IRVINE, 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.
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Long lines formed outside Communications Stores in cities throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Irvine, and San Diego. One customer arrived Thursday night at 11:00 p.m. and camped out to be first in line the following day. Other customers walked up to Verizon Wireless stores with coffee cups in hand as early as 4:00 a.m. Their stories and pictures, 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.
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