AlltelWe’ve all heard of the story: the angry employee that decides to get back at the company for not approving his / her vacation time, but rarely does one see it implemented. Well, except for those Disney movies where people say they saw stuff…Approximately two weeks ago, "kimmee" from Howard Forums reported on a mysterious [...]
Are you an Alltel subscriber waiting anxiously to see what new handsets will be available in the near future? Put down that Xanax, take a deep breath, and read on…The little carrier has a couple of tricks up their sleeve. Palm fans will be able to get their hands on the Treo 755p in short [...]
A little late to the party here, but it’s a welcome change nonetheless. Alltel has just revealed that they will be offering Wi-Fi hotspot service along with their traditional data plans. The new service will run subscribers between $10-$30 a month depending on the existing plan, and gives users unlimited access to "thousands" of Wi-Fi [...]
Alltel, the other, other white meat, has announced that they are going live with a new mobile video service. The service is called "mywaves" and allows users to browse, download, and view a collection of optimized video clips. Interested users must first download the mywaves application from the Alltel software store. Once installed, the program [...]
Tired of your land line’s caller ID being more reliable then your cell phones? Alltel is about to change that. They aren’t going to include the name of the person calling like on your home phone (why not?), but they will show the city and state where the call is originating from. With long distance virtually free [...]
Back in February, Alltel announced that they were "reviewing its strategic options." This has lead rumors swirling that companies like Verizion might try to scoop up the company. Currently Alltel is valued at around $30 billion, and a purchase offer is being proposed by Private equity firms Providence Equity Partners and The Blackstone Group, in [...]
NBC is scheduled to start delivering TV shows, with such hits as "The Office" and "Heroes" via wireless phones using MobiTV’s service. Each show will start off at $1.99 per episode and be able to be wirelessly streamed over a 24 hour period. Unlike Apple’s iPod which allows downloads of TV shows to be stored and [...]