Riding the text-messaging wave, Verizon Wireless is offering special promotions to vacationing students.
Spring breakers can call and text family and friends for free at the Verizon Wireless Latitude Pavilion in Panama City.
Students can also visit www.vtext.com to set up a TXT Messaging Community and sent short TXT messages to friends on any text-messaging-capable wireless phone. Verizon customers can sign up now for a TXT messaging promo and get 500 messages for $4.99 a month through Dec. 31, 2005.