http://www.wirelesszone.com/ Let Wireless Zone help you connect Designed to satisfy the needs of both consumers and business customers, the BlackBerry Storm smartphone combines the powerful communications features, global connectivity and personal productivity advantages of the BlackBerry platform with a revolutionary touch-screen technology that dramatically enhances the touch interface and enables easy and precise typing. The world's first clickable touch-screen responds much like a physical keyboard and also supports single-touch, multi-touch and gestures for intuitive and efficient application navigation. Wireless Zone customers will soon benefit from the nations most reliable wireless voice network and the pervasiveness of Verizon Wireless reliable high-speed 3G Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) network for rich Internet browsing and multimedia applications. Touch and Feel The BlackBerry Storm smartphone comes with an innovative touch-screen that actually depresses ever so slightly when the screen is pressed. The user distinctly feels the screen being pressed and released with a gentle click, similar to the feeling of a key on a physical keyboard or a button on a mouse. The clickable touch-screen gives the user positive confirmation that they have made a selection and the result is a dramatically enhanced touch interface and a highly-intuitive typing experience. In addition to the familiar navigation keys (phone, menu and escape) that are common to other BlackBerry smartphones, the new BlackBerry Storm adds support for multi-touches, taps, slides and other touch-screen gestures, so customers can easily highlight, scroll, pan and zoom for smooth navigation. The BlackBerry Storm smartphone also features a built-in accelerometer, allowing its touch-screen to automatically switch between landscape mode and portrait mode as the user rotates the handset RIMs SureType keyboard layout is available in portrait mode and a full QWERTY* keyboard layout is available in landscape mode. Other relevant features, such as cut and paste, are only a touch away for the ultimate smartphone experience. World Class Smartphone The BlackBerry Storm is a top-of-the-line 3G mobile phone with premium features and global connectivity. In the U.S., the BlackBerry Storm 9530 gives Verizon Wireless customers 3G EV-DO Rev. A/CDMA technology and (2100Mhz) UMTS/HSPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM for global use. The BlackBerry Storm 9500 from Vodafone supports (2100Mhz) UMTS/HSPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks. Browsing is Fast and Easy Customers will enjoy a full HTML high-performance browser that works in either portrait or landscape orientation. Navigating Web sites is fast and easy with the touch-screen interface that lets users double tap to zoom in and slide their fingers to scroll and pan. Icons along the bottom of the display allow for quickly accessing Web sites, switching between Page View and Column View as well as the ability to toggle between Pan mode and Cursor mode. The enhanced browser supports file downloading, streaming audio and video (RTSP), and with its built-in RSS support, new content from supported Web sites can be automatically pushed to the user. Staying Connected The BlackBerry Storm smartphone brings the full power of the industrys leading mobile e-mail and messaging solution without compromise. It supports personal and corporate e-mail and text (SMS), picture (MMS) and instant (IM) messaging on the most prevalent consumer and enterprise platforms, as well as easy access to popular social networking sites. Packed with Additional Features The BlackBerry Storm smartphone, available from Verizon Wireless and Vodafone, also includes the following features and functions: BlackBerry Internet Service, BlackBerry Unite!, BlackBerry Professional Software and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support Preloaded DataViz Documents to Go allows users to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset 3.2 megapixel camera with variable zoom, auto focus and a powerful flash that also provides continuous lighting when recording video Built-in GPS supports location-based applications and services, as well as geotagging of photos 1 GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage Media player that can play movies smoothly in full-screen mode, display pictures and slideshows quickly and manage an entire music collection; playlists can be created directly on the handset and theres an equalizer with 11 preset filters including Lounge, Jazz and Hip Hop for customized audio ranges when using wired headphones or external speakers A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, support for Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and dedicated volume controls Sleek, elegant design with contoured corners, stainless steel back and chrome accents surrounding its large (3.25") glass lens; its exceptional 480 x 360 resolution at 184 ppi is crisp and bright with eye-pleasing clarity An ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts backlighting for ideal screen viewing and an accelerometer that allows customers to view applications in either portrait or landscape mode by simply rotating the handset Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately six hours of talk time on 3G networks and 15 days of standby time Additional details related to availability and pricing will be announced in the coming weeks. To learn more or register to be notified when the BlackBerry Storm is available, visit your local Wireless Zone store. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=106 If your gift connects to the Internet with WiFi, Wireless Zone can give it the blazing speed of Verizons 4G LTE anywhere you want to go. Think tablets, ereaders, laptops, gaming consoles, up to 5 devices at once. And during the Holidays, with our online coupon, you and those closest to you can get the 4G Mobile Hotspot for Free with a new 2 year contract. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=278 Cellular Chloe recently meet with Debbie Wright of Project Closet and discussed ways to keep up with the latest trends in fashion. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=253 If every person took a small step the overall benefit would be tremendous. We all need to replace complacency with diligence. Unfortunately most of us don't know enough about what can be recycled and what is bad for the environment. There are plenty of small things you can do to make a huge positive effect on the environment. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=252 Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Wireless Zone #79 in the Franchise 500 for 2011 (#144 in 10). We were also ranked #35 in the Fastest Growing category. