Basking Ridge-based Verizon Wireless Releases iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 on the Verizon Wireless network made its debut for the general population beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, according to an announcement from the Basking Ridge-based Verizon Wireless. The iPhone 4 was due to be available at more than 2,000 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores nationwide and Apple’s retail stores, Verizon Wireless announced.

“We know people across America have been waiting for the day when they can experience iPhone 4 on the nation’s most reliable network,” Dan Mead, chief executive officer for Verizon Wireless, said in a news release from Verizon Wireless. “Our store employees nationwide are poised and ready to help customers purchase their iPhone 4s and get them activated as quickly as possible.”

The iPhone 4 is being sold for a suggested retail price of $199.99 for the 16 GB model and $299.99 for the 32 GB model with a new two-year customer agreement. For information about the new iPhone 4s, customers can subscribe to a Nationwide Talk plan (beginning at $39.99 for 450 minutes) or a Nationwide Talk and Text plan (beginning at $59.99 for 450 minutes and includes unlimited text, picture and video messaging), as well as an unlimited Email and Web data plan for $29.99 per month.

Customers will receive the new Personal Hotspot capability paired with a 3G Mobile Hotspot plan to use iPhone 4 to connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. The 3G Mobile Hotspot plan is $20 per month for 2 GB.

For more information about iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless, click here.

Wireless users who want to move their mobile numbers to Verizon can trade in used phones from most major manufacturers and wireless carriers, and receive a gift card through the Verizon Wireless Trade-In Program. For example, a wireless user could trade in a smartphone in good condition and receive a Verizon Wireless gift card worth more than $200. The Verizon Wireless gift card will arrive within two weeks of receipt of the smartphone and can be used online in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores or to pay a Verizon Wireless bill. For additional information, click here.