Interesting EVDO roaming question (Nextel18)
I know it will answer itself soon, but any help is much appreciated.
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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I think since they signed onto that roaming deal you will be able to.
I hope your right, btw
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)
So if the phone is on Sprint voice service it can roam with Alltel data coverage?
Perhaps that answers the questions at hand?
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.""