Archive for August, 2009

Forced Service Change: Enhanced Multimedia Phone

by verizon voyager on August 31st, 2009

We’ve got phones, cell phones, mobile phones, smartphones, feature phones, smartbooks, netbooks and the list goes on and on. The latest item on that list is “Enhanced Multimedia Phone” which will see its first member on September 8th – the Samsung Rogue. Unfortunately this phones usher in a new era of forced service change described [...]

BlackBerry Storm Price Cut To $49.99!

by verizon voyager on August 31st, 2009

Want to take advantage of a pretty awesome deal? The BlackBerry Storm is now only $49.99 on Verizon Wireless when you purchase the phone on a 2-year contract and after enjoying a $100 online discount!

The move is obviously to make way for the brand new BlackBerry Storm 2 which is expected in the very near [...]

Samsung Rogue, Intensity Equipment Guide Leaks

by verizon voyager on August 27th, 2009

Nevermind that “property of Verizon” text stamped overtop these images. It’s all free game once they’ve hit the tech blog scene and the Samsung Rogue Equipment Guide and Samsung Intentsity Equipment Guide have opened up to share their secrets:

The funny thing is that the information about the Samsung Intensity found its way to the web [...]

Samsung Rogue, Samsung Intensity Come September 8th!

by verizon voyager on August 26th, 2009

If you’re waiting for either the Samsung Rogue or Samsung Intensity you’ve got less than two weeks to wait. Rumor has it that both devices will be launching on September 8th! So, what will you get with each device? Glad you asked:
Samsung Rogue:

Touchscreen display
Slider with full-QWERTY
3MP camera
GPS
EV-DO

Samsung Intensity:

sliding QWERTY keypad
1.3MP camera
Bluetooth
Eh… we’ll stop

With a 2-year [...]

Samsung Omnia 2 Officially Inching Closer

by verizon voyager on August 25th, 2009

We haven’t heard much of anything about the Samsung Omnia 2 concerning an Official Release Date, but a sighting on Samsung’s website indicates the Omnia 2 isn’t far from launch. You can sign up for updates and as you can see/read, the Omnia 2 is a Verizon Wireless exclusive!

As I was writing this article I [...]

Verizon Launches Smartphone Resource Guide

by verizon voyager on August 25th, 2009

We here at VerizonVoyager.org attempt to be a pretty awesome resource for Big Red Smartphone shoppers, but you can never have enough information – especially when it comes straight from the source. That’s why we were happy to see that Verizon Wireless today launched a resource section (smartphones.verizonwireless.com)  of their website specifically targeted at Smartphone [...]

BlackBerry Storm 2: Behind The Amazing Screen

by verizon voyager on August 25th, 2009

The BlackBerry Storm turned out to be more of a novelty than a revolutionary game changer of epic proportions. Perhaps hype got the best of the first ever touch screen BlackBerry phone, but RIM isn’t giving up – the BlackBerry Storm 2 continues its legacy of awesomely new touchscreen tech.
The video of the Storm 2 [...]

Samsung Intensity Launch Imminent?

by verizon voyager on August 22nd, 2009

You probably didn’t know the Samsung Intensity was about to launch on Verizon Wireless and that’s because you probably didn’t know the Samsung Intensity existed. It does and its coming soon to a Verizon store near you!

Is that beautiful or what? Or what! You’ll agree once I tell you that this thing has a 1.3 [...]

nPhase: Verizon & Qualcomm Joint Venture

by verizon voyager on August 22nd, 2009

Last month Verizon and Qualcomm announced an unnamed Joint Venture that sought to create business in untapped B2B markets with a unique strategy. Today they have announced the joint venture will be called nPhase, taking on a name originally chosen by Qualcomm in 2002. The implications of this partnership could be far reaching for all [...]

Verizon Escapade Goes Global For Minimal

by verizon voyager on August 21st, 2009

Made by Pantech, the Verizon Escapade doesn’t have anything beyond the most basic features, but the phone DOES have global connectivity capabilities and only costs $29.99 (available now). The phone offers voice and text services in 220 locations worldwide but data is another issue, lacking EV-DO, UMTS, and EDGE data.
It wouldn’t be our first choice, [...]