Verizon Prepared to ‘Catch’ Customers as Time ‘Falls Back’ on November 4
Posted by gasusan2005 on 11/2/07 in Verizon Wireless
Daylight Savings Time (DST) is coming to an end after an extended period, thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, has made the appropriate adjustments to ensure that the correct time registers on customers’ handsets when clocks for most of the United States* “fall back” on November 4, 2007. Wireless phones on the Verizon Wireless network should display the appropriate time as soon as Daylight Savings Time ends.
Verizon Wireless uses the GPS system developed by the U.S. Department
of Defense that references a Master Clock at the U.S. Naval Observatory for
mobile synchronization of phones on the company’s network. Verizon Wireless cell sites have GPS receivers that ensure the time on customers’ phones is accurate to 10 microseconds.
Customers that use some older PDAs and smartphones may require an
update or patch to reflect the change from Daylight Savings Time. In
addition, third-party applications such as e-mail programs, calendar/scheduling tools, and transaction logging programs on smartphones and PDAs may be impacted. Customers will need to consult the device manufacturer’s operating system instructions. Additional information on updates and patches for Verizon Wireless PDA customers is available online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/dst.
Note: *Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and American
Samoa are the only places in the U.S. that do not observe DST but instead
stay on “standard time” all year long. Verizon Wireless customers in
Arizona and Hawaii stay on standard time based primarily on the cell site
coverage area.
Source: Verizon press release
Written by gasusan2005 · Filed Under Verizon Wireless
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