Alltel extends broadband data card for laptops
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Alltel Wireless customers now can access the Internet and corporate networks through their data-card equipped laptops in the nation's major metropolitan areas, including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, at broadband speeds.
Alltel's roaming agreements give its customers access to wireless broadband service in the nation's largest population centers, including Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston and San Francisco.
Alltel customers have unlimited wireless access to the Internet at speeds comparable to wired broadband connections such as cable modem or DSL. EVDO technology makes it easy for customers to surf the Web, access e-mail and calendars and download large, graphic-rich files while on the go. Using the service, customers can access advanced applications at average speeds of 400 to 700 Kbps with maximum speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps.
To use the wireless data service on their laptops, customers will need a data card, which is available from Alltel with a two-year service agreement. Alltel's national unlimited data plan is available for $59.99. Where EVDO service is not available, data-card equipped laptops will hand off to 1X service, which delivers speeds up to 144 Kbps.
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