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=231 With temperatures plunging across the U.S., Wireless Zone offers its customers tips to prepare their wireless phones for the cold weather: Charge your phone or PDA frequently. Cold temperatures can run down the phones battery charge more quickly. Use your car charger to keep your phones charge if you get stranded or stuck in traffic due to winter weather. Handle your handset with care. The display cover can become brittle when exposed to cold temperatures for long periods of time. Keep your phone in a warm place; avoid leaving it in an outside pocket or backpack or in the car overnight. Prolonged exposure to the cold may affect the phones display screen. When outside in the cold weather, carry your phone in an inside jacket pocket, keeping it close to your body for warmth. Check your phones signal strength in a non-emergency situation to know where the signal is strong and where its not. Maintain a list of emergency phone numbers police, fire and rescue agencies; power companies; insurance providers; family, friends and co-workers; etc. and program them into your phone. Add highway department and school numbers to check for local road and school closings and no tow orders. Be prepared before heading outside by checking weather, traffic and news reports available on most wireless phones. Verizon Wireless is dedicated to delivering outstanding customer satisfaction by providing a positive wireless experience to its customers. The company has invested more than $48 billion since it was formed $5.5 billion on average every year to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. Backup battery and generator systems at the companys nationwide network of cell towers and switching centers also provide a greater degree of reliability in the event of local electrical power outages due to the inclement weather. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=127 In time for the 75th NFL Draft, Wireless Zone customers can download NFL Mobile, a new application available today on select 3G Smartphones and 3G Multimedia Phones that gives fans of Americas number one sport unprecedented access to information about their favorite teams, players and games. NFL Mobile provides the latest news and information, including in-depth profiles of current players and draft prospects, team updates, mock drafts, expert analysis and more. The new app also lets fans watch NFL Network, including live coverage of the 2010 NFL Draft, which will be held at New Yorks Radio City Music Hall from Thursday, April 22 to Saturday, April 24. NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless will add new features later this year, including content from NFL training camps, preseason games and games throughout the 2010 NFL season. The new app also will offer live streaming of NBCs Sunday Night Football and NFL Networks Thursday Night Football. In addition, fans will have access to fantasy information, news, and player and team statistics, as well as receive NFL Network, which airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. NFL Mobile provides Verizon Wireless customers access to live radio broadcasts of every regular season and playoff game; postgame highlights; and ringtones, graphics and alerts for each team. Also later this year, NFL RedZone, the wildly popular channel from NFL Network, which airs live or near-live look-ins of every key play and touchdown from Sunday afternoon games, is coming to mobile for the first time. Phones, Pricing and Availability At launch, NFL Mobile will be available on 13 3G Smartphones and 3G Multimedia Phones, including DROID by Motorola, Motorola DEVOUR, DROID ERIS by HTC, BlackBerry Curve 8530, BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Storm2, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Tour, BlackBerry 8830 World Edition, LG Chocolate Touch, LG enV TOUCH, LG VX8360 and Samsung Rogue. NFL Mobile is a free app covering the 2010 NFL season, with no subscription or monthly charges if customers download it by Dec. 31, 2010. For customers without an unlimited data plan, data or megabyte charges may apply when downloading or using the application. The exclusive app is part of Verizon Wireless multi-year sponsorship agreement with the NFL. Verizon Wireless is the official wireless service provider for the NFL. For more information, visit your local Wireless Zone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=195 Wireless Zone Incredible Photo Contest Winners http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=207 The good news is the new Droid X super-phone with its roomy 4.3-inch display and 8-megapixel camera is awesome. And though Wireless Zone is getting new inventory on a regular basis, the bad news is quantities are very limited everywhere. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=206 Just in time for the Wireless Zone Incredible Summer photo contest, tips that will help you take better photos with your cell phone. 1. Use the rule of thirds 2. Stabilize your camera phone 3. Use the highest resolution setting 4. Use the highest quality setting 5. Shoot videos at the right frame rate 6. Use a low ISO setting if you can 7. Get the right color tone 8. Use digital zoom judiciously 9. Anticipate shutter lag 10. Decide what your photograph is before you take it http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=203 Wireless Zone customers who pay a monthly bill, including those formerly with Alltel, may contribute to Chilean earthquake relief efforts via their mobile phones. To make a $10 donation to Habitat for Humanity, text the word CHILE to 25383; to make a $10 donation to World Vision, text the word CHILE to 20222. Customers will receive a text response to confirm the $10 donation, and 100 percent of customers donations will go directly to the relief organizations efforts to help the victims of the Chilean earthquake. Additional international relief organizations are expected to begin mobile giving campaigns soon. Verizon Wireless donates the cost of the back-and-forth text messages. Customers will not be charged for the text messages, and the $10 donation will appear on their regular monthly bills. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=190 Wireless Zone is proud to help promoteText4baby, a free mobile information service designed to help foster maternal and child health. This educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) provides pregnant women and new moms with information they need to take care of their health and give their babies the best possible start in life. Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411 will receive free SMS text messages each week, timed to their due date or babys date of birth. Text4baby is made possible through a broad, public-private partnership that includes government, corporations, academic institutions, professional associations, tribal agencies and non-profit organizations. Founding partners include HMHB, Voxiva, CTIA - The Wireless Foundation and WPP. Johnson & Johnson is the founding sponsor, and premier sponsors include WellPoint, Pfizer and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. U.S. government partners include the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense Military Health System. The mobile health platform is provided by Voxiva and free messaging services are generously provided by participating wireless service providers. Implementation partners include BabyCenter, Danya International, Syniverse Technologies, Keynote Systems and The George Washington University. MTV Networks is a media sponsor. Registration is easy and can be done from your cell phone. Simply text the word BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411. Youll be asked to enter your babys due date or your babys birthday and your zip code. Once you are registered you will start receiving free messages with tips for your pregnancy and caring for your baby. These messages are timed to your due date or your babys birth date. If your due date changes, you can text UPDATE to 511411 and enter your new due date. If you want to stop receiving messages from Text4baby, you can text STOP to 511411. If you want to start the messages again, you will have to re-register by sending BABY to 511411 (BEBE to 511411 for Spanish messages). FAQs Do I have to pay for the incoming text messages? No. Thanks to the support of CTIA - The Wireless Foundation and participating wireless service providers, all messages you receive from text4baby are free! How many messages will I receive in a week? After signing up, you will receive one message per day for the first six days with general information. After that, you will receive three messages a week throughout your pregnancy and up until your childs first birthday. Are the messages personalized? The text4baby messages are not personalized, but the information in each message is relevant to your pregnancy timeline or the age of your child. What if my due date changes? If your due-date changes, you can update text4baby by texting the word UPDATE to 511411. You will be asked for the new due date, and then the messages you receive will be adjusted to your new date. What topics do these messages cover? These messages focus on a variety of topics critical to maternal and child health: immunization, nutrition, seasonal flu, prenatal care, emotional well being, drugs and alcohol, labor and delivery, smoking cessation, breastfeeding, mental health, birth defects prevention, oral health, car seat safety, exercise and fitness, developmental milestones, safe sleep, family violence, and more. What is the source of the messages? Text4baby messages were developed by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Following message development, they underwent a vigorous review process by several government organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office on Womens Health and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development. How long will I receive text messages for? The messages will continue throughout your pregnancy and your babys first year. What if I deliver my baby early? If you deliver your baby early, you can update by texting UPDATE to 511411. You will then be prompted to text in your babys actual birth day and messages will be readjusted. How do I stop getting these messages? To stop receiving texts from the text4baby service, you simply need text STOP to 511411. What will happen with my information? Information collected from you during registration is used to enroll you in the text4baby service and send you text4baby messages. Your information is not sold or shared with any third parties for any commercial purpose. Click here to review the text4Baby Privacy Policy. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=187 Verizon Wireless Animated Messaging is Now Available from your local Wireless Zone Professional http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=28 Verizon Wireless Google Android phones available at Wireless Zone http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=174 Students are using ringtones in classrooms that their teachers cannot hear. The concept was hijacked from a technology that was originally used to repel teenagers from loitering around shops in the United Kingdom. Because the ability to hear high frequencies deteriorates with age (a phenomenon known as presbycusis), the high-frequency tones were inaudible to adults yet were painfully annoying to teens. Dubbed Mosquito Ringtones, these high pitched sounds allow teens to hear their phone ringing while adults are completely unaware. Today there are a variety of companies offering these ringtones. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=171 Wireless Zone customers can now enjoy one-stop access to multiple popular social networking sites on their mobile phones. This mobile gateway is called SocialLife and simply brings together numerous social networking sites catering to different communities, including MySpace, into one easy-to-use application. With SocialLife, Wireless Zone customers will be able to view messages, approve or deny friend requests, post comments or update status or profiles on their favorite social networking site, all on their wireless phones while on-the-go. "MySpace is committed to providing our global community with tools to discover, share, connect and communicate in every way they choose," said John Faith, general manager and vice president of MySpace Mobile. "Our deal with Intercasting and Verizon Wireless' SocialLife reinforces our leadership in mobile and furthers our goal in creating a deeply engaging MySpace mobile experience across all Verizon Wireless phones." Take a Picture and Add it to Your Profile SocialLife integrates the camera on a customer's wireless phone, so pictures can be taken within the application, then uploaded with "one-click" to a customer's selected community site. Photos can also be shared with friends found in the phone's address book. Connect to Popular Social Networking Sites In addition to MySpace, customers can connect to many other diverse social networking sites, including AsianAve, BlackPlanet, FaithBase, GLEE, LiveJournal, MiGente, Photobucket, Rabble and MTV Tr3s through the SocialLife interface. SocialLife can be found in the Community section of Get It Now-enabled phones or under the Browse & Download section of the Media Center on some handsets. The application is available for $1.49 monthly access. Without an unlimited data feature, airtime or megabyte charges may apply, depending on the customer's plan. