Adriana Gil Miner created a great video for her blog, Digital Ecologist, outlining today’s issues with SMS spam, privacy, and how mobile marketing law in the United States may be influenced over the next several years by the CAN SPAM Act. This follows up on Pogue’s Post about The Worst Spam Ever.

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Posted in Mobile Marketing Law, SMS

Engadget reports that they have received a flood of tips stating that Verizon to offer unlimited voice, data, and messaging packages. It is reported that starting Tuesday, February 19th the following plans should be available:

• $100 – Nationwide Unlimited (voice)
• $120 – Nationwide Select Unlimited (voice, SMS, MMS)
• $140 – Nationwide Premium (voice, SMS, MMS, VZNav, VCAST, email)
• $150 – Nationwide Email and Messaging (voice, SMS, MMS, and data)
• $170 – Nationwide Global Email and Messaging (voice, SMS, MMS, and international data)
• $200 – Family plan with two lines, $100 per additional line

Additionally, the sources at Engadget claim that premium paying subscribers will also receive the following additional perks:

• The 5GB cap on data will be lifted
• The plans will be available on one or two year agreements
• There will not be a contract extension for current customers
• All plans include mobile Web 2.0 portal access
• No roaming or long distance charges

Tags: MMS, Mobile, PR, SMS, VCAST, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, VZNav, Wireless
Posted in Verizon Wireless