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When Verizon Wireless Claims it is THE Best

Ari Herzog

Here’s a video that launched last month, specifying Verizon Wireless now offers “the most advanced 4G network in the world.”. From one wireless industry site: Verizon claims their network is the fastest at 5-12 Mbps, followed by WiMAX at 3-6 Mbps, and HSPA+ at 1-7 Mbps. No related posts.

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Let There Be Sound

Ari Herzog

Frustrated by the wires, I searched Amazon for a wireless speaker. I don’t know if I had it that long; but I’m sure I used it over a decade. Until the pandemic began and building a home office took on an urgency, I never had a reason to get something new. I bought it.

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T-Mobile G2: My New Mobile Obsession

Ari Herzog

I didn’t stay with Verizon Wireless, my cellular provider for over a decade, either. At the Wireless Advocates kiosk at a local Costco warehouse store, I asked my remaining questions and bought it with a 2-year contract for the reasonable rate of $139.99 (over $100 cheaper than on T-Mobile’s website). So far so good.

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Will a $30 Cellphone Plan Be My Salvation?

Ari Herzog

Reviews indicate the phone’s CDMA technology will bounce off Verizon Wireless towers. While I have the choice of porting my existing Verizon Wireless number (which I’ve had for over a decade) to Straight Talk, I’m going to keep VZW alone for the time being and take a new number for this new phone.

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Killing My BlackBerry Softly

Ari Herzog

I’ve kept it through the 2-year Verizon Wireless contract but have used it less and less since the spring. I bought a BlackBerry Curve 8330 in August 2006 — with the specific intent to use the smartphone at a government technology summit I was to attend later that month.

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Why 2 Days Later is 2 Days Late

Ari Herzog

Tweeting back and forth with a Verizon Wireless customer support representative last night, I learned data-only monthly plans for the Blackberry are only eligible for hearing-impaired customers. I could have googled the information or called the company’s hotline but I turned to Twitter and received an answer quickly.

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How Dogs Use Social Media

Ari Herzog

I wondered this too. That’s when I stumbled onto a February 2010 story from the Los Angeles Times about Puppy Tweets, a $29.99 Mattel toy that attaches to the dog’s collar, is wirelessly connected to a computer’s USB port, and synchronizes canine movements to your dog’s Twitter account.