RIM’s BlackBerry Pearl Flip isn’t exactly the most popular BlackBerry device to ever come out of Waterloo, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve its time in the spotlight. US Cellular is rumored to be picking up the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in mid-June, but it looks like Alltel will be beating everyone to market…
QA4 Evoke Goes Live on Alltel
The QA4 Evoke was easily Motorola’s shiniest phone at CTIA Wireless, and it is now available on Alltel. Having been announced only a few short weeks ago, this touchscreen slider is a promising move for Motorola, whose handset division has seen better days. Here’s a quick spec run-down. 2.8” WQVGA 240×400 display Quad-band CDMA, EV-DO…
Motorola VE465 Lands on Alltel
The rugged Motorola VE465 that had found its way to Telus the other week is now on Alltel. Interestingly, Telus was branding this flip as a ruggedized phone, but Alltel is touting the multimedia capabilities, namely in its ability to switch between media and calling modes. Specs are pretty run-of-the-mill: 1.3 MP Camera with 4x…
Alltel Offers New My Circle Options for 5 and 20
Alltel has just opened up two new options for their My Circle service, which gives subscribers unlimited calling, texting and MMS messages to their closest friends and family. The new offers, My Circle 5 and My Circle 20 will be available to folks with a $49.99 or $99.99 monthly plan, respectively.Of course, their My Circle…
LG Banter to go for $19.99 After Rebate on Alltel
For anyone needing a cheap, new and awesomely usable texting device, the new LG Banter has been launched and pricing details are available. The Rumor 2, errr, sorry, LG Banter will run a measly $19.99 on contract after $50 mail-in-rebate. The Banter is a slider that features a full QWERTY keyboard for your texting pleasure,…
Verizon Wireless losing lead in wireless call quality
The nation’s largest wireless network is apparently losing its edge over the competition. Verizon Wireless has, for some time, been the market leader in terms of voice call quality in the US, but a new report from JD Power seems to indicate that Verizon is slowly losing ground to wireless carriers like AT&T and Sprint.…
Alltel offers Samsung Delve with Mission Impossible Trilogy on a microSD card
Samsung and Paramount Digital Entertainment recently announced the availability of a 2-gig microSD card preloaded with the Mission Impossible Trilogy, which comes free of charge with the purchase of the Samsung Delve from Alltel Wireless. The idea is not novel, and in that sense we’ve already seen Nokia bundling such movies as The Da Vinci…
LG Rumor 2 on Sprint and Alltel Gets All Official-Like
Following inventory leaks and early pictures, Sprint has gone official on the Rumor 2, available in stores as of April 19th for $49.99 on contract after rebate. It should be online in the next couple of days, and word has it Alltel also has a version available here. The original Rumor did very well for…
Alltel rolls-out $40 3G data card plans
It seems that the economic downturn has become something of a boon for consumers. Carriers nationwide are vying to offer consumers the best value in wireless services, giving the consumer the upper hand. Alltel has joined the ranks of wireless carriers offering discount rates plans. Verizon’s newly acquired carrier is set to offer its subscribers…
Alltel’s Palm Treo Pro now available online
As expected, Alltel has beaten Sprint to the punch with their own CDMA-based Palm Treo Pro. The Alltel Treo Pro was expected to be available online on March 5th, but it turns out Alltel flipped the switch a few hours early, offering pre-orders to Treo Pro-loving night-owls last night. Today, Alltel is pushing the Alltel…