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Interesting EVDO roaming question (Nextel18)

SprintLynchburg_VA

Oct 29, 2006, 2:07 PM
Okay so, I know this is gonna come as a shocker to all of you, but I am from Lynchburg, VA. In this area we are not going to be getting EVDO on the cell sites here w/ sprint for a long time, b/c the cell sites are owned by a mom and pop shop called Ntelos and they are lucky to invest $10 in their network. But Alltel here locally is about to launch EVDO, and if I force my phone to roam it picks up Alltel service. Plus back in May Sprint and Alltel made an EVDO roaming agreement. When I force my phone to roam, it says when I click on the Web, this service is unavailable while roaming. EVDO has not yet been launched w/ Alltel but will be in the next month. When this occurs, will I be able to pick up the EVDO service w/out switching my phone to roam, If I do have to switch it to roam will it allow me to use their EVDO coverage here.

I know it will answer itself soon, but any help is much appreciated.
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Oct 30, 2006, 11:46 AM
👀 anyone got an answer?? 👀
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Platypus

Oct 30, 2006, 12:07 PM
Yeah tell Sprint to build their own frigin towers and maybe you won't have to force your fone to roam to get evdo signal 🙄 Sprint relies to heavily on other carriers, their footprint is pathetic.
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Oct 30, 2006, 1:06 PM
Thanks for your post. But please in the future, if your IQ is below your shoe size please try posting at nickelodeon.com and leave your moronic comments to yourself tool.
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wombough

Dec 5, 2006, 5:05 PM
most companies do not build there own towers it is cheaper to lease them!!!
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Oct 30, 2006, 1:54 PM
Sprint and Alltel Expand, Extend Roaming Pact

Date Posted: May 9, 2006, 11:48 AM
Source: Sprint Nextel / Wall Street Journal

Updated. Sprint and Alltel today extended their roaming agreement another 10 years. In addition to calls, subscribers will be able to send and receive messages as well as get online using EV-DO high speed data while roaming on the other network. This pact will allow Sprint to leap ahead of Verizon's EV-DO coverage. Currently both carriers cover just over 150 million people with EV-DO. The agreement also reduces roaming charges for subscribers of the two networks. This is Alltel's first data roaming pact, though it does have voice roaming agreements with Verizon and other carriers. Allte
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nextel18

Oct 31, 2006, 9:50 AM
You are from where? Lol.

I think since they signed onto that roaming deal you will be able to.
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Oct 31, 2006, 11:13 AM
Lynchburg, home of Jerry Falwell. I know, quite the shocker. My screename totally throws people off. I get that question all the time.


I hope your right, btw
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nextel18

Oct 31, 2006, 11:44 AM
I was kidding. Loll.

Yea, it makes sense with the language in the contract to allow those types of arrangements.

You could always go onto the Alltel side? (Well for your data needs)
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Oct 31, 2006, 2:49 PM
Yea I knew you were joking, sarcasm is my primary language english comes as a close second. I work for Sprint so kinda wanna get the Employee plan data card, but EVDO would be the only thing worth it. Hoping Alltel roaming agreement would allot for that. Plus finally being able to fully take advantage of my Power Vision phone.

So if the phone is on Sprint voice service it can roam with Alltel data coverage?
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nextel18

Oct 31, 2006, 2:55 PM
This might help you. “The new 10-year agreement is effective July 1, 2006, and encompasses CDMA voice, data and EV-DO high-speed mobile data services.” also, “By the end of the year, the Alltel deal is expected to significantly increase the area where Sprint customers can use their Sprint Power Vision services.”

Perhaps that answers the questions at hand?
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Oct 31, 2006, 3:44 PM
Where is that quoted from?
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nextel18

Oct 31, 2006, 3:49 PM
An article...

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sprint-Expands-Nation ... »

Also this one...

http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=11820 »

""The new 10-year agreement is effective July 1, 2006, and encompasses CDMA voice, data and EV-DO high-speed mobile data services.


"The new agreement expands our current voice and data roaming relationship while providing customers greater access to services in more places," said Len Lauer, chief operating officer for Sprint. "Our technology alignment ensures an improved seamless roaming experience for text messaging, call/messaging notification and mobile broadband services.""
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Dec 5, 2006, 4:22 PM
Okay so Alltel launched there EVDO, now the EVDO symbol is showing up on our phones but everytime we try to do vision it goes to 1xRTT, Alltel says they are having problems, hopes this means we are active w/ EVDO in our market if it is roaming off of alltel for it.
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wombough

Dec 5, 2006, 5:06 PM
I know were I live in Havelock NC that if I roam I can use full vision services with alltel. I am waiting on my new M1 phone to see if I can use evdo as alltel has launched it in this area!
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Dec 5, 2006, 5:08 PM
what phone do you use currently?
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wombough

Dec 5, 2006, 5:19 PM
katana!
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Dec 5, 2006, 5:33 PM
no knowledge of EVDO roaming though??? Can you force any store demo phones to roam and see if it will allow you to?
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southwestcomm

Dec 5, 2006, 11:07 PM
There are 1x data roaming agreements. I haven't seen any EVDO agreements - yet.
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wombough

Dec 5, 2006, 11:08 PM
it might be in the newest PRL. Is that possible?
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Dec 6, 2006, 1:27 PM
I would say no, the Agreement was signed in may and an immediate PRL update was created the next day, the EVDO channel doesn't have a different system id than Alltel voice. SO I'd assume we've been good, just waiting for Alltel to cure some EVDO issues.
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SprintLynchburg_VA

Dec 6, 2006, 12:56 PM
they signed an EVDO roaming agreement for evdo BACK IN May
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