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Question of the Day

July 25th, 2008

This question comes from Shar:

“Would any of the cards you have reviewed also work in Ireland and Sweden (I am planning a trip there in August). Thanks – Your site is GREAT!!!”

Thanks for kudos Shar. Feedback is great and appreciation is always welcome. Glad to here you’re traveling.

I did a little digging to find the answer to your question and here’s what I found. AT&T has roaming agreements for data across the globe.


With AT&T, you can get data coverage in both countries on a number of carriers. Here’s where you can find specific rates and coverage for Ireland and Sweden. Upon checking the cards that AT&T are currently selling, the GT Ultra Express is capable of working on the networks in those countries. For a video/text review of 3 places where you can get it from check here.

Hope this helps!

Alltel expands EVDO Revision A network in Kansas

July 17th, 2008

Freedom
As we spoke about in an earlier post, Alltel is rolling out EVDO Revision A in numerous places.

Wichita, Kansas also gets to hop on the 3G high speed bandwagon. As we said before, speeds are expected to go from EVDO Revision 0 speeds of 400-700 kbps to 600-1400 kbps on the downlink.

That’s about twice the speed while price remains the same (phew).

via BusinessWire

Alltel’s rolls out faster EVDO Rev. A in Texas

July 17th, 2008

Alltel Road Work
As we spoke about in an earlier post, Alltel is rolling out EVDO Revision A in numerous places. One such recent addition is in Texas. Speeds are expected to go from EVDO Revision 0 speeds of 400-700 kbps to 600-1400 kbps on the downlink. Around double the speed.

via TMCnet.com

Alltel Upgrading 3G Network to EVDO Rev. A

July 14th, 2008


Falling right on the heels of an announced Verizon-Alltel merger, the 5th largest nationwide carrier has announced that it is upgrading its 3G network from EVDO Revision 0 to EVDO Revision A. Of course that only makes sense to do if they’re really talking about merging the networks. To see how that puts them on par with Sprint and Verizon, compare the mobile broadband carriers.


Just what will become of Sprint who currently has a 10 year roaming contract with Alltel? Stay tuned…