Get Inside the Storm at Times Square for a Chance to Win a Blackberry Storm from Verizon Wireless
NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest wireless
3G broadband network
WHAT: Customers can step into an oversized BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM) for
a chance to win the world's first "clickable" touch-screen
Smartphone. Once inside the Storm, participants are
surrounded by a flurry of tickets blowing around while they
grab as many winning tickets as they can in 30 seconds.
Prizes include the highly-anticipated BlackBerry Storm (and
$50 Verizon Wireless gift card for activation) and Bluetooth
headsets.
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
WHERE: Manhattan - Father Duffy Square
Located in the northern triangle of Times Square on Broadway
between 46th Street and 47th Street
BACKGROUND: The BlackBerry Storm, the world's first "clickable"
touch-screen Smartphone designed for both consumers and
business customers, will be available later this fall
exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. The
BlackBerry Storm's revolutionary technology delivers the
full power of the BlackBerry(R) platform on Verizon Wireless'
3G network.
Verizon Wireless customers benefit from the nation's most
reliable wireless voice and high-speed 3G Evolution-Data
Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) data network for rich
Internet browsing and multimedia applications. To register
to be notified when the BlackBerry Storm becomes available,
visit www.verizonwireless.com/storm.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 70.8 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 71,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit 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 www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
