LG Glimmer for Alltel confirmed launching in 12 days

LG Korea have announced their Glimmer cellphone for Alltel, fliers for which showed up last month, and while the handset - also known as the LG-AX830 - is yet to show up on the carrier’s site, the press release suggests availability within twelve days. Resembling the LG Shine, the Glimmer is an EV-DO slider with 2.8-inch touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera and Bluetooth.

The handset can accept up to 4GB microSD cards, has speaker-independent voice control, is compatible with Alltel’s Access TV and Navigation subscription services and features the A2DP stereo Bluetooth profile for wireless headphones. The Glimmer’s media player can cope with MP3, WMA, AAC and AAC+ audio files, playlists, and it shows up as a mass storage device when hooked up to your PC via USB

[via i4u]

Alltel Wireless BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate

Alltel Wireless today announced that the new BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is now available on www.shopalltel.com and in Alltel retail stores. This smartphone makes the perfect holiday gift and includes email, Web browser, text messaging, instant messaging and organizer applications.

The phone also features GPS capabilities and mapping applications such as TeleNav and BlackBerry Maps; a 2 MP camera with flash, zoom and video capture; an advanced media player with 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth® stereo support and dedicated volume controls; 64 MB of built-in memory with an expandable microSD/SDHC memory card slot; and much more.

Alltel Wireless is offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate.

[via MobileWhack]

Alltel launches Motorola MOTOROKR Z6m slider

It looks like Alltel is jumping on board the MOTOROKR train. The attractive Motorola MOTOROKR Z6m musicphone has hit the Alltel network as the slider of choice for fans of Motorola’s slick design and music-centric features.


With stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD card slot, and USB 2.0 connectivity, the $130 (after contract and rebate) MOTOROKR Z6m is sure to appeal to the hip-and-stylish set with a mind for penny pinching - this isn’t the Z6tv so you won’t get any mobile TV, but you’ll pay a bit less.Check out that interesting “tattoo” etching on the keypad (there’s also some tattooing on the backside), it looks pretty cool. If this thing had some decent on-board storage, it’d blast the Samsung Juke right out of the water - it’s soo much prettier. Actually, even without the onboard storage capacity of the Juke, the Alltel MOTOROKR Z6m could give Verizon a run for it’s money/customers.

Alltel adds HTC PPC6800 to its portfolio

While Verizon subscribers are still waiting for their carrier to come out with what many consider to be the ultimate Windows Mobile smartphone, Alltel is losing no time with the launch of HTC PPC6800 — also known as Mogul on Sprint. Potential customers of this business-centric baby could expect everything they ever wanted from a smartphone, except maybe the built-in GPS and a better camera. There’s a WiFi, Bluetooth, 2 MP camera, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, high-speed EV-DO radio, and an array of pre-installed software. All this is available for $249 with a two-year plan and a $100 mail-in rebate, or for $549 without any contract.

Interesting thing to note is that on its site Alltel is claiming the HTC PPC6800 is the Windows Mobile 5 based device. Kinda strange, as we’ve already seen it running the version 6 of the Microsoft’s mobile OS. Is this a typo or what?

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

Alltel Announces the Wafer Slim Phone by Samsung

Alltel Wireless today announced The Wafer, one of the thinnest, sleekest phone available on the U.S. market today, is now available exclusively at shopalltel.com and Alltel Wireless retail locations. Here is more info:"The Wafer (SCH-r510) by Samsung, offers customers all of the cool features they have come to expect out of their wireless phones in an 8.4mm form that can slip easily into a pocket, purse or the palm of your hand. The Wafer, weighing only 2.7 oz., features XM Radio Mobile, Axcess TV and Axcess Mobile Guide. The phone also comes equipped with Axcess Search preloaded allowing customers to search for ringtones, wallpaper or other information on their phone by simply holding down the pound key. Other features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capabilities, an MP3 player and a removable memory slot.. The Wafer is also the first Alltel phone to have Stereo Bluetooth headset capability. The Wafer is now available at Alltel Wireless retail stores and at shopalltel.com for $109.99 after a $40 mail-in rebate. This discounted price is for customers on two-year service agreements as well as existing eligible customers on qualifying rate plans. Customers who purchase The Wafer and are on a qualifying calling plan are able to join “My Circle,” Alltel’s exclusive feature that allows customers to choose who they call for free – any 10 numbers, any network. Alltel Wireless also offers Celltop, an exclusive, patent-pending technology that offers customers an easier way to access, manage and organize a wide range of information already available on their phones; and Anytime Plan Changes, allowing customers with the flexibility to change their calling plans at any time, without the need to extend their current contract."