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=112 Animated messaging makes your text messages special, and with a variety of seasonal characters to choose from, Wireless Zone customers can send them to any other Verizon Wireless customer. Options include animals, people and colorful characters. To learn more, visit your local Wireless Zone professional. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=141 The highly acclaimed Bejeweled Twist game will initially be available exclusively on Verizon Wireless phones beginning April 8. PopCaps fourth in-house title for mobile and the first new Bejeweled title in more than three years Bejeweled Twist puts a completely new spin on the top-selling puzzle franchise of the 21st century. Since its launch on the PC last year, Bejeweled Twist has been a top-seller and has garnered glowing critiques. Featuring a revolutionary new style of play and the highest production values of any casual game ever created, Bejeweled Twist removes the barriers of traditional match-three games. Instead of swapping adjacent jewels to make a set, players rotate an entire 2 x 2 block of gems clockwise in an effort to create a line of three or more gems of the same type. Additionally, players dont have to make a match with every move they can freely rotate gems anywhere on the board, allowing far greater liberty of movement and vastly increased strategic freedom to plan combinations, cascades and chains. Beyond the completely different method of moving gems, Bejeweled Twist provides a wealth of new power-ups and obstacles. New gem types include Flame, Lightning and Fruit gems that produce firey explosions and other powerful effects; and new obstacles such as Bomb and Locked gems as well as Coal will challenge players as never before. In addition, four game modes (Classic, Blitz, Challenge and Zen) offer vastly different ways to experience Bejeweled Twist. The game will also offer touch support on compatible Verizon Wireless touch screen phones. Wireless Zone customers will be able to purchase Bejeweled Twist on April 8 in the Whats New, Verizon Exclusives, and Puzzle/Word categories in the Media Center or Get It Now virtual store for a $6.99 unlimited use purchase or a $3.49 monthly subscription. Bejeweled Twist will be available on a number of popular Verizon Wireless phones, including the LG Dare, enV2 by LG, Samsung Renown and Samsung Sway. Download charges vary and airtime or megabyte charges may apply when downloading and using certain applications. Customers need a Media Center or Get It Now-enabled handset and Verizon Wireless digital service to access the Get It Now virtual store. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=140 Animated messaging makes your text messages special, and with a variety of seasonal characters to choose from, Wireless Zone customers can send them to any other Verizon Wireless customer. Options include animals, people and colorful characters. To learn more, Click Here or visit your local Wireless Zone professional. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=136 Wireless Zone customers can download Keith Urban music to their handsets using Verizon Wireless V CAST Music prior to the March 31 release of Defying Gravity, Verizon Wireless customers will have exclusive access to three new Keith Urban songs, Hit the Ground Runnin, Standing Right In Front of You, and If Ever I Could Love. These songs will be available in ringtones, ringback tones and full-song over-the-air downloads according to the following schedule: Hit the Ground Runnin March 6 Available in ringtones and ringback tones March 10 Available in full-song downloads over the air Standing Right In Front of You March 13 Available in ringtones and ringback tones March 17 Available in full-song downloads over the air If Ever I Could Love March 20 Available in ringtones and ringback tones March 24 Available in full-song downloads over the air Mobile Tickets Fans have an opportunity to get tickets to the Verizon VIP Tour featuring Keith Urban No Frills by downloading his music or videos from Verizon Wireless V CAST Music service. Select fans will be sent mobile tickets over-the-air, directly to their Verizon Wireless phones for entry to the event. Upon arrival to the show, customers can flash their digital tickets over a scanner for VIP access. Customers can download Urbans songs, including Sweet Thing as ringback tones, ring tones and full-song downloads via V CAST Music. Customers are charged $1.99 per megabyte for data usage when downloading ringtones or ringback tones. However, megabyte pricing is not charged for downloading music, or text, picture and video messaging. For more information on mobile music from Verizon Wireless, visit your local Wireless Zone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=134 This year's Rolex 24 Hour Race in Daytona takes place January 22-25, 2009. Wireless Zone is proud to be a sponsor of Racing4Research which has teamed with Farnbacher Loles Racing. Racing4Research raises money year-round to benefit medical research through corporate sponsorship and individual pledges, both per lap and fixed amount. With more than just winning in mind, the #85 Children's Tumor Foundation Porsche GT3 team will drive 24 hours, over 600 laps, to help raise awareness and find a cure for neurofibromatosis. What is neurofibromatosis? Neurofibromatosis (NF)is a set of genetic disorders that, in its most common form, affects 1:3,000 births, and causes tumors to grow anywhere throughout the body. Half of all cases occur as a result of a spontaneous genetic mutation, with the childs family having no genetic history of the disorder. NF affects both sexes, all races and ethnic groups equally. NF is more prevalent than cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Huntingtons disease combined. What is the Children's Tumor Foundation? The Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) is the leading non-government funder of research into NF. The Foundation funds both clinical and non-clinical research to enable effective treatments and, ultimately, find a cure for NF. The 24 hour race is held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL and can be viewed on the following channels: Jan 24, 3:00 PM ET, FOX Jan 24, 4:30 PM ET, SPEED Jan 25, 7:00 AM ET, SPEED http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=128 A recent survey of 785 eighteen to thirty year-old women found that the majority would nose through the text messages and photos in someone elses phone if they stumbled on a lost device. The survey also found that 84 percent said keeping tabs on a partner was essential with most of them admitting that they would look through a partners phone if they thought the person was cheating. