Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Did You Know? It’s Easy For Cell Phone Users To Prepare For Unpredictable Summer Weather With Tips From Verizon Wireless

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Consumers shouldn’t wait for a bad weather forecast to prepare a personal emergency communications plan. They should start now. Verizon Wireless recommends the following steps that can help consumers prepare for the unexpected.

•Keep wireless phone batteries fully charged.
•Have additional charged batteries and car-chargers available for back-up.
•Keep spare wireless phone batteries, chargers and other equipment in a dry, accessible location.
•Maintain a list of emergency phone numbers – police, fire and rescue agencies; power companies; insurance providers; family, friends and co-workers – and program them into your phone.
•Distribute wireless phone numbers to family members and friends.
•Forward your home phone calls to your wireless number if you will be away from home or are forced to evacuate.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving 87.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 87,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit 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 www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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