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Today, Verizon Wireless announced that they will be releasing their mobile video aggregator, Viewdini, later this month. With Viewdini, users will be able to search through thousands of titles from leading content providers such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, mSpot, TV sites, movie studios, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Verizon FiOS and cable operators. From there, users will be able to see if any videos are available and whether or not they are free or require a subscription, rental, or purchase.

Now until May 24th, Wirefly and Verizon are offering a $40 bill credit to anyone who activates or upgrades a 4G LTE smartphone. Of course it requires a 2-year agreement, but hey, if you were planning on doing this anyways, you might as well save yourself $40.

In the wake of more bad publicity, Verizon tried to clarify the statements made yesterday by CFO Fran Shammo regarding the end of unlimited data for grandfathered customers. Unfortunately their updated statement simply reiterated the fact that come mid-summer, you can kiss your unlimited data goodbye. Not that it will end in mid-summer, but the moment you decide to sign another contract or purchase a phone at a subsidized rate, you will have pulled the plug on good ol’ grandpa.

Well, it was good while it lasted… Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo pretty much dug the graves for grandfathered unlimited plans today, announcing that come mid-summer, all customers will be taken off their unlimited data life support and moved to a new data-share plan in the sky.

“Everyone will be on data share”, according to Shammo

In two days, hundreds of thousands of Verizon customers will be able to experience the blazing speeds of 4G LTE thanks to another major rollout. Verizon continues to leave its competitors in the dust and come May 17, Verizon will have blanketed 258 markets with its 4G LTE network. This week’s expansion lists a few areas we’ve already told you about, and includes 28 new markets as well as 11 expansion markets. If you live in any of the following areas, get ready for a nice speed boost:

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