Alltel is the next carrier in the U.S. to launch an HTC device this year. The HTC Touch Pro is their chosen device and it’s said it will be coming in the near future. We’d like to know what a near future looks like. What are the prices for an Alltel HTC Touch Pro?

The leaked photo above is the only proof which supports such a launch as there’s no official announcement for Alltel. Or Verizon for that matter.

Verizon Wireless might not be your favorite carrier but it sure is the best when it comes to customer support. J.D. Power and Associates have finished their latest Wireless Customer Care Performance Study and they say Verizon Wireless is top of the class with Alltel, T-Mobile and AT&T left behind.

The most important thing in Verizon’s way of dealing with issues is its ability to solve a problem in a single call. Hold times are higher 34% since 2003 but people seem to be willing to wait more if a solution is right around the corner. The study was based on responses from about 11,000 people.

What say you? How is your carrier’s customer care department doing?

Alltel Wireless has something new for all photographers out there. As long as you have a camera phone from Alltel, you will be happy to enjoy the new MyShow service. Alltel launched MyShow which is the first user-generated mobile slideshow applications. Is MyShow a Flickr-like app? Most likely it is, but let’s see how we can use it and how much it costs.

MyShow will turn into slideshows your selected pictures. You can add music and personalized text to go along with all those pictures. You can set up MyShow widgets to show your slideshows anywhere on the internet. It’s the perfect application to share your content with your far away friends or family. The service doesn’t come free, but it doesn’t cost that much. MyShow comes for $3.99/month form their Alltel Shop.

MyShow comes to complete Alltel’s photo-oriented products. Alltel already offers Alltel Pic Transfer, which uploads photos from the phone to a PC or social media site; Kodak Mobile Link, which lets you check out personal photos stored online in your Kodak Gallery and Fujifilm Mobile Postcards which lets you send a personal photo greeting through US mail to anyone you want.

So did you get that unlimited plan from Virgin Mobile? You know, the one we were talking about last week? I’ll take your silence as a No! Good! You can sign up with Alltel and get one of their My Circle plans. Basically you can chose 5, 10 or 20 numbers to talk all you want. That’s unlimited calling with any number from any other American network.
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I thought that Alltel are simply going to wait to get acquired by Verizon Wireless. But they sure aren’t. We’ve just learned a couple of days ago that they are going to expand their EVDO Rev A. network coverage and today we hear their going to offer WiFi service to all those interested.
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Alltel isn’t happy with their current Rev. A network and they have just announced they will be upgrade it in the following months. 18 new markets will be added to their current count in the next 6 months. We’ve seen how AT&T went all full HSPA in all their markets so Alltel’s efforts to expand their high speed network come right in time.
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A little birdie up in the sky called the CNBC reports that Verizon is in “in deep in talks to acquire Alltel“. How deep the talks I wouldn’t be able to say, but Alltel is ranked as the 5th American carrier so there’s no surprise Verizon is insisting on this purchase.

There’s no official comments yet which might indicate exactly that deepness of their talks. If this goes through, Verizon Wireless will have to wire no less than $27 billion to Alltel.

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The BlackBerry Curve 8330 will be available in Alltel retail stores on May 1. Starting today, the Curve is available online for pre-order at shopalltel.com/curve.

This sleek, titanium-colored smartphone, will keep customers connected to the people and information that matter most, as well as provide them with added flexibility and freedom to manage their busy schedules.

“Customers have asked for a phone that provides functionality and helps them maintain their efficiency and connectivity whether on the road or at home,” said Brian Ullem, vice president of device strategy at Alltel Wireless. “The BlackBerry Curve 8330 fits these needs and gives both our professional and personal customers a broad multi-media experience that complements their active lives.”

The BlackBerry Curve will be available for $229.99 after a $100.00 mail in rebate. This discounted price is available to new customers who sign up for a two-year service agreement and to existing eligible customers on qualifying rate plans. Customers can select one of the Alltel Wireless Smart Choice packs that include national voice minutes, unlimited internet and email, and “My Circle.” Smart Choice Packs begin at $69.99.

For more information about the BlackBerry Curve 8330, please visit www.blackberrycurve.com.

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Do you have a gazillion of picture stuck in your cell phone? I know I used to. The CD software which came with my cell phone wouldn’t run on my computer, so the result was that I got a stack of pictures which I can’t transfer at all unless I did through Bluetooth or infrared. Even then it required a bit of my time. Alltel Wireless’s new service called the “PhotoCopter” eliminates the need to worry about image transfer from the cell phone. You simply take pictures and that’s it.

