Regarding divulging service codes, in the case of subsidy lock that isn't hard, VZW doesn't actually use it, leaving all equipment on the default, which I'd like to include here but I won't for fear someone will preemptively edit it out. The real issue is talking to someone within the company that even understands what it is. Most of those that do have no problem telling you the default, and will likely add a warning to change it away from the default at your own peril. Howdoesthiswo 04:01, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Name
"The faux word "Verizon" is derived by combining the word "veritas," a Latin term that means "truth," and the word "horizon." Together, they are supposed to conjure images of reliability, certainty, leadership, and limitless possibilities."
Is this correct? It does not cite its source. Also, although I live in Ireland, I've heard about Verizon due to Vodafone's 45% stake in it. I had always assumed it was a play on "horizon" with "vertical" i.e. "horizon being derived from horizontal, and verizon being derived from horizon AND vertical (similar to words like chocoholic, which SHOULD be chocolatic, but just have "holic" because it becomes instantly recognisable). Am I wrong (I probably am but could someone at least get a source) - RHeodt 23:01, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
It is actually true I work for Verizon Wireless, and my trainer told us about the meaning of Verizon. It is accurate.
- Ok, guess it was just me. I still think it should be cited however. - RHeodt 19:30, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
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- Done and done. -DylanW 05:14, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] V CAST
I don't see why that article needs to up changed in anyway. It lists all of the major details. Features and limitations. What else is needed?
[edit] cell phone competitors
I added the merge tag to Verizon_Communications#Wireless. I think that information belongs in this article. Masterpjz9 15:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Owns 98.6% of its customer base"
In the Notes section:
- Verizon Wireless owns approximately 98.6% of its customer base as of March 31, 2005.
What is this supposed to mean? It reads like a description of slavery. Mr2001 09:56, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Network
Can we have a technical description of their network? MikeNM 19:55, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] V Cast Merger
I believe that the V Cast section should be merged into the V CAST article, what about the rest of you (Bluelist 03:01, 17 July 2006 (UTC))
- Agreed, emphatically. It's cluttering up the present article. By all means, this article must mention V CAST, but it should be a one-paragraph summary with a header directing readers to the main V CAST article. (See also my cleanup suggestions for that article at Talk:V CAST.) Lawikitejana 22:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Verizon to buy West Virginia Wireless
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/16133668.htm Mathiastck 20:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
Verizon Wireless uses CDMA technology, whereas West Virginia Wireless uses GSM technology.
[edit] Verizon math problems
Someone should add something about http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/index.html to the article. I'm too lazy to read up on all the guidelines for editing and I do not want to get banned. So I leave it for someone else to do. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.65.203.37 (talk) 18:43, 11 December 2006 (UTC).
- Check the edits made 5:20 and 5:21 on December 11.216.240.30.23 21:20, 11 December 2006 (UTC)Joe
