Verizon Wireless Prepared to 'Catch' Customers as Time 'Falls Back' on November 4 |
Customers Can Rely On the Nation's Most Reliable Wireless Network To Stay
On Time When Daylight Savings Time Ends This Year
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Daylight Savings Time (DST)
is coming to an end after an extended period, thanks to the Energy Policy
Act of 2005. Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the
nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, has made the
appropriate adjustments to ensure that the correct time registers on
customers' handsets when clocks for most of the United States* "fall back"
on November 4, 2007. Wireless phones on the Verizon Wireless network should
display the appropriate time as soon as Daylight Savings Time ends.
Verizon Wireless uses the GPS system developed by the U.S. Department
of Defense that references a Master Clock at the U.S. Naval Observatory for
mobile synchronization of phones on the company's network. Verizon Wireless
cell sites have GPS receivers that ensure the time on customers' phones is
accurate to 10 microseconds.
Customers that use some older PDAs and smartphones may require an
update or patch to reflect the change from Daylight Savings Time. In
addition, third-party applications such as e-mail programs,
calendar/scheduling tools, and transaction logging programs on smartphones
and PDAs may be impacted. Customers will need to consult the device
manufacturer's operating system instructions. Additional information on
updates and patches for Verizon Wireless PDA customers is available online
at http://www.verizonwireless.com/dst.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,
visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go
to http://www.verizonwireless.com.
*Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and American
Samoa are the only places in the U.S. that do not observe DST but instead
stay on "standard time" all year long. Verizon Wireless customers in
Arizona and Hawaii stay on standard time based primarily on the cell site
coverage area.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless
company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon
Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 68,000 employees
nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:
VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at
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.
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