Verizon Wireless wants to make sure you know where you're going when out and about. The
CDMA carrier has introduced new features to its VZ Navigator that makes it easy to send club or restaurant directions to your friends with what is calls "place messaging." Sounds pretty hip to us, and recipients do not even have to be VZ Navigator subscribers. Anyway, we like the VZ Navigator website that allows Verizon Wireless customers to search for and save locations on their PCs for later direct recall on those Verizon handsets. You know, since it can be done 100 times faster on a PC, right? The new VZ Navigator website "synchronization" has been done before, but Verizon customers can also bookmark sites o the VZ Navigator website which then syncs with your Verizon handset in real-time.
Quite a few Verizon handsets are featured on the service, and the cost will set you back $9.99 per month (unlimited) or $2.99 (per-day use).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Pete @ May 22nd 2007 5:12PM
Does anyone even use this service??
Brett @ May 22nd 2007 5:51PM
yeah i do actually. i used it the other day actually when i got lost. also vz nav was the #1 money maker in downloads for big red last month (past ringtones and games). i do know a lot of people who use the service. if you havent tried it, i recomend trying it. even just for the 24 hr thing.
Joe @ May 23rd 2007 10:29AM
Helio has had something like this for some time. Buddy Beacon... I hear its great, but it only works with those on the same network.
elgee02 @ May 23rd 2007 11:33AM
VZ Nav is actually a VERY popular feature and it's a MUCH better value than buying a Tom Tom or something of the sort.
Ry @ May 23rd 2007 5:05PM
I use it a lot.
(By the way, these new features are about a month old now)
rdberrie @ May 8th 2008 2:23PM
I have an LG Voyager, and the update doesn't seem to be available on my phone yet. I tried going to "update" in the VZ Navigator program and going to "get new applications" on Get It Now. Has anybody gotten this update on a Voyager or know when it will be available for it?