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Palm pushes out Verizon Palm Treo 700p and Alltel Palm Treo 700wx ROM updates

The aging Palm Treo 700 platform has apparently gotten some ROM-update love on the down-low. Palm has pushed out two new ROM updates to its Verizon Palm Treo 700p and Alltel Palm Treo 700wx devices with nary a peep. The Palm OS-powered Palm Treo 700p for Verizon gets a radio ROM update that is said to [...]

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 4:27 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Windows Mobile, verizon, Palm, Alltel, Palm OS, Announcements, applications, Developer

Alltel adds 319,687 subscribers in Q2 2008, posts loss for quarter

Just because they’re getting setup to be absorbed by No. 2 (for now, at least) US wireless carrier Verizon Wireless doesn’t mean they don’t have to, or want to, for that matter, increase their presence in the US. Alltel has done a bang-up job at amassing more customers to keep in their subscriber piggy-bank. In [...]

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 1:28 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: verizon, Alltel, quarter, Announcements, loss, research, financial

Leap moves to block Verizon-Alltel merger

It’s not just AT&T and the Rural Cellular Association that are asking the FCC to help muck-up competing wireless carriers’ merger deals. Leap Wireless has asked the FCC to block the $28.1 billion Verizon-Alltel merger deal that would have Verizon becoming the top wireless provider in the US. The merger between Sprint and Clearwire would give [...]

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 9:59 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: vzw, verizon, fcc, merger, Alltel, block, leap, Announcements, Partnerships, financial

Palm Treo 700wx does Windows Mobile 6

Sprint, Verizon, and Alltel subscribers with Palm Treo 700wx smartphones in hand, take heed. Following on Sprint's "minor update" released earlier this year, ROM cooks ("chefs," as we like to call them) have managed to get a fully-working Windows Mobile 6.0 installation running on a Palm Treo 700wx. The Windows Mobile 6.0 AKU 4.2 ROM [...]

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 8:19 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Windows Mobile, verizon, Sprint, treo, Palm, Alltel, update, wm6, Winmo6, Palm Treo, ROM, Announcements, applications, Developer, Treo 700wx, Palm Treo 700wx

Alltel rolls out 'My Circle' messaging option - free unlimited messaging in-circle

It was only a matter of time before Alltel's popular "My Circle" unlimited calling offering was opened up to allow for unlimited messaging. The CTIA has estimated that something like 363 billion SMS text messages had been sent out in 2007, and Alltel is looking to cash in on the texting craze. With Alltel's new "My [...]

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 4:40 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Alltel, Announcements, Services, financial

Alltel expands WiFi service - Alltel WiFi expands to 25,000 hotspots in US

It seems that Alltel is picking up their game in the face of acquisition from Verizon Wireless. Following on their announcement that they'll be rolling out EVDO Rev. A on their network, Alltel is expanding their Alltel WiFi service in the US. For those times when WiFi is a better fit for your needs, Alltel has [...]

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 3:36 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Alltel, wifi, Announcements, boingo, Services, Partnerships

Alltel rolling out EVDO Rev. A data network

Despite being Verizon's next big meal, Alltel has announced that it too will be rolling out an EVDO Rev. A data network to give data-hungry customers some high-speed wireless data as they wait for LTE to get real. The EVDO Rev. A network will give Alltel's data speeds a boost from 400-700Kbps to 600Kbps-1.4Mbps on the [...]

Published Tue, Jun 06 2008 3:46 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Alltel, evdo, Announcements, 3.5g, Services, mobile broadband, evdo rev. a

Alltel tried to buy Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile

What's this? A recent interview with Alltel CEO Scott Ford has revealed that prior to getting prepped as Verizon's $28 billion meal, Alltel tried to buy one of the Big Three US wireless carriers. Apparently, Alltel made a bid to takeover Sprint not once, but three times. Talk about gung-ho dedication. AT&T and T-Mobile were even [...]

Published Tue, Jun 06 2008 3:14 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: verizon, Sprint, acquisition, Alltel, T-Mobile, ATT, Announcements, AT&T, Cingular/AT&T, tmobile, t mobile, tmo, t mo

DoJ requiring Verizon Wireless to divest assets prior to Rural Cellular Corporation acquisition

Verizon seems to be snatching up wireless assets and infrastructure faster than a fat kid inhaling Ding-Dongs (remember those?). Following on the No. 2 US wireless carrier's announcement that they'll be gobbling up Alltel's subscriber base, Verizon is poised to finalize their acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp.'s Unicel network. But, before Verizon can proceed with the [...]

Published Tue, Jun 06 2008 7:29 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Verizon Wireless, vzw, verizon, fcc, Alltel, Announcements, Partnerships, financial, unicel, Rural Cellular

Breaking: Verizon Wireless acquires Alltel for $28.1 billion!

Verizon Wireless is acquiring Alltel in a cash merger. Under the terms of the agreement, Verizon Wireless will acquire the equity of Alltel for approximately $5.9 billion. Based on Alltel's projected net debt at closing of $22.2 billion, the aggregate value of the transaction is $28.1 billion. Both mobile operators use a common network technology, and [...]

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 11:31 AM by IntoMobile

Filed under: verizon, Alltel, Announcements, Verizon news, Verizon Alltel, mobile industry consolidation, Verizon acquisition

Alltel looking to launch LTE network

While Sprint is banking on WiMAX as the next-generation wireless data network of choice in the US, all other carriers are looking to bring on 4G LTE technology in the coming years. With AT&T and Verizon Wireless already planning LTE network roll outs for 2011 and on, the smaller guys risk falling behind in the [...]

Published Thu, May 05 2008 8:09 PM by IntoMobile

Filed under: wimax, Alltel, 4G, Announcements, LTE, Services, 4g lte

Alltel's "My Circle" users get a free bonus number

Alltel is celebrating the My Circle's second anniversary by giving away a free bonus number to its users — that's one more number you can add and call it without any limitations. Beginning today, all customers celebrating their two-year anniversary with "My Circle" will automatically receive one free "bonus" number added to their current "My Circle" [...]

Published Mon, Apr 04 2008 5:04 AM by IntoMobile

Filed under: Alltel, Announcements

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