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Verizon Wireless began 2-way text messaging service in more than ...

Verizon Wireless began 2-way text messaging service in more than 200 markets Mon., including Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, L.A., N.Y., Philadelphia, Washington. Carrier, joint venture of Vodafone and Verizon, said messages could be sent from its 2-way messaging-capable…

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handsets, any Internet e-mail address or from www.msg.myvzw.com. Messages, which can have up to 120 characters, can be sent on “pay-as-you-go” basis, Verizon said. Company also is offering packages of 100 or 600 received or sent messages for $2.99 and $7.99 per month.