As one of the nation's largest wireless carriers, Verizon is extending the reach of CDPD services, which enable an analog phone network to deliver digital packet-based data. The company already offers CDPD service for the Palm organizer. Both services use the Merlin modem from Novatel Wireless.
Service is available in several East Coast states as well as major metropolitan areas.
States with the largest geographical coverage include Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Major metropolitan areas offering additional coverage include New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis and Houston. Service is also available in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana as well as in the California cities of San Francisco, Bakersfield and Fresno. Users can also order a Minstrel or Merlin wireless modem. David Cassel is an MBizCentral staff writer.