Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, today launched Jump Music, a free and easy-to-use software that enables customers to transfer compatible music files from personal computers to their wireless phones.
The PC-based Jump Music application gives Alltel Wireless customers greater control over their mobile music experience, empowering them to find, manage and easily transfer music files with the simple click of a button.
“For those who have been waiting for an easy way for customers to put music on their phones – Jump Music is it,” said Wade McGill, senior vice president of wireless products for Alltel. “Jump Music makes it incredibly simple for our customers to take their music with them anywhere they go, and it demonstrates our commitment to providing customers choice and control over their wireless experience.”
Jump Music, developed by strategic-creative consultancy frog design, is available for download at www.alltel.com/jumpmusic. The site features a user-friendly interface and enables customers to easily navigate to eMusic – one of the world’s largest online music stores – where they can purchase additional music from eMusic’s vast catalog of more than 2.5 million tracks in the DRM-free MP3 format. New Jump Music users will also enjoy a special introductory offer of 35 free eMusic tracks.
Jump Music is initially compatible with five Alltel phones: the LG AX8600, MOTOKRZR K1m and MOTORAZR V3m, and the Samsung u520 as well as The Wafer by Samsung.
Jump Music Accessory Kits, featuring a 256 MB memory card, USB cable and a stereo headset, are available at Alltel Wireless retail stores or online at www.shopalltel.com for just $49.99.
Alltel Wireless offers exclusive features including “My Circle,” allowing customers to choose who they call for free – any 10 numbers, any network; Anytime Plan Changes, giving customers the flexibility to change their rate plan any time, without extending their contract; and Celltop, a patent-pending technology that offers customers an easier way to access, manage and organize a wide range of information already available on their phones.
Alltel (NYSE: AT) is owner and operator of the nation’s largest wireless network and has 12 million customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit www.alltel.com.
Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, today announced The Wafer, one of the thinnest, sleekest phones available on the U.S. market today, is now available exclusively at shopalltel.com and Alltel Wireless retail locations.
The Wafer (SCH-r510) by Samsung, offers customers the cool features they have come to expect out of their wireless phones in a quarter-inch form that can slip easily into a pocket, purse or the palm of your hand.
The Wafer, weighing only 2.7 oz., features XM Radio Mobile, Axcess TV and Axcess Mobile Guide. The Wafer is preloaded with Axcess Search, which allows customers to search for ringtones, wallpaper or other information on their phones by simply holding down the pound key. Other features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capabilities, an MP3 player, an expandable memory slot, Stereo Bluetooth Headset capability and Alltel’s award-winning Celltop technology.
“Alltel is committed to accommodating our customers and their always-on-the-go lifestyles,” said Wade McGill, senior vice president of product management for Alltel Wireless. “The Wafer delivers an amazing array of fashion, functions and features in a groundbreaking ultra-thin form.”
“The Wafer represents the new era of form and function for phones in the United States,” said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president of Samsung Telecommunications America. “The handset demonstrates that a phone as thin as a few credit cards can deliver all of the features that consumers have come to expect of today’s high-end phones.”
The phone is equipped with Alltel’s exclusive Celltop technology, which is free-of-charge and features 11 pre-installed and downloadable “cells.” Each cell is a category-specific half screen comprised of graphics and text that provides shortcuts for wireless users to navigate through information and applications including: call log, weather, news, baseball, basketball, football, rodeo, stocks, text messaging inbox and ringtones. Celltop recently was named “Best in Show” at the Second Annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards at CTIA Wireless 2007, the world’s largest event for the wireless industry.
The Wafer is now available at Alltel Wireless retail stores and at shopalltel.com for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. This discounted price is available when new customers sign-up for a two-year service agreement as well as existing eligible customers on qualifying rate plans. Customers who purchase The Wafer and are on a qualifying calling plan are able to join “My Circle,” Alltel’s exclusive feature that allows customers to choose who they call for free – any 10 numbers, any network.
Alltel Wireless also offers Anytime Plan Changes, giving customers the flexibility to change their rate plan any time, without extending their contract.
Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today announced the LG AX8600, an ultra-slim phone that lets customers listen to their favorite music while on the go. Available in Marine Blue, Apple Green and Shimmering Gold the LG AX8600 features an MP3 player with touch-sensitive external keys, a 1.3 mega pixel camera/camcorder, Alltel’s patent-pending Celltop technology and entertainment applications including Alltel’s Axcess TV and XM Radio Mobile, making this a must have mobile entertainment device. The LG AX8600 is now available and can be purchased at Alltel Wireless retail stores and at shopalltel.com.
“For our active customers who desire a phone that offers the latest in technology and fashion, the LG AX8600 is a perfect fit,” said Wade McGill, senior vice president of product management for Alltel Wireless. “In addition, Alltel Wireless customers can choose from three great colors that best reflect their personality.”
The LG AX8600 includes a 1.3 mega pixel camera with video, Bluetooth Stereo® wireless technology, an expandable microSD memory slot and the latest Axcess features, including Alltel’s Mobile Guide navigation service. The phone also comes with Alltel’s Axcess TV application preloaded, allowing subscribers to watch over 25 available channels, and features XM Radio Mobile, a subscription radio service that provides customers with unlimited access to select audio streams of 20 popular commercial-free XM music channels for $7.99 per month. Read the rest of this entry »
Want to know when the Euro was introduced? Curious about which country has the cheapest gas on Earth? Stumped on the ingredients for six-layer dip? Now the answers are as close as your wireless phone. Alltel Wireless (NYSE: AT), America’s largest network, today announced an agreement with AskMeNow, Inc. (OTCBB: AKMN), a leader in intelligent mobile search. The partnership will provide Alltel Wireless customers, including those with smart phones, immediate access to the AskMeNow service, which provides the ability to send questions to AskMeNow and receive relevant answers quickly via their phone.
“Alltel recognizes the importance for our customers who are on the go to get information quicker and easier,” said Wade McGill, senior vice president of wireless products for Alltel Wireless. “Alltel is committed to providing its customers with the most useful and innovative applications available so they have the best wireless experience possible.”
AskMeNow can be downloaded on smart phones running BlackBerry, Palm and Windows Mobile 5.0 operating systems. This application is available for a flat rate price of $3.99 per month. AskMeNow’s SMS service is available to Alltel Wireless customers without smart phone capabilities. Those customers simply text ASKME (27563) to start their service, which costs $0.25 USD per question or a flat rate of $1.99 per month. Read the rest of this entry »