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View Full Version : Alltel has a partial GSM network?


reemusk
02-28-2007, 01:45 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/20/news/companies/alltellsale/index.htm


Cingular, the U.S. market leader by subscribers, has been on an acquisition spree in recent years. Alltel runs only part of its network on GSM, the network technology used by Cingular and No. 4 rival T-Mobile USA.

Midwest Wireless?


tkrandall
02-28-2007, 03:10 PM
I think they may have lots of areas where they run GSM for roaming revenues.

SprintNewbie
02-28-2007, 03:34 PM
Altell service runs on CDMA, but they do have a GSM network that they sell roaming service to the other GSM carriers

reemusk
02-28-2007, 04:19 PM
I think they may have lots of areas where they run GSM for roaming revenues.


can't roam on GSM with an alltel phone since its CDMA

Nauticaboy503
02-28-2007, 04:37 PM
can't roam on GSM with an alltel phone since its CDMA

Thats what I thought too

tkrandall
02-28-2007, 07:13 PM
perhaps you did not understand what I was saying. My understanding is that Alltel has GSM deployed in their license areas for the purpose of getting roaming revenues from other GSM carrier's customers. I did not say their own CDMA customers could roam GSM.

larry
02-28-2007, 07:30 PM
I think they may have lots of areas where they run GSM for roaming revenues.

Yep like in Montana.

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