Verizon Wireless

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Verizon Wireless prides itself in being the biggest CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) carrier in the United States. It was one of the first to offer a 3G (Third Generation) network, and it recently launched the first mobile TV network for a carrier.

Verizon Wireless became the biggest wireless carrier in the United States after acquiring Alltel in January of 2009. It was one of the first wireless carriers to offer a 3g network, a music store and GPS capabilities. Over the past few years, Verizon has rapidly expanded its mobile phone lineup to include several high-end, exclusive handsets.

It’s easy to find Verizon cell phone deals either online or offline. You can usually save up to $200 or more.

Verizon Wireless Coverage Review

The Verizon network runs on CDMA and 1xRTT technology. It offers a 3g network, video streaming via Verizon V Cast and V Cast Mobile TV. It also offers a music/mp3 downloading service with V Cast Wireless Music. Verizon plans come in several options: basic, push-to-talk, prepaid, and family plans.

To date, the Verizon network has 78 million subscribers. Its providers offer service at virtually every state in the US, although coverage is limited in Alaska. Users have to bear in mind, though, that actual reception varies by location. Its CDMA International Roaming is available in 17 countries.

Here are a few pros and cons of Verizon Wireless phones, plans, features to acknowledge so that you can better evaluate your many Verizon cell phone deals:

Verizon Wireless Pros

Verizon Wireless Cons

Verizon Wireless offers an unlimited calling plan Has a high-quality network, based on analyst and consumer ratings. It offers the widest selection of LG, Palm, Windows Mobile and Blackberry phones; also offers Kyocera phones exclusively The Friends and Family plan offers unlimited to calling to a select group of numbers, mobile or landline

It’s high-speed 3g feature is limited to urban areas International roaming is limited to a handful of countries Limited choice of games and applications because it used BREW instead of Java.

Verizon Wireless Individual Plans

Features	Basic	Select	Connect	Premium
Access/Mo. (Starting at:)	$39.99	$59.99	$69.99	$79.99
Anytime Minutes/Mo.(Starting at:)	450	450	450	450
Mobile to Mobile Minutes	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Night and Weekend Minutes	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Domestic Long Distance	Included	Included	Included	Included
Web Browsing	$1.99/MB	$1.99/MB	Unlimited	Unlimited
Text Messaging	$0.20/message	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Picture and Video Messaging	$0.25/message	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Mobile E-mail	–	–	Included	Included

Verizon Wireless Family Plans

Features	Basic	Select	Connect	Premium
Access/Mo. (Starting at:)	$69.99/2 lines	$99.99/2 lines	$119.99/2 lines	$139.99/2 lines
Anytime Minutes/Mo.(Starting at:)	700	700	700	700
Mobile to Mobile Minutes	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Night and Weekend Minutes	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Domestic Long Distance	Included	Included	Included	Included
Web Browsing	$1.99/MB	$1.99/MB	Unlimited	Unlimited
Text Messaging	$0.20/message	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Picture and Video Messaging	$0.25/message	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Mobile E-mail	–	–	Included	Included

Verizon Wireless Phones

Verizon Wireless offers a wide array of cell phones, Touch Screen devices, PDAs and Smartphones devices, BlackberryÒ phones and Push-to-Talk devices.

Subscribers can choose phones by brand (Blackberry, HTC, Motorola, LG, Nokia, Palm, Samsung and Verizon Wireless), price (phones start at under $50 to $150 and above), or by features (Bluetooth, camera, e-mail, instant messaging, web, music player, QWERTY keyboard, touch screen, GPS, visual voicemail, etc.

Verizon also offers provider-certified pre-owned and refurbished handsets at very low prices. Great Verizon cell phone deals can be found by choosing a refurbished cell phone.