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Leaked Verizon doc prices Galaxy Note 3 at $699 retail, $299 with contract, $599 if you bundle the watch

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As reported on Engadget. By James Trew ​ AT&T and T-Mobile customers already know what they will have to cough up if they want to squeeze Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 into their pockets. Verizon customers, however, are currently in the dark — despite big red encouraging you commit in advance all the same. A reportedly leaked document received by AndroidSPIN pegs the phone at $699 sans-contract, or $299 if you sign on the dotted line for a two-year fling. Verizon seems keen to…

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Leaked Verizon plan would let you upgrade phones after paying off half of your current one

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon According to a leaked Verizon document posted by Droid Life, the company could be launching a new plan called VZ Edge to let people with an insatiable appetite for the newest phones upgrade hardware faster than ever before. Although Verizon’supgrade cycle sits at 24 months for customers with traditional, subsidized phones, the company does let customers pay full retail price for their devices, spread out over 12 months. Under this new plan,…

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Verizon Reportedly Preparing $100B Bid For Vodafone’s Verizon Wireless Stake

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU Verizon Communications is preparing a $100 billion cash and stock bid to take full control of Verizon Wireless from Vodafone Group,reports Reuters. Verizon’s board is expected to discuss the potential buyout next week ahead of its annual shareholder meeting. Verizon Communications and UK-based Vodafone formed Verizon Wireless as a joint venture in 1999. Though Verizon has not yet made an official proposal to Vodafone, it has hired banking and…

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Petition calling for Verizon to drop contracts gains momentum

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As reported on The Verge. By Matt Brian A petition asking Verizon to follow the lead of its smaller rival T-Mobile in cutting mobile contracts has gained significant momentum after it recorded over 30,000 signatures in one day. The Change.org petition — created on April 7th in an effort to force Verizon to “create an affordable way for consumers to purchase their devices” — currently sits just short of 100,000 signups and is believed to have garnered additional support following…

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Verizon intros new $35 prepaid plan for basic phones, for those not keen on the ‘smart’ era Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Edgar Alvarez For some time now, Verizon and other carriers have slowly but surely shifted focus from “dumb” handsets to ones that are much more intelligent, with data-drivenshared plans being one of the strategies that corroborate this move. Today, however, Big Red’s gone back to basics, announcing a novel prepaid plan for folks without a smartphone — which will go alongside the company’s existing $50, all-you-can-have offering. With the new Basic Plan, Verizon’s…

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Verizon Said To Be Getting A Flagship Nokia Windows Phone (Codenamed “Laser”) Of Its Own

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CHRIS VELAZCO Don’t get me wrong, HTC’s Windows Phone 8X is great and all, but the rest of Verizon Wireless’ Windows Phone lineup (think the Nokia Lumia 822 and Samsung’s ATIV Odyssey) is a bit lacking in the oomph department. If a new report from The Verge’s Tom Warrenholds true though, that may not be the case for too much longer. According to sources within Verizon, the carrier is gearing up to…

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Verizon adds ‘record-high’ 2.1 million subscribers in Q4 2012, but still makes a loss Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Verizon has just announced that the last quarter was its best yet — in regard to subscriber numbers. Those 2.1 million new additions mean that Verizon can now lay claim to 98.2 million customers in total, while smartphones have now claimed an additional 5 percent of this base, up to 58 percent. Since its last report, Q4 consolidated revenues totaled $30 billion for the first time, although profits were hit by $135…

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Today We Learned That Verizon Is Going To Save The World

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A reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK With Microsoft pulling out of the Consumer Electronics Show and Apple nowhere to be seen, this year’s event has become a huge opportunity for other companies to have a major onstage moment. With more than 150,000 people in attendance and millions of people watching remotely, CES is the opportunity of the year for a company that isn’t necessarily known for its press conference prowess. You know. Like Verizon. Verizon’s…

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Verizon Media Server and IP client hands-on HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Ben Drawbaugh We caught up with Verizon at the booth and had a chance to spend some time with the new whole-home HD DVR and its clients, we were expecting last year. The VMS1100 media server features six tuners and a 1TB hard drive. You can connect up to five Motorola Medios+ IPC1100 IP-based set-top boxes to it to expand your DVR’s reach to six TVs. Not enough for you? Well, you…

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Verizon And Motorola Announce FiOS TV Media Server That Can Record Six Shows At Once

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ Remember that FiOS home Media Server Verizon was talking about a year ago? Well, the company is finally starting to make things official, with an announcement and product details revealed today at CES. Launch date and pricing info still remain elusive, however. Verizon and Motorola have jointly developed the new Media Server platform, which doesn’t have a snazzy name like “Apple TV” or “Google TV,” but is rather called the Motorola Medios+ VMS1100…

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