"What I Learned at the Verizon Wireless Workshop"

"What I Learned at the Verizon Wireless Workshop"

For Ashtabula Smartphone Customers with Questions, In-Store & Online Workshops Have Answers; New Video Available

ASHTABULA, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new smartphone can do a lot, and it may often mean new questions: How do I make sure my battery doesn't run out during the day?  Can I create a text message by speaking into my phone?  What's an "app"?  With more than 30 million smartphone customers on its network, Verizon Wireless is making sure smartphone customers - new and experienced - don't have to look far for answers to any and all questions with free Wireless Workshops, available at participating Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online.

The Verizon Wireless Communications Store located at the Ashtabula Mall, 3315 N. Ridge Rd. East in Ashtabula, is hosting ongoing Android Basic, Android Advanced and Apple iPhone4 Wireless Workshops to help customers get answers to their questions and become more savvy about new technology. Workshop dates for November include:

    --  Wednesday, Nov. 2: Android Advanced;
    --  Monday, Nov. 14: Android Basic, and;
    --  Thursday, Nov. 17: Apple iPhone4.

Media interested in learning about upcoming opportunities for Ashtabula customers or attending a Wireless Workshop, can contact Jennifer Riegert at jriegert@wordsworthweb.com or 513-271-7222 ext. 22.

To see what some customers had to say about their Wireless Workshop experiences, see "What I Learned at the Verizon Wireless Workshop," available on the Verizon WirelessTV YouTube(TM) channel and in the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library.

Verizon Wireless Workshops offer a comprehensive look at what smartphones and other "smart" devices, such as tablets, can do.  The in-store workshops are led by specially trained data experts and sales representatives and run between one and two hours in length.  Verizon Wireless offers many of the same workshops online in English as well as some in Spanish on-demand at http://www.verizonwireless.com/workshops.

Customers interested in attending a Wireless Workshop can register online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/workshops or visit a nearby Verizon Wireless Communications Store for more information.

Customers can also attend live online Q&A sessions where Verizon Wireless representatives answer participants' questions about devices and operating systems.  A list of upcoming online Q&A sessions is available on the Wireless Workshops website.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 107.7 million total wireless connections, including 90.7 million retail customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://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 http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Laura Merritt, Verizon Wireless, +1-614-345-3210, laura.merritt@verizonwireless.com, http://twitter.com/VZWlaura; or Jennifer Riegert, For Verizon Wireless, +1-513-271-7222, Ext. 22, jriegert@wordsworthweb.com

Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com