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=122 Wireless Zone customers can get into the spirit of the season with a wide variety of music available for their wireless phones. This year's Holiday Playlists and Holiday Jukeboxes help customers find the perfect ringtones and ringback tones to spread holiday cheer. With choices ranging from Disney Holiday favorites and Traditional Holiday classics to Country Holiday hits, these ringtones and ringback tones let customers personalize their phones for the holiday season. Verizon Wireless is featuring different Holiday Playlists over the next few weeks, offering a variety of ringtone and ringback tone purchase options, including: Holiday Hits Traditional Holiday Latin Holiday Country Holiday R&B Holiday Animal Holiday Best of 2008 New Years Party Hits Latin Fiesta Club Hits '08 New Year's Resolutions Romantic Holiday Stocking Stuffers Metal Holiday Kids Holiday Disney Holiday Motown Holiday Winter Wonderland South Park Christmas Nickelodeon Holiday New Age Christmas Stocking Stuffers - Latin For the first time, Wireless Zone customers can also select from pre-programmed ringback tone holiday-themed Jukeboxes that contain three, five or seven ringback tones of favorite holiday titles. The Holiday Jukeboxes are available in the VZW Tones section on Verizon Wireless phones and online in the Verizon Wireless Media Store at a discounted price (compared to purchasing them individually). These holiday ringback tones can be saved immediately as a default Jukebox and will play a different ringback in the Jukebox each time someone calls, spreading holiday cheer to friends and family this season. For more information about mobile music from Verizon Wireless, visit or call your local Wireless Zone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=121 Wireless Zone customers can now rock out with the award-winning global phenomenon, Guitar Hero III on their mobile phones! The rhythm-based, three button game can be played anytime, anywhere on your cell phone yet still stays true to the original. Open with 15 high quality tracks, all taken from the Guitar Hero console series, and grow your set list with an unlockable song pack each month. Shred as your favorite characters, on four authentic Gibson guitars, in three killer venues. Is your phone ready to rock? http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=120 June Mountain Ski Resort in Mono County, Calif. Bear Mountain Ski Resort and Snow Summit Ski in Big Bear, Calif. Highway 50 between the towns of Kyburz and Strawberry in California on the way to Lake Tahoe Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, Conn. Jiminy Peak in Hancock, Mass. Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Hidden Valley, Pa. Bromley Mountain in Peru, Vt. Hunter Mountain Ski Resort in Hunter, N.Y. Magic Mountain Ski Area in Londonderry, Vt. Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vt. Alpental Ski Area in King County, Wash. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=118 Disney Parks and Resorts Taking Guests to New Frontiers The agreement between Disney and Verizon is another step in a series of new initiatives that highlight the latest technologies from Disney Parks and Resorts with a continued focus on improving guest experience and providing immersive entertainment. Disney Parks and Resorts continue to exemplify how technologies can be used to build new connections and redefine how guests plan and enjoy their vacations. From the time guests begin planning their vacation using Walt Disney World Resort in 3D on Google Earth or tuning into Disney Travel on Demand, the experience is designed to make their lives easier. Guests can take their vacation experience to a new level with Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, an interactive wireless theme park game for families, and by personalizing and sharing their Disney experiences when they return home, using DisneyLink, a desktop application. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=115 United Way's 2-1-1 help service that connects people to a variety of services to help with crises and everyday needs is now available via cell phones. By calling 2-1-1, the operator will provide resources to access child care, after-school programs, senior citizen services, counseling and support groups, health-related services, crisis needs like food, housing and clothing, services for the disabled and volunteer services. The service is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=110 Twenty-five years ago the nation's first commercial cell phone call was made. The recipient was Alexander Graham Bell's grandson on a Motorola DynaTAC handset that weighed 2 1/2 pounds and retailed for $3,995. The industry has changed dramatically in the quarter-century since. Cell phones are mainstream devices owned by more than 80 percent of Americans. And their primary use isn't talking anymore. Text messaging has surpassed voice calls as more cell phone owners become comfortable with texting rather than calling someone. In the second quarter of 2008, the typical subscriber sent or received 357 text messages, compared with 204 phone calls, according to Nielsen Mobile. For more information on the most popular phones and finding the one right for you, please read the user reviews on all of the phones we offer or visit your local Wireless Zone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=107 Wireless Zone customers can access full coverage of the upcoming presidential debate when away from home. Verizon Wireless is offering customers two options for watching the presidential debate on Oct. 15. The debate will be aired live beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET on CBS News through V CAST Video and V CAST Mobile TV. Additionally, Wireless Zone customers can access full election coverage on Nov. 4 on CBS News through V CAST Video. Customers can check out V CAST Video whenever they want with any V CAST subscription. For more information, contact your local Wireless Zone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=105 Wireless Zone customers can now watch full-length episodes from hit shows from NBC, Telemundo, USA Network and the SCI FI Channel on their Verizon Wireless V CAST Video-enabled phones. This includes NBCs hit show The Office, which follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees via a "documentary" film crew's cameras. For more information, go to your nearest Wireless Zone http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=97 Wireless Zone customers who purchase the Samsung Glyde or Juke between Sept. 2 and Nov. 1, 2008, register online and download V CAST Music with Rhapsody on their PCs will have the chance to be entered into a sweepstakes to win a trip to The Bahamas to see the Jonas Brothers perform at Atlantis, Paradise Island resort on Dec. 13, 2008. They will also be able to instantly download four complimentary exclusive live versions of songs from the Jonas Brothers hot new album, A Little Bit Longer. Customers will also have the chance to be entered to win a trip to Atlantis to see the Jonas Brothers. