Last week, we announced the launch of 4G LTE in the Columbus and Seymour, IN and Traverse City, MI areas. To celebrate, we held candy bar events at Verizon stores in those areas (plus a bonus one in the Port Huron, MI area) to give everyone excited about 4G LTE the chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet.

Before the doors opened for business, more than 50 people were waiting outside the Verizon store in Columbus, IN, and we also had lines at the two other stores. Two people even got to the Traverse City store before 5 a.m. to ensure they were first in line! (more…)

In case you missed the news, we announced last week that we’ll bring the Verizon 4G LTE network to the Grand Traverse Area in Michigan and the Columbus and Seymour areas in Indiana on Thursday, June 21.

When our 4G LTE network goes live, customers who live in or visit Traverse City, MI and the following surrounding areas will have access:

- U.S. Highway 31 from Elk Rapids to Interlochen

- Michigan Road 72 from Solon Road north to Williamsburg

- Michigan 37 from Traverse City south to Hilltop Road

- Portions of Greilickville, Long Lake Twp., Interlochen, Devil’s Elbow and Williamsburg (more…)

Columbus tech blogger Paul Williams compares the HTC Thunderbolt to the Samsung DROID Charge.

With the recent rollout of Verizon Wireless’s 4G LTE network, two new Android-powered smartphones from Samsung and HTC take advantage of Big Red’s added bandwidth and speed.

Both the Samsung Droid Charge and HTC ThunderBolt are worthy devices running Android 2.2 (Froyo) and sporting responsive touchscreens. Mobile hotspot capability and dual cameras are two other features shared by both devices. The Droid Charge costs fifty dollars more, but features a convenient HDMI output port and brighter display.

Samsung Droid Charge Features

• 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Touchscreen
• Android 2.2 (Froyo)
• 32GB microSD Storage
• 1GHZ Hummingbird Processor
• HDMI Output
• Price: $299 (with Contract/Data Plan)

For users wanting the convenience of a HDMI output port and a superior display, the Droid Charge is definitely worth the additional price compared to the HTC ThunderBolt.

The HDMI output and additional storage combined with the included Blockbuster HD video streaming app positions the Charge towards the video-consuming smartphone user. The 4.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen is also great for watching movies and videos.

Read the rest of the article here.