Q: Can I buy just DSL from Verizon, without also paying for phone service? I use my cellphone for all my calling anyway. …

Verizon Wireless users in Saratoga should notice a difference in download speed on their cell phones now that the Saratoga Planning Commission has approved the installation of six new panel antennas in the city.

Cell phone Internet network speeds could match some cable modem and DSL speeds in less than five years, a regional Verizon Wireless executive said during a conference call Monday. Photo caption: Haller

As the cable MSOs aggressively target the SMB market with their own branded bundle of voice, data and video–a lot of which is being achieved with their existing HFC plant–telcos such as Verizon have to get creative with their own offerings. This week Verizon announced two flexible pricing plans that combine traditional voice, Internet access and TV. Verizon claims these new bundles, which it …

Q:Can I buy just DSL from Verizon, without also paying for phone service? I use my cell phone for all my calling anyway.