Alltel Offers Wireless Broadband in Southern Illinois.Alltel's Wireless Internet to provide high-speed data services; EVDO technology delivers speeds comparable to cable or DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Continuing to expand its wireless data network for mobile professionals and consumers, Alltel Wireless has launched broadband Wireless See wireless broadband. Internet service in Carbondale and across much of Southern Illinois. Wireless Internet uses next generation EVDO (evolution data optimized) technology that provides customers with unlimited wireless access to the Internet at speeds comparable to wired broadband connections such as cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. or DSL. With Wireless Internet, it is easy to surf the Web, access e-mail and calendars and download large, graphic-rich files while on the go. Using the service, customers can access advanced business, news and entertainment applications from their laptops, smartphones or handsets at average speeds of 400 to 700 Kbps with maximum speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps. "Alltel Wireless is committed to meeting the growing data needs of our customers in Illinois," said Joanna Miller, vice president of business solutions for Alltel Wireless in Illinois. "Wireless Internet service delivers an unmatched wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 experience that will keep both traveling business professionals and casual users connected with the fastest and most reliable data services." Alltel's Wireless Internet is available along Interstate 57 from Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, estate, United States Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. to Goreville, providing coverage to the communities of Benton, West Frankfort, Johnston City and Marion. It also extends east of Mount Vernon along I-64, covering Bluford, Mill Shoals, Wayne City, Middleton, Grayville, and up to Albion and Mount Carmel. Along State Highway 13, the coverage extends from Murphysboro through Carbondale, Carterville, Herrin, Marion and Harrisburg up to Eldorado. Along U.S. Highway 51, Wireless Internet is available in Pinckneyville, DuQuoin, Cobden and Anna. Coverage also is available in Flora and Olney, as well as in Sesser, Zeigler, Christopher, DeSoto, Boskeydell, Lake of Egypt Lake of Egypt is a man-made lake in the Little Egypt region of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located six miles (10 km) south of Marion, Illinois and covers 2,300 acres (9 km²) with 90 miles (145 km) of shoreline. The lake has an average depth of 18 feet (5. and New Burnside. Nationally, Alltel has one of the largest EVDO footprints of any U.S. carrier, covering cities such as Cleveland, Charlotte and Tampa, as well as many smaller communities. In addition to the extensive coverage provided by its own network, Alltel's roaming agreements give its customers with data-card equipped laptops Wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. in all of the nation's major metropolitan areas, including New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago and Los Angeles. Wireless Internet is available for $59.99 a month for unlimited use and does not require a voice plan in order to qualify. In addition to supporting a wide range of productivity enhancing business applications, it enables Alltel's Axcess TV, with more than 25 channels, and XM radio, with 20 of the best satellite radio music channels. To experience the broadband network, customers will need an EVDO-capable handset, such as the MOTOROKR[TM] Z6m, or a laptop PC data card available online and at Alltel retail stores in USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. Type II, and Express Card form factors. For more information on Wireless Internet, consumers can visit an Alltel Wireless retail store or log on to www.alltel.com. Business customers can visit www.alltelsolutions.com. Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, providing coverage across the country, has more than 12 million wireless customers. |
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