Wireless company offers tips for protecting phones in cold weather

Wireless company offers tips for protecting phones in cold weather

Verizon Wireless

With temperatures plunging across the nation, Verizon Wireless offers these tips to prepare wireless phones for the cold weather:

• Charge phones/PDAs frequently. Cold temperatures can run down the battery’s charge more quickly. Use a car charger if you get stranded or stuck in traffic due to winter weather.

• Handle handsets with care. The display cover can become brittle when exposed to cold temperatures for long periods of time.

• Keep phones in a warm place. Avoid leaving it in an outside pocket or backpack or in the car overnight. Prolonged exposure to the cold may affect the display screen. When outside, carry devices in an inside jacket pocket, keeping it close to your body for warmth.

• Check your phone’s signal strength in a non-emergency situation to know where the signal is strong and where it’s not.
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• Maintain a list of emergency phone numbers — police, fire and rescue agencies; power companies; insurance providers; family, friends and co-workers; etc. — and program them into your phone. Add highway department and school numbers to check for local road and school closings and “no tow” orders.

• Be prepared before heading outside by checking weather, traffic and news reports available on most wireless phones.

 With 83.7 million customers, Verizon Wireless is the nation’s largest wireless provider.