The service was launched in cooperation with Ontela, owner of Photobucket.com. Basically, this Alltel feature is as straightforward as it can get. You take a picture and it appears on the My Pictures folder of your computer. However, you can also choose to upload it to Photobucket, Blogger, Snapfish, and Flickr. For now, the service is limited to Alltel customers using Motorola V3m, V3a, V9m and ROKR handsets for US$2.99 per month.

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A new mobile-web centric phone has been unveiled by LG in its native Korea market — the LG-LH2300 Touch Web Phone. The LG-LH2300 features a 3-inch wide touchscreen LCD with WVGA resolution. Of course, as the phone is web-centric, you can enjoy full internet-browsing capabilities featuring a jog wheel, an Internet hot key, and a Quick Search icon. The LG-LH2300 Touch Web Phone also features a 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus, microSD memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, and TDMB. It will sell in Korea for around US$600 to $700 in early April.

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Last January, Alltel advertised the availability of three new cell phones in its line up by the time Q1 ‘08 ends. Among the three phones is the Samsung Muse which, despite its name, is actually quite ordinary. The Samsung Muse is a classic clamshell music phone with a dedicated music control, a 2-megapixel camera, microSD slot, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS, and get this — high-speed EVDO connection. It only costs US$90, so despite it being ordinary, it’s actually not too bad.

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If you’re the kind who can’t exist with no called ID feature, you’d like Alltel’s City ID feature. But it’s not just you. Alltel just boasted announced that said feature is now loaded to 2 Million Alltel handsets across the US. The embedded call feature has the ability to display the city and the state of an unknown number calling your cell phone. Alltel can recognize any number from 20,000 cities in North America.

“Customers frequently do not recognize an incoming phone number and City ID provides additional information to help customers decide if they want to answer the call,” said Scott Bergs, senior vice president of customer solutions for Alltel Wireless. “Customer response to this unique application has been extremely positive due to the control it gives subscribers.”

The City ID feature offers a 15-day free trial, after which it’s available for a monthly subscription of $1.99. The latest to feature the City ID is the new LG Glimmer.

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A leaked advertisement shows us a delicious glimpse of the new LG Glimmer to be released by Alltel. The LG Glimmer advert leak comes, of course, with specs leak, which makes it all the more savory. The new LG Glimmer comes with a 2.8-inch touch display with haptic feedback for inputs, a 2-megapixel camera with 5x zoom, a numeric keypad slider, microSD card slot, 128MB built-in memory, 3.5 hours of talk time, Bluetooth 1.2 connectivity, and EVDO. Watch out for the official release of the Glimmer here in Mobilewhack.

A pic of the LG Glimmer press release after the jump.

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Alltel’s in a festive mood due to its recent victory in the 50th run of the Daytona 500 by Ryan Newman in the No.12 Alltel Dodge. Hence, ladies and gents, Alltel is offering 500 free minutes bonus to all new subscribers and existing ones who add a new service to their plan. The bonus minutes are given to new subscribers who choose the US$39.99 rate plan or higher and those secondary lines of $9.99. The free minutes are good for 30 days after the activation. But that doesn’t end there. Alltel is also offering a free Samsung Hue for everyone who buys one for US$29.99 with a two-year contract.

“Alltel Wireless is celebrating the excitement of Ryan’s incredible Daytona 500 victory with this special offer,” said Frank O’Mara, chief marketing officer of Alltel Wireless. “We are very proud of Ryan Newman, No. 12 Alltel team and our association with Penske Racing. We could not have asked for a better way to start the 2008 season.”

Alltel will continue sponsoring the No.12 Penske Racing team and will even be taking racing season directly to fans with events such as Ryan Newman podcasts, around the country show car tours, online auction, and another run of the “My Circle 500” sweepstakes. Visit http://www.alltelracing.com/ for more info.

The offer will only be available from February 22-24, 2008, in Alltel retail stores, by calling 1-800-ALLTEL-1, or visiting shopalltel.com.

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Alltel Wireless announced that it is taking its primary sponsorship of the No. 12 Penske Racing Team direct to the consumer. Check out the unique user experiences for race fans across the country:

Alltel Wireless has announced the new addition to its line of mobile phones — the red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, the Samsung Muse, and the LG Scoop. These new phones would apparently be available for Alltel Wireless before first quarter of 2008 ends. The company’s catchline for the new releases is “Choose Your Color and Show Your Style.” And indeed, with these three different handsets, you can choose which one would complement your style best. You can read more about Alltel’s new handsets and preorder them in: http://www.alltel.com/style

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One of America’s largest telecommunications network, Alltel Wireless, has announced the launch of its small business customers SalesNOW, a contact, activity and deal management software designed for the BlackBerry and the Web. Alltel is said to be the first U.S-based carrier to support this service. SalesNOW utilizes the functionality of the BlackBerry to provide customers with the ability to manage their sales data in the palm of their hands.

