Verizon Wireless Stores, Kiosks Extend Hours For Holiday Shopping 'Storm'

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — With the holiday season’s hottest device, the BlackBerry® Storm™, here and special Thanksgiving weekend wireless sales about to get under way, Verizon Wireless has a message for its customers as well as those planning to switch to the nation’s most reliable wireless network: Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and kiosks are ready to meet your shopping needs.

Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and kiosks will extend their hours for the first holiday shopping weekend – Nov. 28-30 – and throughout the holiday season, giving customers more opportunity to demo the hottest device in wireless or buy any other device among a broad selection of specially priced handsets and smartphones, as well as gift cards, accessories and more. Store hours vary by location.

With high demand for the BlackBerry Storm this holiday season, customers who want to demo the new BlackBerry Storm can visit either their nearest Verizon Wireless Communications Store or kiosk or go to www.verizonwireless.com/storm to get familiar with the holiday season’s hottest new wireless device. Store personnel can place orders for customers or customers can order the Storm for themselves online for delivery by mail in plenty of time for holiday giving.

In addition to the BlackBerry Storm, Verizon Wireless Communications Stores will feature special holiday weekend sales on some of the season’s hottest phones, including the LG Voyager™ in Titanium for $79.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and new two-year agreement (Friday only in stores). Through Sunday the Palm® Centro™, the BlackBerry® Pearl™, enV2™ by LG and the Venus™ by LG will be available for under $50 after a mail-in rebate of up to $70 and a new two-year agreement.* Sale prices will be available starting Thursday, Nov. 27, for online shoppers. Stores also feature the complete line of handsets, PC cards and other devices to make it easy for customers to find the perfect wireless gifts for the entire family. For more information or to find store locations, visit www.verizonwireless.com.

* See newspaper circulars check, online or visit one of Verizon Wireless’ 2,400 Communications Stores or kiosks nationwide for details of these and other offers. Restrictions apply.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: For details about extended store hours at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in your area, reporters and other members of the news media may contact the Verizon Wireless spokesperson in their market. For the complete list, go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/contacts/index.html.)

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 70.8 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 71,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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