Update: The Asus ZenFone V can now be bought from Verizon for $16 per month for 24 months, or $384 outright.
Not long after releasing the Asus ZenFone AR, Verizon
Wireless is now seemingly readying the launch of another Asus-made smartphone.
We’re talking about the Asus ZenFone V – model number V520KL – a handset that hasn’t been announced, and
yet it’s already listed on Asus’ official US website.
The Asus ZenFone V is smaller than
the ZenFone AR, and it’s not compatible with Google Tango, having no AR
(augmented reality) features. Nevertheless, this is a respectable handset, as
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In the highly competitive business of providing wireless service to cellphone, smartwatch and tablet users, most carriers like to add subscribers, not remove them. But back in June, we told you that the nation’s largest carrier, Verizon Wireless, was planning on dropping some customers in rural parts of the country who get free roaming thanks to the LTEiRA program. As we told you back then, this program gives 21 regional carriers access to Verizon’s technology and network; in return Verizon customers get free roaming on these regional carriers.
T-Mobile has another reason to brag after the latest Speedtest results by Oookla – it has been pegged as the fastest US network in the first half of the year, mainly on account of the fact that the Verizon and AT&T speeds have slowed down significantly after the two big carriers introduced unlimited data offerings.
