To celebrate its recent victory in the 50th run of the Daytona 500 by Ryan Newman in the No.12 Alltel Dodge and to respond to other U.S. carriers’ unlimited offerings of we might add – Alltel is offering 500 free minutes bonus to all new subscribers who choose the US$39.99 rate plan or higher, and…
LG Scoop now available on Alltel; Heavy texters from rural areas rejoice
Back in January, Alltel announced it will roll out the full QWERTY keyboard equipped LG Scoop in the near future. Well, that day has come and now the device is available in Slate, Turquoise or Citrus colors. Aside from the full keyboard paired with the chat-style text messaging client that will make anyone a savvy…
Alltel announces red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, LG Scoop, and Samsung Muse
Alltel will be expanding its portfolio with three additional devices. First comes the GPS-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in red, which is already available for preordering. Then there’s the text-friendly LG Scoop with its full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Once it hits the market, you’ll be able to pick it up in orange, cyan or gray color.…
Alltel offers more unlimited calling plans with 5, 20 person My Circle plans
Alltel’s popular My Circle unlimited calling plan is now available with a couple additional offerings. With the ability to select up to 10 phone numbers to which you can make unlimited calls, it’s no wonder that Alltel has decided to expand its “My Circle” plans. In light of the tremendous success of the 10-person “My…
Alltel launches HTC Touch
Just like we expected, the HTC Touch has finally landed on Alltel’s network, in CDMA form. The Alltel Touch, as it will be known, is now available for online ordering through, well, Alltel’s website. The CDMA HTC Touch (HTC Vogue) will be getting the customary carrier-tweaks like the extra TouchFLO window that gives you quick…
HTC Touch headed to Alltel
Fancy an iPhone but hate the prospect of giving in to that cult-of-Apple or jumping network-ship for AT&T? Well, if you’re a Sprint or Telus customer, then you likely already enjoying the CDMA alternative to the iPhone, the HTC Touch. Unfortunately, if you are on Alltel’s network, you’ll just have to find another way to…
Alltel launches Voice2TXT voicemail transcription service
Just in time to make their Q4 2007 deadline for rolling out their voice-to-text voicemail transcription service, Alltel has just launched their SpinVox-based service – Voice2TXT is finally here. Alltel subscribers can now pay $4.99 to have 20 conversations transcribed from voice into, well, text – with 100 conversation-transcriptions running $19.99. There’s no unlimited plan…
Grab your Alltel BlackBerry 8130 Pearl now
Alltel’s finally joining the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl–party with today’s announcement that the BlackBerry Pearl 2 is now available to all Alltel subscribers. If you’re not familiar with the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl by now, well, you should have been paying attention – there’s going to be a quiz at the end of all this. Anyway, this…
Alltel picks up the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl with GPS
It looks like Alltel’s keeping up with its larger wireless rivals. The recently launched CDMA BlackBerry 8130 Pearl with that glorious integrated GPS receiver will be making its way to Alltel’s network sporting an “amethyst” color scheme. Expect the Alltel BlackBerry 8130 Pearl to pack in all the same hardware as its Sprint and Verizon…
Alltel gives parents control over mobile content
We already saw AT&T launch their parental-control service, Smart Limits, and now it seems Alltel is getting with the family-friendly game-plan. Alltel will be rolling out its “Parental Control” service in early 2008, giving parents control over what content their kids will be viewing online. Parents can set viewing filters to keep the mobile web…