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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Netflix released on Tuesday a list of the nation's fastest Internet service providers for the month of November, with Google’s new fiber optic network topping the list. “Google Fiber is now the most consistently fast ISP in America, according to actual user experience on Netflix streams in November,” wrote Netflix's vice president of content delivery, Ken Florance, in a blog posting. "Our 30 million members view over 1...
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of one of the country's top-rated retirement communities will soon be able to experience the benefits of remote health care monitoring to ensure resident safety, security and quality of care. Verizon Enhanced Communities and Healthsense Inc. announced on Thursday (Dec. 6) the launch of their first joint initiative -- at The Virginian, a 350-unit continuing-care retirement community in Fairfax. The community is the first in the...
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is sponsoring a sweepstakes offering 13 prizes in the form of gift cards ranging up to $2,500 to encourage consumers interested in finding business addresses, phone numbers and money-saving coupons to check out Visual 411, Verizon's free business directory service accessible from PCs, lap-tops, tablets, smart phones and FiOS TV. Beginning now and running through Jan. 21, 2013, consumers can enter the sweepstakes by visiting the...
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With less than three weeks until Christmas, the majority of U.S. consumers (87 percent) plan to avoid crowded stores and malls and plan to cybershop from the comfort and convenience of home, according to a new survey by Verizon. Of these stay-at-home shoppers seeking to check off holiday shopping lists while reducing stress, 21 percent plan to shop online while relaxing on their couch, 8 percent will shop while in bed, and 50 percent will do...
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The powerful LG Smart TV platform from LG Electronics is the first to allow Verizon FiOS TV customers to enjoy 75 broadcast channels, serving as a set-top box alternative within the home. The new premium application on LG's 2012 Smart TVs and Blu-ray Disc players also delivers Verizon FiOS' on-demand content service, "Flex View.*" "The expansive selection of channels from FiOS TV and on-demand content from Verizon's Flex View...
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you missed a game-changing interception, want to track your local high school quarterback's performances or keep an eye on which teams are performing well in the playoffs, the FiOS1 High School Sports Widget delivers on-demand access to the most up-to-date high school football news, stats, photos and video highlights. A feature of FiOS1 Dallas, the High School Sports Widget, which was launched last fall, is available to more...
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon FiOS TV customers can now experience WatchESPN in a unique interactive sports viewing experience with today's launch of the new ESPN on Xbox. HD-quality live programming and events from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Goal Line/Buzzer Beater are now available to Xbox LIVE Gold members. Customers that receive their video subscription from Verizon FiOS will now be able to access popular shows like "SportsCenter," "PTI," "First...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov.17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Working through this weekend, Verizon employees continue to make solid progress restoring voice, data, Internet and TV services for consumers, businesses and government clients in New Jersey, Long Island, New York City and other parts of the New York metropolitan area. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121117/NY15631 ) To date, the repair crews have completed 433,000 post-Sandy repairs across the company's Mid-Atlantic...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon employees drawn from Virginia to Massachusetts are making steady progress reconnecting voice, data, Internet and TV services for consumers, businesses and government clients in New Jersey, Long Island, New York City and other parts of the New York metropolitan area. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121116/NY15247 ) To date, the repair crews have completed 411,000 post-Sandy repairs across the company's...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tackling a restoration effort unprecedented in Verizon's history, the company's repair technicians continue to make steady progress reconnecting voice, data, Internet and TV services for consumers, businesses and government clients in New Jersey, Long Island, New York City and other parts of the New York metropolitan area. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
