Archive for the ‘Alltel’ Category

The first images of the forthcoming BlackBerry Tour with Alltel branding have surfaced.

Images courtesy of CrackBerry.com. Click for full-size.
This version of the Tour is expected to be sold in the recently divested Alltel markets and is expected to be identical to the Sprint and Verizon version.
Encyclopedia: BlackBerry 9630 Tour

Alltel has launched the high-end LG Tritan multimedia messaging device.
The phone features a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, sliding QWERTY keyboard, EVDO Rev. A data access, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, 3.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, HTML browser, GPS support and speakerphone.
The phone is now available in remaining markets for $179.99 after [...]

Alltel has announced in a press release that it will begin offering 1 year agreements within the 91 markets that will be divested/sold by the carrier as a condition of the purchase by Verizon Wireless.
The aforementioned markets will operate as Alltel Wireless until they are sold to the highest bidder, including the areas being acquired [...]

In a developing story, AT&T is set to purchase assets covering 18 former Alltel markets from Verizon for up to $2.5 billion in cash with 6 markets being bid on by private equity firms and U.S. Cellular, according to CNBC and the Wall Street Journal.
The asset divestments were part of the requirements put forth by [...]

Following up on the cancelation of the Evoke for MetroPCS, Alltel has launched its version of the high-end slider.
The slider features a large 2.8 inch QVGA resolution touchscreen display, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, media player, GPS support via Alltel Navigator, speakerphone, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and support for social [...]

Alltel has listed the previously FCC approved Motorola VE465 midrange clamshell.
The clamshell features a 1.3 MP Camera with 4x digital zoom and video recorder, media player, Celltop support, microSDHC slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, and touch sensitive outer controls with haptic feedback. The phone was previously approved by the FCC in January for [...]

Alltel has listed its successor to the LG Scoop in the LG Banter.
The LG Banter is identical to the recently announced Rumor 2 with a QVGA display, expanded QWERTY keyboard, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, media player, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, and speakerphone.
No pricing or availability information is available [...]

Not a day after Palm had confirmed the pending release of the Palm Treo Pro for Sprint later this month, Alltel has launched its branded version for Alltel customers.
The device features a 2.4 inch touchscreen display set at 320×320 resolution, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, hotkeys for messaging and device navigation, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth with stereo [...]

Verizon Wireless has launched a new program that incorporates Alltel’s venerable “my circle” calling service.

Customers will have the option of adding 5 to 10 numbers they can call without affecting their anytime  minutes.  But, as you can imagine there is a catch.
Verizon customers must be on at least a 900 minute  single line plan or [...]

As a part of the merger between Verizon Wireless and Alltel, Alltel customers will be able to freely call Verizon Wireless customers as soon as network integration is completed, with an online tool available soon to check and see if the number qualifies for the newly branded Verizon Mobile-to-Mobile calling service.
Currently, Verizon Wireless customers are [...]