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=96 Wireless Zone customers with can shop smarter with ShopSmart Mobile from Consumer Reports, you get our expert Ratings sent directly to your cell phone. No more wavering over which model is better. No more haggling with a salesperson over the best price. No more indecision in the store aisles. ShopSmart Mobile provides current, unbiased test results and up-to-date online and in-store prices so that you can make sure youre getting the best product for the best price, right there, right now, before you leave the store. Now youll be able to instantly compare models, prices, reliability results on name-brand appliances, electronics, home and garden products.from toasters to TVs to treadmills. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=95 Barack Obama's presidential campaign made wireless history when it announced via an SMS text message to supporters that Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Biden would be Obama's pick for vice president. Here is the text message Obama's campaign sent to supporters. Text message: "Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3pm ET on http://www.BarackObama.com. Spread the word!" Although this demonstrates the trend in disseminating political news to party supporters, traditional media scooped the announcement to the general public. The text message did allow the campaign, however, to poke fun of Hillary Clinton's 3 a.m. ad by sending the text to supporter's phones at, you guessed it, 3 a.m. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=94 Beginning Monday, July 28, Wireless Zone customers with subscriptions to Verizon V CAST can enjoy Stephen King's latest work in a groundbreaking series of 25 original video episodes. The series of video episodes is believed to be the first comic-style book adaptation specifically developed and produced for viewing on cell phones. The episodes are based on King's original and previously unpublished story N., the tale of a psychiatrist who becomes the victim of the same mysterious and deadly obsession as his patient, and which will be included in his forthcoming collection of short stories. Featuring sophisticated production values, the episodes were drawn by award-winning comic-book artist Alex Maleev, whose work has appeared on NBC's Heroes, and colored by famed comic-book colorist Jos Villarrubia with creative oversight from Stephen King. The episodes are presented in a highly designed pan and scan format, complete with comic book-style graphics, an original score, sound effects, and a full cast of voiceovers that includes Emmy and Golden Globe award nominee actor Ben Shenkman. Stephen King commented: "I'm always interested in new delivery systems for stories, and always curious about how those systems work with the old story-telling verities. This one, it seems to me, works extraordinarily well." Beginning Monday, July 28, and running through Friday, August 29, the video episodes (each running approximately two minutes), will be released in serial fashion on consecutive weekdays for five weeks, at no additional charge to Wireless Zone customers with Verizon V CAST subscriptions. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=88 Wireless Zone, a Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer, is the largest independent wireless franchise in the United States. Established in 1988 Wireless Zone has over 270 stores operating in 16 states. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=80 All you need is a mobile phone to receive severe weather warnings. If your phone receives text messages or has Wireless Internet capability, the skys the limit when it comes to alerts, forecasts and radar maps for your city, as well as thousands of cities worldwide. The two major services that provide mobile weather alerts and local forecasts are WeatherBug and the Weather Channel. WeatherBug can provide web enabled phones live local weather from over 8,000 neighborhood level Weather Stations. Severe weather alerts are sent via text in real-time. Additional features include detailed forecasts, animated local radar, and live and time-lapse images from more than 1,000 weather cameras. When severe weather warnings are issued in your area, the Weather Channel can alert you by phone. Web enabled phones can get weather.coms custom mobile web site. Severe weather warning text Alerts can be sent to your wireless device as a subscription service. (other alerts available include Daily Forecasts, Rain Alerts, Extreme Heat Alerts, Extreme Cold Alerts, Icy Precipitation Alerts. Snow Alerts, Pollen Alerts and Daily Surf and Sea Conditions. The Weather Channel has two text messaging options to meet your needs, subscription and on-demand. Verizon Wireless Get It Now enabled phones can download both services directly. All others can download the necessary programs and find additional information at www.weatherbug.com or www.weather.com. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=78 Runners, cyclists, triathletes and walkers now have another reason to take their cell phones with them when they work out, thanks to the availability of BiM Active from Bones in Motion on certain Get It Now-enabled phones and the Runners World RunTracker. A wireless training resource, Runners World RunTracker enables runners to track and store their workoutsincluding mileage, split times, caloric burn, elevation changes and other informationas well as to share running route information from cities around the country, all with the push of a button on their wireless phones. With BiM Active, Verizon Wireless customers can track their workout routines and push their stamina to the limits using its GPS tracking technology to continuously monitor their speed, distance, calories burned, pace and route. Plus, Wireless Zone customers already carrying their V CAST Music enabled phone can use BiM Active simultaneously, allowing them to track their progress while exercising to their favorite workout songs without interruption all on a single device. BiM Active was developed specifically with outdoor enthusiasts in mind and lets customers set workout goals, measure how far they have gone and how fast and receive feedback through sound alerts without any calibration. Once the workout is complete, customers can upload their activity to their own personal BiM Active online account at bimactive.com where they can view their activity history, workout analysis and blog with other members of the BiM Active online community. Over time, customers can build a detailed personal training history and share their activities with friends, training partners and find recommended routes from other athletes who use BiM Active. In addition, the Runners World RunTracker, (www.runnersworld.com/runtracker) can wirelessly capture and store workout and route information from registered runners around the country using GPS-enabled cell phones powered by the BiM Active application, which can also enable users to listen to music over the same device that tracks their workout in real-time. For business travelers, RunTracker also enables the storing, sharing and viewing of running routes in cities around the country. Contact your local Wireless Zone regarding how to download BiM Active to your phones. