NEWS: Verizon Collects 3 Major IM Services with New Offering

Verizon Wireless announced a major step in the wireless instant messaging
industry, with the first application to combine MSN Messenger, AOL IM and
Yahoo! Messenger.

Verizon said the Yahoo! Messenger service will be available early next year.

Verizon said the service will initially work on its LG Electronics VX6000
camera phone through a BREW downloadable application. The application itself
will be free, but users will be charged 10 cents to send a message and 2
cents to receive a message. To use the service, users must first sign up for
an MSN, AOL or Yahoo! instant messaging account from a desktop computer. The
move comes shortly after Qualcomm Inc. signed a deal with AOL for its BREW
platform.

"Verizon Wireless customers are the only people in the world who will be
able to instant message from their handset regardless of whether they use
AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger," said John
Stratton, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless.
"Our focus is always to give our customers superior products and services,
and this service now joins the list of quality innovations that Verizon
Wireless consistently brings to its subscribers."

Wireless instant messaging has long been a point of contention in the
industry. A variety of standards groups, including the Wireless Village
initiative, have looked to create interoperable messaging services, and
various startups have sold their IM technology to carriers and users. Most
carriers offer at least one instant messaging service from AOL, MSN and
Yahoo! and in some cases offer their own branded services as well. However,
no other U.S. carrier has managed to collect the three major Internet IM
services into one application.

Separately, Verizon announced a variety of new content and services in
conjunction with the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
King" motion picture, including a multiplayer game that will award high
scorers with cash prizes. Verizon has an exclusive deal to offer "Rings" wir
eless content in the United States.

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SORRY nextel had it first java app called AirIm

you can do yahoo on any cell with web for free so why pay lol
mm.yahoo.com and sign in for free it work on my nextel

SORRY nextel had it first java app called AirIm

you can do yahoo on any cell with web for free so why pay lol
mm.yahoo.com and sign in for free it work on my nextel

Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it? The
pricing seems kind of high.


"The SPAM HATER" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Verizon Wireless announced a major step in the wireless instant messaging
> industry, with the first application to combine MSN Messenger, AOL IM and
> Yahoo! Messenger.
>
> Verizon said the Yahoo! Messenger service will be available early next
year.
>
> Verizon said the service will initially work on its LG Electronics VX6000
> camera phone through a BREW downloadable application. The application
itself
> will be free, but users will be charged 10 cents to send a message and 2
> cents to receive a message. To use the service, users must first sign up
for
> an MSN, AOL or Yahoo! instant messaging account from a desktop computer.
The
> move comes shortly after Qualcomm Inc. signed a deal with AOL for its BREW
> platform.
>
> "Verizon Wireless customers are the only people in the world who will be
> able to instant message from their handset regardless of whether they use
> AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger," said John
> Stratton, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless.
> "Our focus is always to give our customers superior products and services,
> and this service now joins the list of quality innovations that Verizon
> Wireless consistently brings to its subscribers."
>
> Wireless instant messaging has long been a point of contention in the
> industry. A variety of standards groups, including the Wireless Village
> initiative, have looked to create interoperable messaging services, and
> various startups have sold their IM technology to carriers and users. Most
> carriers offer at least one instant messaging service from AOL, MSN and
> Yahoo! and in some cases offer their own branded services as well.
However,
> no other U.S. carrier has managed to collect the three major Internet IM
> services into one application.
>
> Separately, Verizon announced a variety of new content and services in
> conjunction with the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" motion picture, including a multiplayer game that will award high
> scorers with cash prizes. Verizon has an exclusive deal to offer "Rings"
wir
> eless content in the United States.
>
> --
> Please Visit Our WebSite WIRELESS WORLD-News and Views located at
> http://wirelessway.blogspot.com If it's Wireless, we cover it!!
>
>

Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it? The
pricing seems kind of high.


