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Why Wireless Internet Didn't Get My Vote
Internet Evolution: — ... , I'd love to proclaim the politics-changing, life-affirming cosmic ramifications of wireless Internet for these elections. But it hasn't happened. Where did most people want to get news about the elections? They were glued to their televisions. The much-derided "mainstream media" was where you wanted to see the election unfold, not on your cellular phone. I was one of the handful who watched live MSNBC and Fox News on a phone (Verizon Wireless's V Cast Mobile TV ), although at the same time I streamed CNN on a laptop, watched other network broadcasts on regular TV, and read ...

Mobile TV Sees Little U.S. Interest
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... from Jupiter Research shows only 1% of U.S. cell phone users have adopted mobile TV. Over the last few years, the major wireless U.S. carriers have struck deals with TV content companies to offer a mobile video service. Verizon Wireless has its V Cast Mobile TV , Sprint has Sprint TV, and AT rolled out its service earlier this year based on the ...

Wireless Internet Alleviates Inauguration Logistical Hell
Internet Evolution: — ... , which also is cellphone-friendly. These Web services depend upon the cellular networks being able to handle the strain. It's very likely that making phone calls or accessing the Web via phones will be very slow, if not impossible. But it won't be a total wipeout, if you have the right tools. For example, SMS could remain working. Also, a cellphone with WiFi will work for Internet access if you find a hotspot. In addition, Verizon Wireless's V Cast Mobile TV should remain operating, because it employs Qualcomm's MediaFLO network of towers and non-cellular frequencies. I ...

Mobile Video: So Many Apps, So Little Time
NewTeeVee — ... V Cast Mobile TV: Like AT&T’s service, this one from Verizon Wireless offers a mix of short video clips and full-length TV episodes. It also offers live television in some areas of the country, but requires a compatible handset and a V Cast data plan, which adds either $15 or $25 per month to your phone bill. ...

Verizon's VCAST TV service expands to three new markets
Engadget Mobile — Filed under: Multimedia, Verizon WirelessFLO had promised that it would waste no time rolling out new markets just as soon as old analog TV spectrum started to free up, and sure enough, that's exactly what they're doing. Verizon -- whose VCAST TV service runs on FLO's backbone -- has officially announced expansion into the San Francisco, Cleveland, and Milwaukee markets, meaning the select few with a VCAST TV-capable phone (read: not the enV Touch) can start enjoying a handful of made-for-mobile boob tube channels in the new regions ...

New Verizon HTC Imagio shots surface, release date still unknown
MobileCrunch — ... The Imagio is looking better and better the closer it gets to primetime, and it packs a surprising new addition to into its sleek frame: Media FLO capability is said to be included, making it Verizon’s first smartphone able to use the VCast Mobile TV service. Thanks to Phone Arena’s VZW buddies, a few images of the instruction manual have leaked out too, for all you cell phone completists out there. ...