If you're and Alltell Wireless customer, wherever you go, you will now always have access to Internet thanks to Alltel ( News - Alert) Wi-Fi .
Alltel Wireless has introduced the solution in collaboration with Boingo Wireless, a leading network of Wi-Fi hotspots, which provides customers with laptop access to thousands of hotspots throughout North and South America.
In addition, Alltel has announced they will offer wireless broadband access via Alltel Wireless Internet service so customers can access the Internet from their laptop or smartphone at speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps on its nationwide data network.
In a bid to provide customers with maximum coverage, Alltel will also introduce a Wi-Fi and EVDO Wireless Internet "bundle," that offers unlimited Wi-Fi access from any supported hotspot .
"Wi-Fi is an excellent complement to Alltel's existing portfolio of wireless internet solutions and is a good fit with Alltel's strategy to provide customers with more ways to connect wirelessly to the Internet, email, or corporate intranet ," said David Maddox, director of product marketing for Alltel Wireless. "Alltel customers will get the best available wireless broadband connection throughout the country with EVDO and Wi-Fi from Alltel."
Niladri Sekhar Nath is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering telecommunications, service providers and networking.
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