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Please, you sound like you're advertising for Verizon. We can't be sure that it '''is''' a parody, only that it could be.
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'''Whiz''' Wireless is a phone company that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]. It competes with [[Tinkle]] for dominance in the wireless market, using the slogan "Whiz is stronger than Tinkle" (this makes fun of the fact that both names are slang terms for urinating). | '''Whiz''' Wireless is a phone company that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]. It competes with [[Tinkle]] for dominance in the wireless market, using the slogan "Whiz is stronger than Tinkle" (this makes fun of the fact that both names are slang terms for urinating). | ||
Whiz | Whiz could be a parody of [[wp:Sprint Nextel|Sprint]], as both companys' names mean "to move quickly", and they share a color scheme of yellow and black. However, Whiz could be a parody of [[wp:Verizon Wireless|Verizon]], as they are both the top network in their worlds and their names sound similar. | ||
In the game, [[Niko Bellic]] starts with a [[Badger]] [[Cell Phone|phone]] until [[Playboy X]] gives him a Whiz phone in the "[[Photo Shoot]]" mission to take a picture of a snitch. The new phone is both | In the game, [[Niko Bellic]] starts with a [[Badger]] [[Cell Phone|phone]] until [[Playboy X]] gives him a Whiz phone in the "[[Photo Shoot]]" mission to take a picture of a snitch. The new phone is both better looking than the old phone and has a [[Camera]], allowing Niko to take pictures. | ||