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 Send to email | Verizon dresses down with fauxbates in ExclusivesVerizonprepaid debit cardsrebatesverizon wireless |  By Sam Dweck
el 28-Aug-2008 |
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A less-than-classy move by Verizon Wireless will put them in the AT&T Rebate league … AT&T currently sends “rebates” in the form of those impossible-to-ring horrid orange prepaid debit cards — after about two months. Verizon, which has historically been excellent at processing of rebates in less than a month and as of now issues rebate checks, is switching next week to AT&T’s prepaid debit card system. Leaked future rebate forms show text stating:
“Your rebate will be paid with a Verizon Wireless Rebate Card. This is a debit card that can be used instantly. Your card is issued by Citibank, N.A. pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Citi Prepaid® Services is a Citibank, N.A. business.”
Of note, the rebate cards are a pain in the tuchus to use — like most “gift card debit cards”, cashiers are never sure whether to run them as debit or credit, what codes to hit, or how much is on them. People that have worked in retail have seen these cards rendered useless a number of times. The other disadvantage to such cards is that they often expire quickly. A check is much easier to deposit, forget about, and use however one pleases. The reason this move is negative for customers is because of how complicated these cards can be to redeem and they often expire rapidly, thereby rendering your rebate useless. Plus, do you really want to carry something with a picture of VZW’s Test Man around in your wallet? That won’t get you in to any bars, kids.
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| Verizon dresses down with fauxbates | | A less-than-classy move by Verizon Wireless will put them in the AT&T Rebate league … AT&T currently sends “rebates” in the form of those impossible-to-ring horrid orange prepaid debit cards — after about two months. Verizon, which has historically been excellent at processing of rebates in less than a month and as of now issues [...]
[..] Read complete article | | Published 28-Aug-2008 by Sam Dweck in ExclusivesVerizonprepaid debit cardsrebatesverizon wireless
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| FCC approves Verizon-Alltel merger | | In a 5-0 vote, the FCC approved the $28 billion purchase of Alltel by Verizon Wireless. The approval requires Verizon Wireless to end operations in five other small markets neighboring those already required by the Justice Department. It also requires Verizon to honor Alltel’s existing roaming agreements with small wireless carriers for four years. With [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 04-Nov-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in AlltelNewsVerizonacquisitionapprovalDOJFCCverizon wireless
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| LG VX9700 Dare for Verizon Caught in the Wild |  Back in March when we first told you about the LG VX9700 that would be making its way to Verizon Wireless, a brief but interesting conversation took place in the comments section. It went something like this:
my brother said there is no VX9700 coming out for verizon, he hasnt even heard of it, and hes [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 06-Jun-2008 by Zach Epstein in HandsetsLGVerizonDareImageLiveVX9700Wild
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| Verizon may announce Connect Plan, unlimited web for $10 | | A lot of folks have always trashed Verizon as being one of the priciest carriers out there - if not the priciest. Nickel and dime seems to be their motto, until maybe now… Word is, though unconfirmed as of now, there is a new plan that Verizon will be announcing soon called “Connect”. Apparently, you [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 09-Nov-2008 by Marc Flores in CDMAEV-DORumorsVerizonConnectMobile InternetVCastVZW
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| Verizon Blackberry Storm Contest! |  By now, many of you are just salivating for the Storm and are probably pretty annoyed that Verizon hasn’t announced an official release date yet. Or pricing for that matter. Well, all in due time, dear readers - but in the meantime, Verizon is holding a contest to give you the chance to win a [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 03-Nov-2008 by Marc Flores in BlackBerryCDMAEV-DOHandsetsNewsRIMVerizonstormStorm contestVZW
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| Verizon Wireless to levy new fee for sending text messages to VZW customers | | In a move sure to rock the wireless industry, Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that they will start charging content and messaging companies a fee for sending text messages to Verizon Wireless customers. Beginning November 1st, Verizon will charge a 3 cent per message fee for each Mobile Terminated message processed by its network. This fee [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Oct-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in NewsVerizonfeemobile terminated messagetext messageverizon wireless
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| Qwest Dumps Sprint Nextel For Verizon Wireless | | More bad news for beaten-up Sprint Nextel (S), though we've heard rumors about this for a while: Qwest Communications (Q) is formally ditching long-time partner Sprint as its wireless service partner for larger rival Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD).
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| Verizon Wireless reverses decision, restores SMS delivery notifications | | Fiend-rexters rejoice. Verizon Wireless has reversed its previous decision to end SMS delivery notifications. We told you little over a week ago that SMS delivery notifications were slowly disappearing from Verizon Wireless phones, generating applause from some and angst from others. Love it or hate it, Verizon has reversed its decision and as of October [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 01-Oct-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in ServicesVerizondelivery notificationSMSverizon wireless
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| Verizon Wireless is ?The Network? in coverage |  J.D. Power and Associates released Volume 2 of their biannual Cellular Call Quality Survey Thursday and it appears as if “Can you hear me now?” is a phrase not uttered by many Verizon Wireless customers. In every region of the country surveyed, Verizon was either the sole winner or tied for first place. The survey [...]
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| Verizon Wireless?s acquisition of Alltel is approved by the DOJ |  Thanks to a deal that has been quite a while in the making, AT&T is now on the verge is getting booted from its position as the nations largest wireless carrier. The Department of Justice approved on Thursday the $28 billion purchase of Alltel by Verizon Wireless. It comes at a price though, as Verizon will [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 31-Oct-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in AlltelNewsVerizonacquisitionDOJverizon wireless
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| Verizon is paying Sprint and AT&T subscribers money to port over! |  Check out these docs we just got our hands on! They are for authorized Verizon Wireless dealers at the moment, and not applicable to corporate stores, but we heard they might be soon. Verizon is offering a “switcher credit” to Sprint and AT&T subscribers who port their number over. Awesome idea, and one I’ve said [...]
[..] Read complete article | | Published 09-Sep-2008 by The Boy Genius in BG's CornerExclusivesVerizonAT&TportSprintverizon wireless
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