Using this application, professionals can track and manage their contacts, deals, activities and e-mails as well as access and share information with their entire sales team. Furthermore, customers can also perform these activities on their BlackBerry or on the Web through an individual, secure SalesNOW account.

Additionally, SalesNOW enhances administrative time management and productivity by giving users the ability to update graphical reports and dashboards, which allows professionals to focus on building quality customer relationships.

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Alltel is set to conquer the hearts of business owners with their new customer relationship management app, SalesNow. The app was designed especially for small business owners using BlackBerry phones. SalesNow has the capability to track deals and emails you do over your BlackBerry and lets you manage your contacts related to your business. You can also share info like forecasts, weekly reports and business dealings with your sales team using the app. The activities on your BlackBerry monitored by SalesNow will be synched with the web version so you’d have a saved log. Alltel offers SalesNow for US$25/month for individuals and US$40 for businesses.

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If you’ve been using (and abusing, which is understandable) Alltel Wireless‘ ‘My Circle,’ then you might find it in your favor that Alltel Wireless is expanding their My Circle features. If before, you’ve been tied to their “My Circle 10,” which allows you to designated 10 numbers on any network to which you can make unlimited calls, Alltel Wireless now allows you to lessen or to add to that number with their new “My Circle 5″ and “My Circle 20″ options. Like before, My Circle 10 will be available to subscribers for a USD$59.99 rate plan while My Circle 5 would let you make unlimited calls to 5 numbers for USD$49.99 and My Circle 20 would allow you up to a whopping 20 numbers for USD$99.99. This move by Alltel Wireless will is a sure fire way to get customers into the My Circle crazy especially since the service allows you to add not only cell phone numbers but also landline.

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If you’ve been using (and abusing, which is understandable) Alltel Wireless‘ ‘My Circle,’ then you might find it in your favor that Alltel Wireless is expanding their My Circle features. If before, you’ve been tied to their “My Circle 10,” which allows you to designated 10 numbers on any network to which you can make unlimited calls, Alltel Wireless now allows you to lessen or to add to that number with their new “My Circle 5″ and “My Circle 20″ options. Like before, My Circle 10 will be available to subscribers for a USD$59.99 rate plan while My Circle 5 would let you make unlimited calls to 5 numbers for USD$49.99 and My Circle 20 would allow you up to a whopping 20 numbers for USD$99.99. This move by Alltel Wireless will is a sure fire way to get customers into the My Circle crazy especially since the service allows you to add not only cell phone numbers but also landline.

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We can only imagine how mobile technology would be like in the future. As of late, humans keep finding new ways to make our lives easier (and in the process, turn us all into lazy bums). When SpinVox came out with the Voicemail to Text conversion technology, we all knew various companies would start jumping on the bandwagon. Sure enough, Arkansas-based Alltel Corporation launched its Voice2TXT service last Friday, December 14, 2007.

It would cost all Alltel subscribers an extra $4.99 for 20 conversions per month and for 100 conversions — $19.99. According to SpinVox, their technology could translate not only English but also German, French and Spanish. For $4.99 a month, it’s worth taking a spin even just for the heck of it, don’t you think? If Alltel holds a concert for this new addition, people would surely be more enamored into trying it out.

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Alltel has a new free mobile shopping service for RIM BlackBerry smartphone users. Digby Powered by Alltel allows Alltel customers to easily access products from various retailers including Barnes and Noble, Best Buy, Godiva among others. Visit alltel.com/smartphone from your BlackBerry to access Digby and shop till you drop.

Products available in the Digby catalog include books, music, electronics, gifts and other popular categories. The service offers a friendly interface for customers, allowing them to browse thousands of products with ease - and there’s also the all-important product search feature. The online catalog is updated daily and features things like best seller lists, the hottest music and exclusive promotions to Alltel customers.

Alltel is the first carrier to deploy the Digby service, but not the first mobile shopping application.

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Alltel and Motorola announced that the new MOTOROKR Z6m with XM Radio Mobile is now available to Alltel customers. The Z6m comes in a slider design and is targeted at audiophiles, with an MP3 player and support for external memory up to 2GB. The phone supports the Bluetooth A2DP profile for wirelessly streaming stereo audio, and is equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack. In addition, there’s USB 2.0 compatibility for data sync from your desktop/laptop.

The MP3 player handles MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA content. The MOTOKRZR Z6m also features Alltel’s Celltop technology to access/manage/organize your phone info. The XM Radio Mobile cell lets you access 20 channels of streaming XM Radio Mobile for US $7.99/month. The phone has a basic 2 megapixel camera as well.

Priced at US $129.99 (after $100 mail-in rebate, and new 2-year service agreement), the MOTOROKR Z6m phone is now available.

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