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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Alltel / October 2007Alltell/Unicel/CellularOne: shutting down pre-paid service
I bought a phone from Alltel 9 months ago for my parents to use on a pre-paid plan, and now the bastards are shutting off pre-paid service. Since it's a CDMA phone, I presume it can't be unlocked and now it's a brick.  SignatureGrant Edwards grante Yow! Did you move a lot of at KOREAN STEAK KNIVES this visi.com trip, Dingy? >I bought a phone from Alltel 9 months ago for my parents to use >on a pre-paid plan, and now the bastards are shutting off >pre-paid service. Since it's a CDMA phone, I presume it can't >be unlocked and now it's a brick. No, you can't presume that. I['ve been told by an Alltel rep that you can use a pre-paid Alltel phone on a contract account, so perhaps it can be used with other services as well. I've also activated an old VZW phone on my Alltel account, so obviously locking isn't a natural function of it being CDMA. >>I bought a phone from Alltel 9 months ago for my parents to use >>on a pre-paid plan, and now the bastards are shutting off [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > can use a pre-paid Alltel phone on a contract account, so perhaps it > can be used with other services as well. I'll have to check on that. Are there any decent pre-paid CDMA plans available? The last time I checked, Verizon's prepaid rates were attrocious. > I've also activated an old VZW phone on my Alltel account, so > obviously locking isn't a natural function of it being CDMA. That's good to hear. I'd always read that CMDA phones can't be moved from one network to another they way GSM phones can. SignatureGrant Edwards grante Yow! I'm continually AMAZED at at th'breathtaking effects visi.com of WIND EROSION!! Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> wrote in news:13gcoakgi99a718 @corp.supernews.com: > That's good to hear. I'd always read that CMDA phones can't be > moved from one network to another they way GSM phones can. > > - Naw, that's not true. When I dumped VZW for Alltel, Alltel simply reprogrammed my Verizon-branded Moto V60i with Alltel's firmware and I was on Alltel 2 minutes later. It's just a NAM change. Most phones support 2 NAMs, anyways. NOW, Alltel simply REFUSES to put a Verizon phone on Alltel's system. They won't accept any phone they don't sell for service. That has nothing to do with technology, that's marketing. Larry SignatureYou can tell there's extremely intelligent life in the universe because they have never called Earth. >> That's good to hear. I'd always read that CMDA phones can't be >> moved from one network to another they way GSM phones can. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > service. That has nothing to do with technology, that's > marketing. Right, but it's the carriers that use CDMA phones that act that way. The GSM carriers just don't care. I didn't mean to imply that there was something that prohibitted it technically. Hell, Last weekend, QWest couln't even activate a 4-year old QWest phone because of some network changes. I didn't even bother ask them about activating a phone from a different carrier. OTOH, I've moved GSM phones back and forth between several networks both in the US and overseas. Too bad GSM coverage sucks so badly here in the US. SignatureGrant Edwards grante Yow! I appoint you at ambassador to Fantasy visi.com Island!!! Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> wrote in news:13gctpqo2uvs798 @corp.supernews.com: > Too bad GSM coverage > sucks so badly here in the US. Too bad the FCC didn't set the STANDARD for the country, as it is tasked to do in other public services, like FM - TV - AM - CB - etc., and do its job, instead of letting them all go off on these tangents to prevent churning. It's why Europe's system works better. Larry SignatureYou can tell there's extremely intelligent life in the universe because they have never called Earth. >NOW, Alltel simply REFUSES to put a Verizon phone on Alltel's system. Define "now", as in, when did they stop doing it? > Define "now", as in, when did they stop doing it? > Hmm...I came over with a VZW V60i but I can't remember when. It was a long time ago. Another friend on VZW wanted to do it, but they refused and gave him a new phone for free on Alltel. Something like 2 years ago sounds about right. Larry SignatureYou can tell there's extremely intelligent life in the universe because they have never called Earth. >> Define "now", as in, when did they stop doing it? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >him a new phone for free on Alltel. Something like 2 years ago sounds >about right. Then why did they activate a VZW Kyocera 2325 on my Alltel account in May 2007, no questions asked? >>> Define "now", as in, when did they stop doing it? >>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Then why did they activate a VZW Kyocera 2325 on my Alltel account in >May 2007, no questions asked? They shouldn't have. > Then why did they activate a VZW Kyocera 2325 on my Alltel account in > May 2007, no questions asked? They may have reconsidered and done another flipflop? Larry SignatureYou can tell there's extremely intelligent life in the universe because they have never called Earth. I just checked the Alltel web site and they still list the prepaid plans. Where did you hear they were shutting them off? John > I bought a phone from Alltel 9 months ago for my parents to use > on a pre-paid plan, and now the bastards are shutting off [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > at KOREAN STEAK KNIVES this > visi.com trip, Dingy? >> I bought a phone from Alltel 9 months ago for my parents to use >> on a pre-paid plan, and now the bastards are shutting off [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I just checked the Alltel web site and they still list the prepaid > plans. Where did you hear they were shutting them off? Only for certain regions. I got a letter from CellularOne/Unicel saying they had bought Alltel's accounts and were shutting down the pre-paid ones. I also spoke to both Alltel and Unicel customer service and they both confirmed it. My parents' phone will stop working on October 13th. SignatureGrant |
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