Alltel Launches Samsung Freeform Messaging Device
Alltel has announced a midrange messaging device from Samsung in the SCH-R351 Freeform. The Freeform features a Slim bar bodyshell with QWERTY keyboard, Teal and Burgundy colors, media players, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, voice control, and a 2.2 QCIF resolution display. The phone is available from Alltel retail stores, but no word on [...]
Alltel Launches HTC Snap
Alltel has announced that it has launched the HTC Snap Windows Mobile device for its 91 remaining divested markets. The HTC Snap features a QVGA landscape display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, A-GPS support, dual-band US CDMA EVDO Rev. A and quadband GSM/EDGE for international roaming, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, Qualcomm 7501a chipset with 256MB of [...]
Hero Revealed by HTC for Sprint and Snap for Alltel
HTC has revealed the first evidence of the Sprint HTC Hero and the Alltel version of the HTC Snap via hastily pulled support pages. Image courtesy of Engadget Mobile The Sprint version of the Hero is expected to launch on October 11th according to the most recent internal roadmap, with Alltel’s version of the Snap [...]
BlackBerry Tour for Alltel Surfaces
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 Launches LG Tritan
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 [...]
Alltel Implements 1-Year Agreements with No Increase in Phone Pricing in Divested Markets
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 [...]
AT&T to Purchase Alltel Divestments from Verizon
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 [...]
Alltel Launches Motorola Evoke
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 [...]
Alltel Lists Motorola VE465 Clamshell
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 Lists LG Banter
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 [...]
