Did you know that consumers have a free way to change the name that displays when you make a call on your Verizon Wireless Smartphone? This works for any type of cell phone on Verizon and you can make the change yourself for free (business users must pay $1.99 per month). Verizon calls this Share Name ID which enables you to customize the name that others see when they receive your call on a device enabled with Caller ID. It is a free service (except for business lines). Here is how to set it up on your account.

How To Set Caller ID / Share Name ID On Verizon

To set your caller ID on Verizon, first login to your Verizon account online.

Next click on Change Name ID.

On the following screen simply change your Caller ID Name (maximum 15 characters).

According to Verizon Wireless the changes may take up to 24 hours to update and become effective.

Verizon Share Name ID FAQ

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There’s been a lot of chatter about the Verizon $69/mo unlimited talk, text and data plan. Up until now it’s been mostly a private promotion sent to select customers via email. If you hadn’t received the email but call to Verizon and ask to be enrolled you might have lucked out and found a sympathetic customer service representative to enroll you.

Many users (including myself) were denied by Verizon saying that unless we received an email that we were ineligible to enroll. Now a user in Howard Forums shares this picture which he claims was taken in the Galleria Mall in Middletown NY.

It’s possible this is only a regional offering — however it can’t hurt to call and plead your case.

via Howardforums:

As I mentioned in an earlier post, it looks like for my area, this promotion is being made available to anyone. The picture doesn’t show the fine print all that well, but it does say you get unlimited data for $10 more. It also says at the very bottom that they also throw in Friends and Family numbers.

The small print in the sign says…..

“includes 450 Anytime minutes
$59.99 mo. Access Talk & Text plan,
$9.99 data package*
Plus get Friends & Familyat no add’l charge”

HOFO

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Some existing Verizon Wireless subscribers are reporting that they’ve received an email offer direct from the carrier offering a 450 minute monthly plan with unlimited text and data. This offering would match (except for the unlimited mobile to any mobile – the Verizon plan only allows VZW to VZW mobile unlimited) that which has been offered by Sprint on their Everything Data. According to members in the Fatwallet deal forum – some users have had luck getting the plan added and others have been told they don’t qualify. This may be a geographically specific plan or there may be other unpublished restrictions making certain users ineligible. At these prices it’s worth the call to Verizon to see if you qualify. The deal states that you must extend your contact by one year in order to swap to the plan.

Verizon via FW

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I’m out in Salt Lake City for a short conference and while passing some time I wandered over to the local Walmart and found that they had the Powermat for Droid X in stock for $49 (cheaper by $10 than Amazon).

I’ve used Powermat in the past on my iPhone. The concept is that you attach either a new case or back cover to your device. Then you use an included charging mat that when the device is placed on the mat will immediately start to charge your phone.

Powermat has introduced several new charging backs – including models for the HTC EVO 4g, BlackBerry Bold 9700, iPhone 4G and the Droid X. Unfortunately there’s an ugly secret that you won’t learn until you take your Powermat out of its packaging.

Unfortunately what the box won’t tell you — and even the online photos of the product aren’t terribly clear – is that you must replace your back battery cover for your Droid X with a cover that includes a protruding dongle which is ideally suited for snagging on your clothes as you put the Droid X into your pocket.

The promise of the Powermat is that once you’ve installed the custom cover – and use it in conjunction with the supplied charging base – you’ll never need to worry about plugging or unplugging a charging cable connector again.

I’m sure in theory this sounded like a great design. In practice it’s just awkward. Within a few minutes of using my Powermat for the Droid X I could tell the protruding connector would be uncomfortable to hold. I can’t imaging anyone wanting to risk snagging the connector on their pants pocket or jacket when they remove their Droid X to actually make a call or use the phone.

Instead of the awkward connector I’d much rather have seen Powermat produce a replacement battery as they were originally announcing about a year ago. As the Powermat exists now I can’t imagine using any of the replacement backs that also require an additional plug to deliver the charge. So far as I know all the new Powermat models require a protruding charging plug (dongle) with the exception of the iPhone 4 which uses more of a slide in case.
Before buying the Droid X Powermat give some thought to whether the protruding connection will be a problem.

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The Samsung Fascinate launches today and is available online from Verizon for the 2 year contract price of $199 and right off the line there’s a 2 for 1 sale.

Super AMOLED™: A brilliant 4.0” Super AMOLED™ screen that provides a brighter image both indoors and outdoors (in direct sunlight). The Super AMOLED screen uses less power and has a thinner profile than other screens.