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=73 Ever hear a song on the radio but don't know which song is, thus you can't get it? Wireless Zone customers don't need to worry any more. With V CAST Song ID, when users hear a song, they can capture a sample of what they are listening to on their phone and the service will identify the song. To use the service, customers only need a V CAST Music-enabled phone to start identifying recorded music playing on the radio, in a club, on the street or from virtually any music source. V CAST Song ID can identify more than four million songs, spanning almost all music genres, from the latest chart toppers to 80s rock classics. When the user places the phone near a music source and records a 10-second clip, V CAST Song ID names the artist, song and album title. After successful recognition, the application will determine if the song is available as a full-track song, ringtone or ringback tone and directly launch the Verizon Wireless V CAST Music store where the consumer has the option to purchase and download the track. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=69 Wireless Zone customers can benefit from a mobile version of the best-selling medication reference guide, The Pill Book. The Pill Phone application is available exclusively through Verizon Wireless. With The Pill Phones Pill Lookup feature, Verizon Wireless customers have access to critical information on more than 1,800 medications and prescription drugs that are commonly prescribed by physicians, including indications, dosing, side effects, drug interactions, photos of medications, and more. The Pill Phone also offers a Medication Reminder feature, which allows customers to schedule automatic reminders to take their doses at the appropriate times. With the Medication Reminder feature, customers can stay on their familiar medication schedule at home and even when they are traveling. For more information on The Pill Phone, or to see an interactive demo, visit www.pillphone.com. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=67 Wireless Zone customers have a chance to win one of 20 tickets to Keith Urban concerts around the country as well as the opportunity to win a private backyard concert with nine of their closest friends in Nashville. Here are the details of how to enter: You have until May 3, 2008 to use Song ID on a Verizon Wireless V Cast-enabled cell phone to identify Keith Urban's songs, "Everybody" or "I Told you So." If you don't have the Song ID application on your cell phone download it from the handset and start listening. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=59 Wireless Zone customers can now access MySpace Mobile on all Mobile Web 2.0 enabled phones. Mobile Web 2.0 subscribers can now click directly into the MySpace Mobile Web site from the Connect category on the Mobile Web 2.0 home screen, eliminating the need for customers to type in a URL in order to access the site. With MySpace on Mobile Web 2.0, Verizon Wireless customers now have the ability to edit MySpace profiles, view and add friends, post comments and blogs, send and receive MySpace messages, all from their mobile phones. Millions of MySpace users have Verizon Wireless phones, and starting today we are giving them fast and easy access to our mobile site, at no additional charge, said Brandon Lucas, senior director of mobile business development for MySpace. This announcement brings us a step closer to fulfilling our vision that every user has access to MySpace, anytime, anywhere. To access MySpace Mobile, Verizon Wireless customers simply open Mobile Web 2.0 on their phones, click on the Connect category from the home screen, and click on MySpace. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=58 For the first time, Americans say they would have more trouble giving up a cell phone than a traditional phone, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said in a report Wednesday. Less than two years earlier, respondents still considered their landlines the most crucial technology. "The preferences have flipped," said John Horrigan, author of the new Pew report. "During that timeframe, people have gotten new devices that have more capabilities. People have more experience using cell phones for text messaging and other information tools. That has helped pushed cell phones as `go to' devices." The new survey found that 58 percent of cell phone users have sent or received text messages, an increase from 41 percent in April 2006. On a typical day, 31 percent of cell phone owners use text messaging and 15 percent use the devices' camera features. About 8 percent use the phone to play games and a similar percentage use it for e-mail. According to Pew, the cell phone is the technological tool its users would have most difficulty giving up, followed by the Internet and television. Landline phones ranked fourth in the latest survey, just above e-mail. In April 2006, the landline phone topped the list, followed by television, cell phones and the Internet. Pew also found increased dependency on the BlackBerry and similar devices for wireless e-mail. Thirty-six percent of such users say they would have trouble giving that up, compared with 22 percent in 2006 and 6 percent in 2002. The latest study of 2,054 adults was conducted Oct. 24 to Dec. 2 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, higher for subgroups. The random phone survey reached out to both landline and cell phone owners. