Verizon Wireless Expands VZ Navigator Location-Based Service to The V

LAS VEGAS and BEDMINSTER, N.J., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- VerizonWireless announced today from the CTIA Wireless 2006 show that it hasexpanded its VZ Navigator(SM) service to include the popular all-in-onemobile phone, The V. With VZ Navigator and The V from Verizon Wireless,customers can access a wide array of Location Based Services (LBS) options,including mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation and the ability to findmore than 14 million points of interest. Lee Daniels, director of enterprise product development for VerizonWireless, said, "When VZ Navigator launched on the Motorola V325 earlierthis year, it became one of the hottest new tools for customers andreceived positive news coverage in publications such as Wireless Week andPC Magazine Online. We are pleased to expand VZ Navigator to The V, givingcustomers another valuable service on the popular all-in-one device." VZ Navigator is perfect for customers that are constantly on-the-go,allowing them to see a map of their current location or an address in theU.S., locate places such as restaurants, gas stations, banks and otherpoints- of-interest relative to their location, plus hear turn-by-turnnavigation with audible voice directions to an address in the U.S. Using GPS and Verizon Wireless' network, VZ Navigator securelycommunicates valuable location information to customers across the wirelessnetwork based on the day of the week, time of day and other privacysettings they establish and manage right from their handsets. VZ Navigatoris powered by Networks In Motion(TM) and is enabled by the enhancementsVerizon Wireless has made to its award-winning wireless network. Theseenhancements allow Verizon Wireless to offer products using GlobalPositioning System (GPS) data and navigational information. With VZ Navigator, customers get all the features of an advancednavigation system on their mobile phone at a fraction of the price of otherGPS devices and systems. VZ Navigator is available in the getGOING shoppingaisle of the Get It Now(R) virtual store beginning today for $9.99 forunlimited monthly access, or $2.99 for 24-hour use. Customers can downloadthe application directly to their LG The V or Motorola V325. Download charges for Get It Now applications vary and airtime chargesapply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications. Customersneed a Get It Now-enabled handset and Verizon Wireless digital service toaccess the Get It Now virtual store. Customers can get VZ Navigator on The V, one of the hottest Get ItNow(R)- enabled all-in-one devices from Verizon Wireless. Customers canstream, download and play video clips with V CAST or shoot PIX and FLIX andstore them on an optional MiniSD(TM) external memory port. The phone'sQWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth(R) wireless technology allows for easy usage.The V is available for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-yearcustomer agreement. For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or goto http://www.verizonwireless.com. About Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wirelessnetwork, serving 51.3 million voice and data customers. Headquartered inBedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of VerizonCommunications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find moreinformation on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and requestbroadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of VerizonWireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library athttp://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
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