WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of customers lined up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores before the sun came up today, some braving chilly morning temperatures, to be the first to buy the new BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), available exclusively in the U.S. from Verizon Wireless.
Long lines formed outside Communications Stores in cities across the country and throughout Northern California, including San Francisco, San Jose, Palo Alto, Eureka, Chico, Redding, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. One customer stayed up all night and arrived at a San Francisco store at 4:30 a.m. and was third in line to purchase his Storm. His story and picture, as well as downloadable photos and broadcast quality video, which will be updated throughout the day, can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
The world's first "clickable" touch screen BlackBerry is available starting today -- and selling quickly -- at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/ for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate debit card and a new two-year customer agreement with a data plan or feature. For additional details and specifications about the BlackBerry Storm, please visit http://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 and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: 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.
