Verizon upgrades wireless network along Highway 74 and 243

IDYLLWILD - Verizon has upgraded its 3G wireless network along Highway 74 and Highway 243 in Idyllwild, improving high-speed wireless data and voice connections, the company announced today.

Hundreds of upgrades since December 2009 have increased the company's 3G data and voice capacity by nearly 30 percent in Southern California, according to the company.

The increased capacity means more users can surf the web, download applications and content, and exchange e-mail and other messages faster.

''People expect their cell phones and wireless devices to work whenever and wherever they need them,"...