Verizon enters the carrier war with waved activation fees and trade-in deals

Its no secret that competition among U.S. mobile operators has been steadily heating up, with T-Mobile lighting many of the fires through its “uncarrier” announcements. At one point even AT&T felt the need to retaliate, offering customers up to $450 just to switch over from Magenta. Now Verizon has launched a couple of new promotions, but they’re not exactly what have previously been rumored.