Verizon
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| Name | Verizon Wireless |
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| Parent | Cellco Partnership Verizon (55%) Vodafone (45%) |
| Founded | 1978 (AMPS) 2000 (VZW) |
| Headquarters | Basking Ridge, New Jersey |
| Subscribers | 70.8 million 84.6 million (with Alltel) |
| Technology | CDMA EV-DO |
| Frequency | 800 MHz 1900 MHz |
| Support | 800 922-0204 |
| Online | vzw.com |
Welcome to the HowardForums Verizon Wiki. Here you will find Verizon Wireless-related information, including guides, hacks, how-to's, and FAQs.
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About Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey. It operates the largest network (in terms of customers) in the United States of America and provides service to 83.7 million subscribers as of January 2009. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications, which owns 55% of the stake, and Vodafone Plc, which owns the remaining 45%. Verizon operates a CDMA 1x/EVDO network.
On June 5, 2008, Verizon Wireless announced it will acquire rural provider Alltel Wireless in a deal valued at $28.1 Billion. With this merger, Verizon Wireless will have approximately 83.7 million wireless subscribers and cover approximately 290 million people making it the largest network in the country by area covered and number of subscribers.
On January 9, 2009, Verizon Wireless Completed it's Purchase of Alltel which Created the Nation’s Largest Wireless Carrier.
Verizon Phones
Policies
Early Termination Policy Verizon wireless pro-rates early termination fees (ETF). Per anecdotal reports in Howards Forums, to quote verbatim a post "the Early Termination Fee (ETF) starts out at $175 and goes down by $5 for every month of the contract you complete. So, in terms of the ETF, which is really the only other thing you'd owe VZW aside from paying off your last bill for the month in which you cancel, you'd be looking at probably around 60$ if you cancelled in the 23rd month of a 24 month contract".
International Messaging Compatibility
Listed alphabetically by region then by country then carrier.