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=54 Professional baseball players are reporting to spring training this week, and Verizon Wireless is ready to hit one out of the park for baseball fans looking for an early glimpse of their favorite teams. With the wireless broadband network now available at all spring training locations in Arizona and in Florida, Wireless Zone customers watching the on-field action can enjoy both Broadband Access and V CAST services. With ESPN MVP, baseball fans can follow what is happening throughout the league all season with SportsCenter video highlights, alerts for scoring updates and breaking news, news on players, teams and leagues, select ESPN Insider content, and ESPN Bottomline - right on their V CAST phones. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=40 Apopka High School students have the opportunity to receive tickets to this year's prom courtesy of Wireless Zone of Apopka, your local Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer. Students earn points based on new cell phone activations and upgrades - with the Grand Prize of 2 Prom Tickets, Tux rental, $50 Chili's Gift card and a 2 hour Limo Ride. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=37 Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator is avaialable at Wireless Zone, the largest independent wireless franchise in the U.S. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=35 Wireless Zone customers can now access and manage their financial relationships while on-the-go for a seamless, real-time and secure user experience, including checking bank account balances, transferring funds between accounts within the same bank, and reviewing and paying bills for those bills already set up through the financial institution's online account service. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=33 This year, for the first time, Verizon Wireless is offering revelers in Times Square, and throughout the country, the opportunity to make sure their individual New Year's wishes are heard - or at least read at the most famous New Year's Eve party in the world. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=32 Wireless Zone helps V CAST Mobile TV subscribers watch 24 College Bowl Games on their cell phones. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=31 Wireless Zone customers enjoy Guitar Hero III game launched by Verizon Wireless http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=30 The LG Voyager's large external touch screen, VCAST Mobile TV capabilities and full QWERTY keyboard are sure to put it at the top of many shopping lists this holiday season. The Voyager also features a stylish and functional design with two screens, including a large 2.8-inch external touch-screen with VibeTouch technology for tactile feedback. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=21 Linda Christensen has raised over $23,500 for the American Stroke Association. She has participated in two 26.2 mile walks in Bermuda and Arizona already. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=22 Wireless Zone, a cellphone seller that has grown over 19 years from one outlet in Wethersfield called The Car Phone Store to 260 franchised locations across much of the nation, is launching its biggest-ever expansion in 2008. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=1 Wireless Zone, the largest independent, carrier-exclusive, wireless franchised retailer in the country, has been selected by Verizon as a new distribution channel for FIOS, a new, fiber-optic network being built out by Verizon. This ground-breaking technology allows information to travel over fiber-optic lines rather than copper lines which are used in DSL or cable internet connections. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=26 Wireless Zone an authorized Verizon Wireless retailer opened in May 2006 and since then they have been providing the best customer service to all of their clients. The owner, Dan Day, has over five years of experience selling Verizon Wireless phones and can answer any questions you may have about getting Verizon service or upgrading your equipment. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=23 Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Wireless Zone, the largest independent, carrier exclusive, wireless retailer in the United States, as number one in wireless stores and number 214 overall in its 28th annual Franchise 500 Edition. This is also the third consecutive year that Wireless Zone has been named number one in the wireless stores category. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=27 Glossary of technical terminology for a variety of wireless technologies http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=7 Want to know a cell phone term but are afraid to ask? Well below are the definitions for everything you should ever need to know when it comes to your cell phone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/news-detail.php?id=8 Every week on CEO Corner we go one on one with New England's top business leaders to learn the secrets to their success. This week Maryanne Kane is joined by Mark Asnes, COO of Wireless Zone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=317 Wireless Zone recently sponsored a basketball camp that the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Shock hosted. The event held at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Click on the photo to see a slideshow of the event. http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=201 Interview with Kevin Sinclair, CEO of Wireless Zone, on the relationship with Verizon Wireless and buying trends of the wireless customer. http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=121 Wireless Zone, the largest independent Verizon Wireless franchise in the U.S., Opens New Store in Spring, TX http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=76 Karen Swensen, co-anchor of "Good Morning Live" on New England Cable News (the largest regional news network in the country), interviewed Mark Asnes, Wireless Zone COO, about choosing the right cell phone. http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=119 Recieve a free hands free headset with every wireless phone purchase through June and July verizon wireless zone http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=114 Verizon Wireless Zone LG 5400 Camera Phone buy one get one free after MIR limited time offer http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=97 Wireless Zone of Medway, Premium Retailer for Verizon Wireless, celebrates its 10 year anniversary http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=98 Wireless Zone customers enjoy Guitar Hero III game launched by Verizon Wireless http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=30 In an effort to meet the increased demand for wireless technology products and services, Wireless Zone, the largest independent Verizon Wireless premium retailer, in the country is opening for business in Roanoke on December 4th. http://www.wirelesszone.com/events-detail.php?id=21