Verizon Scrambles to Get Customers Away from iPhone and AT&T

With the iPhone selling over 700,000 units and counting which translates to 700,000 more customers for AT&T, Verizon Wireless has issued a press release enumerating its many services.

One can only surmise that Verizon is trying to make their customers stay with them rather than switch to AT&T because of the iPhone hype. In their press release, Verizon prides itself to the leader in the wireless industry with the lowest customer turnover.

Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless company and data provider in the US, has announced their latest multimedia services as well as their phone ranges that would suit anyone's lifestyle.

Amongst Verizon's multimedia services is the V Cast Video which lets customers stream videos of the latest news, get sports and entertainment updates, or see the latest weather forecast right on their mobile phones.

The V Cast music has more than two million songs ranging from well-known artists to independent musicians and lets users download music over the air. Verizon also recently launched the V Cast song ID service that lets customers download song information right from their cell phones as well as download ringtones, ringbacks or full songs.

Another of Verizon's multimedia services is the V Cast Mobile TV which is available in more than 30 major cities nationwide. V Cast Mobile TV allows customers to view full-length TV programs right on their mobile phones. The V Cast Mobile TV includes channels like CBS, Comedy Central, Fox, NBC News as well as other entertainment channels that cater to all types of TV viewers.

Verizon's phones varies but according to their press release, the LG VX8300, VX8600, VX8700, VX9400, The enV and The Chocolate by LG, Samsung SCH-a990, SCH-u620, SCH-u740, MOTORAZR maxx Ve, MOTOKRZR K1m, MOTORAZR V3m, and MOTOSLVR L7c, are the phones that support Verizon's multimedia and data services.

AT&T customers have recently complained about the EDGE service which seemed to be down because of the hundreds of iPhone users that seems to be tapping on AT&T's EDGE service. Verizon, in it's press release, prides itself for it's network and even goes to say that, "A mobile phone is only as good as the network it is on". According to Verizon's press release, the company invested $37 billion in the past seven years to increase its network capacity, coverage and add new services. Verizon Wireless even goes to say, "While some carriers may boast that their handsets are sleek, investigating the type of network the phone runs on is crucial before purchasing any device."

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Verizon Wireless press release