Visual Voicemail coming to Verizon

Visual Voicemail coming to Verizon

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Published on: 17 June, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Visual Voicemail coming to Verizon

With AT&T's iPhone and Sprint's Instinct offering Visual Voicemail service, you know Verizon wouldn't be too far behind. Now we've heard that the carrier will be introducing this service beginning in late July or early August. The big difference here is that you'll have to fork-over $1.99 per month for Visual Voicemail, as it will be a downloadable BREW application through VCast. As it is fairly new, it is expected to only be available on a few select devices, such as the LG Chocolate 3, Voyager "Refresh", Motorola Blaze and Utopia. Missing from the list is the LG Dare, but it seems likely that it will be added eventually.

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source: Engadget Mobile

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Good job VZW!..another way to take more hard earned $$$ from people!..lol!!

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VZW deserves that hard earned money. They worked hard to earn it from you. The called an economy.... Can you say economy? Say it with me.. ee-con-oh-me.
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****** It's called an economy ******** correction
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Things like this only tempt me even more to jump from the Big Red boat. The ONLY reason I'm with VZW is because my girlfriend has it, and she refuses to switch networks, but can't afford to talk to me if I change. Too bad there isn't a general sense of comity between the different carriers. It'd make like a lot easier.

On a side note, its probably a great thing for Apple that VZW didn't agree to the iPhone deal. Can you imagine the extra fees incorporated with such a popular phone?!?
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you.....are a retard, if you want to go to another company, then do it. everyone is offering unlimited plans now so i'm sure it wont cost you too much. i think the real reason you don't want to switch is because you know you won't get near as good of coverage or service with anyone else. oh yeah, and did you hear that at&t is gunna carge $5 more for their internet package on the new iphone just because its 3g? they are just gunna charge $1.99 for the visual vm, you still have the option of taking the free vm that comes with the plan.
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It's actually $10 more for the iPhone data, and NOT because it's 3G, but because the phone is considered a PDA now with it's new capabilities and ALL PDA's pay $30 for data.... Not supporting VZW's charging or not charging of VVM, just can't believe the people who call other's out and don't know the facts they are using to support their claims....
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pda's can have 3rd party apps loaded into them....don't try to dis me homie. i use a pda. its funy that they are bringing they're charge up when vzw just dropped theirs to $29.99. pda's can also take videos and send mms. last i heard, iphone technically wasn't a pda. support that claim
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iphone is not a pda. iphone 3g is a pda.
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i agree with you. WHATS THE BIG DEAL!!! Its just something EXTRA! It's not like they are making you pay the $1.99, twisting your arm. ITS OPTIONAL! IF YOU WANT THE EXTRA< PAY THE PRICE... if you wanna be economical .. then just stick with *86 and save 2 bucks a month.
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at&t has tons of fees as well. now that the 3g iphone is locked to at&t only (so far), people will start complaining.
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Whatever happened to Verizon's "any device, any app" initiative? That was all the rage in Feb. and March, but I haven't read anything recently about it.
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That was never planned to start until the second half of this year. Just wait up.
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Is VZW getting an Android enabled phone? Anyone know?
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No...Verizon is going with LiMo
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Verizon is going to be using both, LiMo most likely will be th preferred os
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what is LiMo? Is is BREW based or JAVa based?
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android will be on the phones at the beginning of next year if not the end of this year
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whats Limo?
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a carrier that has fee's? oh my! these exclusive devices cost a lot of money, and acquiring companies costs a lot of money, its gotta come from somewhere...you can not pay money, and get what you pay for...or you can pay money, and get service from a carrier that routinely wins award after award
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Wow, imagine that! How lazy are you to get your voicemail delivered to you visually then complain about paying for such a service? Today I had a customer complain that we charge for data on her Blackberry!!! It's like me buying a new PC, taking it home and expecting free high speed internet as part of the price. If you use it, pay for it!
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What is Visual Voicemail?
I've never heard of it on the iPhone or any other phone.
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it displays your voicemails on the screeen, like who called, how long it is. so u dont have to call a number and go thru all ur messages.
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If that's it, it isn't a service we should have to pay for.
Although Verizon has the best network and coverage, their pricing really drags it down.
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I agree
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don't worry, eventually they will free it up. not many people remember but that vcast music identifier thing cost 99 cents at its initial release. But after about 2 days they realized it was not worth it, and decided to make it free.

I'm betting verizon will do it for this app as well. No one is going to pay for it, and then verizon will realize the only way people will verizon give recognition for having visual voicemail would be if they let everyone have it. it should be more a perk for the phone than a costly add on.
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YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
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wats the voyager "refresh", a new voyager??
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its a silver voyager, the SKU is in the system
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Will this option be available for the current Voyager ??
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are you dumb its jsut a software update there is no new color?
What system are you talking about?
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LOL..is vz serious....visual voice mail...press 1 and listen to your voicemail you fat lazy americans.
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i'm actually confused how this has be a nationality/laziness issue. Its a feature that is a perk, plain and simple. If you can explain to me how visual voicemail contributes to being a "fat lazy American" I'd be willing to listen. But until then, feel free to remain on your pedestal. Seacrest out.
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I don't really see this as a nationality issue either ...
Sometimes you end up with maybe 10 voicemails before being able to check them, and sitting there waiting for the lady to read the time, date, length, phone number, whether I want to keep for 7 or 21 days, wastes time, battery life .. and charges me more airtime. Since when is it a crime to innovate ..
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Hey 12, visual voice mail was invented for customers like you. That way I don't have to waste time that I'll never get back listening to you cheap ass bitch about everything and anything. Where does it say that you have to get it? Its an add on. All I hear and read is how people bitch about the rising cost of cellphones and service. Since when have you ever seen a non profit sign next to any cellphone carrier? I have never seen or heard of a business plan that is not structured to make money. Do you think all those network upgrades and new towers going up are free? How about the cost of the phones that the carriers have to pay? They don't get them for free either unlike you the customer. Didn't mean to get on a rant there but cheap customers piss me off..
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1.99. Wow. Waaa. Having to skip the whole holding 1 down and listening to your voicemail makes it lazy. Yeah other companies are not charging for it and I'm sure VZW will eventually follow but it is at least an option now. They didn't say you HAD to have it. www.youmail.com if you really can't stant forking out less than half a gallon gas for the feature. (I've no relation to comment#12 btw) Verizon is pricy because it is number one, hands down. That is from an unbiased former sprint tmobile and att customer. When you buy a Lexus or BMW is it the cheapest? Nay. Is it the best? Indeed.
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thank you, you are right. people need to try all the companies before they bash the best! but what can you do? people are stupid as hell
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Everybody is complaining that Alltel is getting bought out by Verizon. They're like, I'm mad because Verizon is too expensive and Alltel was nice and cheap...well I say, you get what you pay for...Alltel was cheap therefore they're getting aquired because they don't have money, they have debts, and aren't gaining alot of customers. Verizon Wireless is the "Lexus/BMW" carrier! And its not just carriers, anything you buy the price tag usually has to do with quality (unless its Nextel haha). I had Alltel before, and I can tell you from experience that sometimes spending a little extra money is worth it, I switched back to Verizon Wireless because I wanted a network that works! And if spending just a little more for phone service is going to break your wallet, then maybe you don't need phone service anyway, go look for a better job.
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