"The SPAM HATER" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Verizon Wireless announced a major step in the wireless instant messaging
> industry, with the first application to combine MSN Messenger, AOL IM and
> Yahoo! Messenger.
>
> Verizon said the Yahoo! Messenger service will be available early next
year.
>
> Verizon said the service will initially work on its LG Electronics VX6000
> camera phone through a BREW downloadable application. The application
itself
> will be free, but users will be charged 10 cents to send a message and 2
> cents to receive a message. To use the service, users must first sign up
for
> an MSN, AOL or Yahoo! instant messaging account from a desktop computer.
The
> move comes shortly after Qualcomm Inc. signed a deal with AOL for its BREW
> platform.
>
> "Verizon Wireless customers are the only people in the world who will be
> able to instant message from their handset regardless of whether they use
> AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger," said John
> Stratton, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless.
> "Our focus is always to give our customers superior products and services,
> and this service now joins the list of quality innovations that Verizon
> Wireless consistently brings to its subscribers."
>
> Wireless instant messaging has long been a point of contention in the
> industry. A variety of standards groups, including the Wireless Village
> initiative, have looked to create interoperable messaging services, and
> various startups have sold their IM technology to carriers and users. Most
> carriers offer at least one instant messaging service from AOL, MSN and
> Yahoo! and in some cases offer their own branded services as well.
However,
> no other U.S. carrier has managed to collect the three major Internet IM
> services into one application.
>
> Separately, Verizon announced a variety of new content and services in
> conjunction with the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" motion picture, including a multiplayer game that will award high
> scorers with cash prizes. Verizon has an exclusive deal to offer "Rings"
wir
> eless content in the United States.
>
> --
> Please Visit Our WebSite WIRELESS WORLD-News and Views located at
> http://wirelessway.blogspot.com If it's Wireless, we cover it!!
>
>

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:30:38 GMT, "Ken" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it? The
>pricing seems kind of high.

I have one of their text message bundles...I forget how many,
something like 200 included messages a month, then 10c/2c after that.
Last month, I didn't use anything NEAR that.

It'll be nice to use AIM over the phone without dealing with the
"guts" of setting it up/using it via SMS, so I'm actually looking
forward to the 4400 version of Mobile IM.

Mike

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:30:38 GMT, "Ken" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it? The
>pricing seems kind of high.

I have one of their text message bundles...I forget how many,
something like 200 included messages a month, then 10c/2c after that.
Last month, I didn't use anything NEAR that.

It'll be nice to use AIM over the phone without dealing with the
"guts" of setting it up/using it via SMS, so I'm actually looking
forward to the 4400 version of Mobile IM.

Mike

In alt.cellular.verizon Ken <[email protected]> wrote:
> Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it? The
> pricing seems kind of high.

It's a little clunky, but if you keep your contacts in your phonebook (AIM-
via-VZW allows you to have up to 30 people in your phone's contact list) it
works, but yes, the pricing is high. That's what keeps me from using it more
often.

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In alt.cellular.verizon Ken <[email protected]> wrote:
> Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it? The
> pricing seems kind of high.

It's a little clunky, but if you keep your contacts in your phonebook (AIM-
via-VZW allows you to have up to 30 people in your phone's contact list) it
works, but yes, the pricing is high. That's what keeps me from using it more
often.

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22674 Motnocab Road * Apple Valley, CA 92307-1950
Steve Sobol, Geek In Charge * 888.480.4NET (4638) * [email protected]

It's kind of like paying for your phone calls by the sentence rather than by
the minute.

"Steven J Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In alt.cellular.verizon Ken <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it?
The
> > pricing seems kind of high.
>
> It's a little clunky, but if you keep your contacts in your phonebook
(AIM-
> via-VZW allows you to have up to 30 people in your phone's contact list)
it
> works, but yes, the pricing is high. That's what keeps me from using it
more
> often.
>
> --
> JustThe.net Internet & New Media Services
> 22674 Motnocab Road * Apple Valley, CA 92307-1950
> Steve Sobol, Geek In Charge * 888.480.4NET (4638) * [email protected]
>

It's kind of like paying for your phone calls by the sentence rather than by
the minute.

"Steven J Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In alt.cellular.verizon Ken <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Verizon currently has instant messaging. Do people actually use it?
The
> > pricing seems kind of high.
>
> It's a little clunky, but if you keep your contacts in your phonebook
(AIM-
> via-VZW allows you to have up to 30 people in your phone's contact list)
it
> works, but yes, the pricing is high. That's what keeps me from using it
more
> often.
>
> --
> JustThe.net Internet & New Media Services
> 22674 Motnocab Road * Apple Valley, CA 92307-1950
> Steve Sobol, Geek In Charge * 888.480.4NET (4638) * [email protected]
>