Alltel Commits to LTE as its 4G Platform
In a conference call to investors regarding first-quarter results yesterday, the President and CEO of the regional carrier Scott Ford along with COO Jeff Fox announced that the company was in the initial stages of planning for an eventual transition to LTE, which he also emphasized would not happen for at least three to five […]
Alltel Touch First to Receive EVDO Rev. A Upgrade
The first carrier to approve and deploy the long awaited EVDO Rev. A upgrade for the HTC Touch isn’t even available in many major markets, and requires EVDO data roaming in order for the device to receive the majority of its Rev A access. HTC has updated their support site for the Alltel Touch with […]
Alltel Celebrates 2 Year Anniversory of My Circle, Adds Additional Number
As a special thanks, Alltel is offering the addition of another number to it’s My Circle plans. This is in response to the two year anniversary of the popular plan offered by Alltel. The addition of the extra number will apply only to those who have had the My Circle plan for two years or […]
Alltel to Launch BlackBerry 8330 Curve on May 1st, Launches Online Presale Campaign
Alltel has launched a pre order campaign for their highly anticipated CDMA version of the BlackBerry Curve. The device is expected to be identical to the forthcoming Sprint and Verizon versions with a QVGA landscape display, full QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation as found on the Pearl, GPS support, microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio […]
Alltel Launches Automatic Photo Archive Service
In a press release today, Alltel along with software solutions developer Ontela have announced the launch of a new type of real-time photo archiving service. The service, called PhotoCopter works by installing software on a compatible Motorola handset, and everytime a picture is taken with the camera, a copy of the picture is sent to […]
CTIA: Windows Mobile 6.1 Officially Announced by Microsoft
Today at CTIA, Microsoft officially unveiled their long awaited update to the Windows Mobile 6 platform. The update known as Windows Mobile 6.1 actually resembles a completely new operating system in some respects while keeping a familiar face in others. Read More for the complete breakdown and the complete list of carriers and manufacturers committed […]
Motorola Launches Q9c on Alltel, US Cellular in Green
Motorola today launched the Q9c on both Alltel and US Cellular. While identical in functionality and price ($99.99 with contract) as the Sprint Q9c, the Alltel and US Cellular versions will be in a lime green color. Â Phone Encyclopedia: Motorola Q9c
Motorola Conducts First EVDO Rev. A to LTE Handoffs
In a press release today, Motorola has announced that it has completed the first successful packet-switched VOIP calls and streaming video handoffs from an EVDO Rev. A base station to an LTE base station without any interruption in service. The handoff was completed by building handsets and equipping laptops with dual CDMA 1xEVDO Rev. A […]
Alltel Launches Samsung Muse
Regional carrier Alltel has announced the immediate launch of the Samsung SCH-U706 Muse music-oriented clamshell phone today in a press release. The Muse features a large internal display, 64 MB of internal memory, Celltop support, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSD expansion slot, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, touch-sensitive media player controls, media player, […]
Alltel Set to Launch The LG Glimmer
The release of the LG Glimmer has been confirmed by Alltel Wireless. The confirmation comes shortly after LG had verified rumors of the phone heading to Alltel Wireless. The Glimmer has the look of the LG Shine (available from AT&T Wireless) while the functionality of the Voyager (from Verizon Wireless). It is a dual band […]