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The FCC just gave AT&T the go-ahead to buy $780 million worth of assets from Alltel. The deal includes retail stores, about 620,000 customers in the Midwest, network equipment and spectrum in the 700MHz, 850MHz and 1900MHz bands. Of course there were some strings attached to this package, including these three stipulations: Deploy HSPA+ and…
Alltel is the latest carrier to provide its Galaxy S II users with the Jelly Bean goodies that (as you know) include improved push notifications, Google Now and Project Butter enhancements. What makes their update unique is that it practically skips the Ice Cream Sandwich “phase,” bringing the phone from Android version 2.3 to Android…
We don’t usually associate Alltel with high-end phones and as I’m writing this that will remain the case. The carrier launched the Motorola RAZR MAXX and is offering it for $129.99 on contract or $499.99 sans any long-term commitments. This isn’t the RAZR MAXX HD but the earlier model which doesn’t have a 720p HD…
U.S. Cellular and Alltel are teaming-up over “U Prepaid,” a no contract wireless service that will be offered in select Walmart Stores across 18 states beginning in May. The alliance, which is said to be the first of its kind in the industry, offers customers flexible payment options without signing a contract. Customers on their…
LG’s sleek and slender Optimus Black may not pack the same dual core punch of the latest superphones on the market, but it was never meant to compete with those beasts. No, the LG Optimus Black is all about thin, 9.2 mm thin to be exact, and about screen quality. The 4 inch “Nova” display…
Alltel added the ZTE AC30 Mobile Hotspot to its portfolio, allowing users to get their Internet fix wherever Alltel network has a signal (or through roaming). Similarly to Novatel’s MiFi product, ZTE’s baby also supports up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices — including tablets, netbooks and gaming devices — offering them Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity…
Alltel has launched a salvo of handsets today: the LG Axis, the Samsung Gem, the HTC Merge, and the Motorola Milestone X. We’ve seen the Samsung Gem land on US. Cellular not long ago, and the Milestone X on Bluegrass Cellular a few Months ago, but Alltel’s old parent company, Verizon, still hasn’t picked up…
We’ve had our eye on the HTC Merge for some time but now we’re finally getting some hands-on love from the sexy Sense device. This dual-mode handset should be making its way to multiple carriers this year. The Merge is basically a Desire Z with a different hardware design, which looks to match up with…
The Samsung Gem has finally found a home with Alltel, a wireless carrier that now serves six states in the United States. The Gem was spotted back in August 2010 with the assumption that the entry-level Android handset would land on Verizon in the early Fall. Back then, the Gem was an ideal candidate to…
We were beginning to think we’d never hear of this handset again, but at long last, the HTC Merge has re-emerged from the shadows. Initially a Verizon handset, the Merge may now instead be headed to regional carrier Alltel. The evidence that says that the Merge is headed to Alltel could easily have been faked,…