SoCal Residents and Visitors can Access Helpful Travel Apps Thanks to Verizon Wireless

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless makes it easy to enjoy summer time in Southern California with a wide range of travel apps for planning your next trip.

Real-time information about where to stay and where to go

• The WHERE® app helps you discover new places in Southern California. Users have access to local restaurants, movies, weather, news and coupons.
• The HotelsByMe app helps find and book hotels in every county. The hotel directory includes a variety of local hotels from San Diego to Los Angeles. Customers can access real-time availability and rates from more than 100,000 hotels.

Make your Disney day fun by avoiding long lineups

• The Disney Parks Mobile Magic app helps visitors avoid long lines by displaying the wait times for each ride in the park. Users can locate the nearest restaurants in the park with GPS-enabled maps.

Getting around Southern California is easier with Verizon Wireless

• The VZ Navigator app helps you avoid traffic, relying on a powerful mobile GPS navigation system.  Customers can find nearby gas stations, including price-per-gallon updates. The app helps users look up movie reviews, show times, concerts and local events.
• The Car Finder AR app helps you keep track of your parked car. Users can avoid tickets with parking meter alerts sent to any Verizon smartphone.
• The Nearest Taxi Finder app locates the closest taxi firm using the phone's GPS signal. The app features one-click to call a taxi and one-click to view a map of taxi companies in the area.

Customers can find these apps on Verizon Wireless' ever-expanding family of Android devices. Popular devices include the DROID X, DROID Incredible by HTC, and BlackBerry® and Palm® smartphones.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: 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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