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Originally Posted by NotSmellyPrepaid
I'm thinking about Alltel prepaid for the favorite number and free N/W features on their pay-by-the-day plan (75c/day). I've seen Alltel phones for sale on walmart.com, and I have located a store within 100 miles of my home as well. I've also figured out a way to get one shipped to me via the website. Any opinions on which of these 3 methods of acquiring a phone is best? If I buy a handset through Wal-Mart, how does the activation process work? Is there still a $35 activation fee that way?
Thanks!
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You have to call them on the phone, can't do on line. Also, you have to pick a zip code that is on their towers footprint. I had to pick a town that is 30 miles West of me. I didn't care if I had a local number or not. Mine works on Sprint, Verizon and U S Cellular. The hard part is finding their local footprint. I used zip 53566, Monroe Wisconsin. Check this forum for a lot of Alltel info...
http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/alltel-users/
P.S. This phone seems to work on just about any CDMA carrier in the country. As I mentioned B4, depending where I am at in my town (population @ 50,000) the phone defaults to Sprint. If that signal is absent, it goes next to Verizon, then to U S Cellular.