Android Ecosystem: The Fascinate has the Android 2.1 platform + TouchWiz UI with an 1GHz application processor for faster downloads and streaming.

Integrated Social Hub: Unified Contacts contain all the contact information for Twitter, MySpace and Facebook, IM and email accounts. Unified Calendar provides a single point of scheduling for Outlook and Gmail calendars, as well as Facebook birthdays.

Swype: Optimized “typing” on a touchscreen phone for greater efficiency.

Multimedia Entertainment: The Fascinate comes with a native music player, a DivX video player (for better video playback quality), a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, games, access to YouTube and Android Market to make the most of all the latest and greatest in what entertains you.

Integrated Productivity & Multitasking: With Wi–Fi capability, 3G Mobile Hotspot, a pinch zoom–enabled Android browser, Skype mobile, VZ Navigator, Visual Voice Mail, Quick Panel (enables quick access to major features), and Notification & Quick Reply (to quickly respond to messages without task interruption) everything you need is at your fingertips. ThinkFree Office is included for viewing/editing Microsoft Office docs.

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I’ve been living with what I consider to be terrible call quality on my Motorola Droid. I figured that I’d stick with the device until the Verizon capably Nexus One was available. Unfortunately it seems that the Nexus One (which I use on T-Mobile) will never arrive for Verizon. Instead the Droid Incredible which just went on sale last week is recommended by Google.

Because I’ve been burned once by a sub-par smartphone I’ve decided to sit back and let the actual users review the Incredible before making any decision to purchase one to replace my Droid. Reviews are starting to trickle in and I just noticed a message thread over on Android Forums where someone asks if other users notice “sub par” audio quality on the Droid Incredible. Uh-Oh.

I’ve long found that reading user discussions on forums such as these is the best way to gather some real world feedback on potential issues with new technology. In this case several other people have chimed in to say that they are experiencing problems (as well as many others saying — no problem – sounds great).

Call Quality Very Sub-Par on Droid Incredible

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Looks as if just maybe Google is saying that the upcoming Verizon Droid Incredible IS the Nexus One. The Google web page is now redirecting those asking ‘when the hell is the Google Nexus One going to be available for Verizon?’ to the Verizon Droid Incredible which is scheduled to launch April 29.

I still haven’t read any official announcement on this — however the Google Phone web page has been updated so that a Verizon version of the Nexus One is not longer showing as “coming soon” and instead the Google site redirects users to sign up for the Droid Incredible. Whether users will be able to buy the Droid Incredible without a contract direct from Google on launch day (4/29) remains to be seen. The reported no contract price of the Droid Incredible is $529 which brings it in line with the pricing on other no contract Nexus One models that Google has offered.

Update: Hard to say for sure but based on this release it appears that Google  is out of the phone biz

Google Phone

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Amazon has the new Palm Pre Plus (Verizon) marked down to a relatively cheap $49 (requires 2 year contract) with no rebate required. This bests the official price on Verizon Wireless by $100 and is $30 cheaper than the Sprint version (less memory). The Palm Pre Plus has had generally good reviews though has been hampered by an initial lack of third party applications when it was first introduced on Sprint last year. The device has also been criticized for seeming sluggish although a recent 1.4 OS upgrade appears to have diminished speed complaints somewhat. The strength of the Palm Pre Plus is that it easily synchronizes your contacts, calendar and emails from a variety of sources (Google being one of the most popular) along with the social contacts from Facebook. The biggest downside to the phone is that Palm recently issued a warning that the devices aren’t selling nearly as well as they projected causing many to question how long Palm can survive as an independent entity.

Palm Pre Plus – Verizon $49

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Online retailer Wirefly is displaying the new Motorola DEVOUR Android Smartphone on Verizon for an after 2yr price of $49. There’s no need to file for a rebate as Wirefly includes the rebate right in their final pricing. The DEVOUR features the MotoBlur widget which combines your friends’ emails, status updates, photos and more, all right on your home screen. No logins, no apps. There’s a 3 megapixel camera, Android 1.6 OS. If you’re not looking to renew your contract head over to Bing where Wirefly is offering $100 Bing Cash Back — which is good even on phones you purchase outright without contract.

Motorola DEVOUR – IMPORTANT: To qualify for Bing Cash Back you must go in through Bing (search for Wirefly and click the link with the cashback icon)

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Are you a Droid owner? Need a Droid desktop dock or Droid windshield mount? Head over to Verizon Wireless which has a great sale running on both these items. Both these items are normally priced at $29 however use coupon code DROID35 and save 35% bringing your net cost down to $19.50 each.

Verizon via Slickdeals

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