Verizon Wireless announced that beginning July 14 its prepaid customers can send unlimited text messaging to other Verizon Wireless customers and get an additional 250 messages a month for $10 a month.

Prepaid wireless plans offer customers rates as low as 2 cents per minute for voice calls and text messages. The plans charge customers an access fee only on the days of use and include Unlimited IN Calling to Verizon Wireless customers.

"The addition of our new messaging bundle for prepay gives our customers the freedom to send and receive messages at an affordable monthly rate," said Jeff Dietel, Vice President of Verizon Wireless. "By offering these bundles we can offer our prepay customers access to the benefits of Verizon Wireless' messaging services."

Current prepay customers who wish to add the new messaging bundle to their existing prepay plan can do so in any of the following ways:

- From their handsets by pressing the "Up" directional key to access My Verizon
- Online at www.verizonwireless.com and accessing My Verizon
- Any Verizon Wireless Communications Store or authorized retailer
- Prepay Customer Service by dialing *611 from their Verizon Wireless phone or calling 888-294-6804

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