i live in central pa. and alltel hasnt been in my are since waaaayyyy back in the day's early 90's im talking. a few weeks ago i started seeing alltel ads on tv π³ . the first few i paid no mind to because the channel i was watching wasnt a local channel then BOOM! i flip to another channel and another ad comes. every since then here and there i've been seeing alltel ads on tv none say coming soon or anything of that nature. there isnt any alltel store opening up, and a few family members that like me dont even have alltel in their area say the samething.
is alltel trying to become a national carrier or are these ads just being run for the fun of it?
i know right now the nearest alltel retail store is in virgina or west virginia. abo...
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I think they are trying to infiltrate many more markets.
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They've been playing quite a few ads in my area as well. It seems like the ads are being run nationally even though the service isn't offered nationally.
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yeah i've noticed that! I'm in Nashville Tennessee and there is no alltel service until you get to almost virginia but I still see those ads no TV.. the one with the sprint,cingular,verizon guy and tmobile girl is SO FUNNY!!!
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dca
May 31, 2006, 12:25 PM
Best I can tell, they're still a Tier2 carrier... They're so small you can't even get service with them in Orlando, FL... HAHAHAHA!
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okay......so they are just ads being run nationally?
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What I find strange is, I am in Minnesota, an I haven't seen a single alltel commercial on TV and they have been in Minnesota for a few months now. π
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π€¨ maybe the marketing folks are sending ads to the wrong areas. π
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Alltel isnβt national, however, with roaming deals that it has been getting (sprint and cingular) it will allow it to grow its footprint without spending the extra money, which in a way gives them a sorta nationwide footprint. They are going to be rapidly growing as soon as their spinoff has been 100% completed so they would be able to focus on wireless.
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but in my area we cant buy alltel.......why am i seeing commercials
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no idea... perhaps they are gearing for it..
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or maybe they are doing false advertisment like most of the carriers out there are doing now? π²
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southern virginia or western west virginia : )
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They found it was cheaper overall to advertise directly in syndication instead of seperate local networks in alltel markets only. So thats why they show up everywhere, and I beleive as a side effect this helps to make them look bigger than they really are
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and appeal for the first time to people who do not like nascar?
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wouldnt that be the day.... Does that mean they'll no longer carry ryan neuman face plates?? π€£
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itt
Jun 9, 2006, 11:22 AM
2008 is the day i believe AllTel will be buying US Cellular out. π²
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It would be news if it hadn't been an unfounded rumor for the last 5 years. That is......
Fill in the blank.
________________ company is buying out USCC in the next __years.
Find a new one already.
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itt
Jun 9, 2006, 11:37 AM
I don't know about the last 5 years of this so called "rumor", but i did read it in RCWireless or w/e the magazine is called.
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All i know is alltell has to hire cheap stunt doubles of other carriers because they are so ****y they cant afford to hire their own people!
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cheap stunt doubles...? What are you talking about...lay off the crack, Chachee...
The new bowling commercial has the Cingular dudes getting his head ripped off and the Sprint guy using it as a bowling ball.
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Thats funny! and Ganja is my drug of choice, not crack!
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