Verizon Wireless

Major phone provider

Verizon Wireless is a major American telecommunications company providing cellular phone and data services.

The name combines the Latin *veritas* (truth) with *horizon*, suggesting reliable far-reaching coverage.

Often shortened to just Verizon in casual speech: I switched to Verizon last year.

The company is known for its extensive network coverage and the advertising slogan "Can you hear me now?"

Related
  • AT&TTelecommunications conglomerate
  • mobile carrierCellular network operator
  • iPhoneApple mobile device
  • 5GCurrent mobile network standard
  • 4G LTECellular data transmission standard

Android · Vodafone · CDMA · Wi-Fi · GSM · iPad · data plan · family plan · LTE · BlackBerry · Apple Watch · IoT · Samsung Galaxy · SIM cards · Comcast · Bluetooth · NFC · Dish Network

Opposites
communication technology type

Verizon Wirelesshome phone

Residential wired telephone

corded phone · DSL · telephone exchange · telegraph

market competition

Verizon WirelessT-Mobile

Wireless phone carrier

Sprint · Boost Mobile

corporate telecommunications vs. alternative models

Verizon Wirelessmesh network

Interconnected node communication system

ham radio · walkie-talkie

Family

verify, verity, veritable, veritably, verification, verified, verifier, horizon, horizontal

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G